‘Sari-sari’ stores hit P8 billion in 2023 sales – report

Alden M. Monzon 02/18/2024

MANILA —Sari-sari stores in the Philippines, often called neighborhood variety stores, made over P8 billion in sales in 2023, up by more than a fifth from the previous year. A report by Packworks, an analytics startup, showed…

Painter learns from pa, makes a living off art

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/07/2015

ARNEL Salvacion has made painting his lifelong passion and means of living. “Na-engganyo ko kay kita ko nga mahalin jud ang mga painting (I was encouraged because I saw that the paintings really sold well),” he said…

Bags, knick-knacks out of excess fabric

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/22/2015

IN a display of Cebuano ingenuity and resourcefulness, a Mandaue cooperative makes bags and other knick-knacks from excess fabric. The Dedon Employees Multipurpose Cooperative (DEMCO), gets excess German-made fabric from outdoor furniture company Dedon Manufacturing, Inc. Dedon…

Lending firm eyes more VisMin offices

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/18/2015

Financial services provider Esquire Financing, Inc. plans to open more branches in the Visayas and Mindanao. The company opened its first branch in Cebu recently to cater to the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector. “Our goal…

Landmark laws

08/03/2015

While the country was caught up in the events leading to President Benigno Aquino III’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA), not everyone noticed him signing two landmark laws that may, among other things, prepare the…

CCCI recognizes Cebu biz leaders

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Dennis Singson 06/30/2014

They are “Cebu’s champions”. This was how the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry described their  Cebu Grand Chamber awardees who were recognized last   Saturday night  at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City. “I really mean…

DoubleDragon building 2nd mall in Cebu

06/09/2014

MANILA—DoubleDragon Properties Corp. is building a second shopping mall in Cebu as part of its strategy to establish a chain of 100 shopping malls across the country by 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on…

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.