Carreon, Dino support plan to extend validity of business permits in Cebu City to 2 years

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Central Visayas director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-7) has expressed his support on the proposal of Cebu City Mayor-elect Edgardo Labella to extend the validity of business permits issued…

Proposed monorail project for Cebu gets exec’s support

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Undersecretary Michael Dino, Presidential assistant for the Visayas, expressed his support for the monorail project proposed by a Davao-based entrepreneur. The Department of Transportation (DoTr) had granted the original proponent status to the…

Dino assures Garcia, Labella: President Duterte will fulfill promise on LRT

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With allies taking the executive seats of the Cebu Provincial government and the Cebu City government, Presidential Assistant to the Visayas, Secretary Michael Dino, is positive that the Light Railway Transit (LRT) will…

DOST pushes for the creation of Department of Culture and Arts

Futch Anthony Inso 01/22/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing for the creation of a Department of Culture and Arts. “Pagkakaron, we are supporting a certain bill, debatehan pana, hopefully ma-pass and maybe…

RTWBP-7 to determine validity of new wage hike petition

Futch Inso 11/04/2018

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) will discuss the P150 wage hike petition filed by Cebu Labor Coalition (CELAC) on Monday (November 5). Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7)…

Neda: PH to allow up to 100% foreign ownership in internet businesses

Inquirer.net 10/02/2018

THE Philippines will allow up to 100 percent foreign ownership in internet businesses as soon as President Rodrigo Duterte signs the proposed 11th Foreign Investment Negative List, the country’s chief economist said Tuesday. During the Senate finance…

Cabinet spouses to provide educational assistance

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/17/2018

Four education students of the Cebu Normal University (CNU) will receive P50,000 worth of educational assistance per semester for two years from the Duterte Cabinet Spouses Association. Mrs. Elena Pernia, the wife of National Economic and Development…

NEDA-ICC urges DOTr to fast-track implementation of BRT

Morexette B. Erram 08/07/2018

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Investment Coordination Committee has once again urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expedite the implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The BRT is part of the transport department’s…

Group mocks Neda economic managers, stages ‘tambay boodle’

Inquirer.net 06/22/2018

Pro-women’s group Gabriela staged a “tambay boodle lunch” in front of the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) office in Pasig City on Friday to protest against the economic managers’ alleged efforts to downplay the effects of inflation…

Osmeña to seek NEDA’s help on BRT fate

Morexette B. Erram 04/24/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced that he will be sending a formal letter today to the National Economic and Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA – ICC) to intervene and review the recommendations of the Department…

Neda chief backs BRT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita and Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2018

IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO CEBU’S TRAFFIC WOES Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Steven Pastor confirms DOTr received a proposal for a P155-billion Cebu LRT project but it was returned to the proponents because it had no feasibility study, among…

Neda chief: Time for bizmen to invest, consumers to spend Infra programs expected to continue spur country’s economic growth

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/19/2018

More infrastructure programs and social protection initiatives are seen to sustain the Philippine’s upward economic growth. National Economic Development and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Ernesto Pernia, in yesterday’s third leg of the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in…

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