Local trade, tourism to benefit from new Cebu-Dubai flights

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/30/2016

Emirates launch caps month’s opening of new international routes to Mactan airport Cebu’s tourism and trade economies can expect significant growth this year and in the years to come due to the launch of new flights, several…

Airport to woo more airlines in next two years, exec says

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/27/2016

It will be a busy two years for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) as officials aggressively market the airport to international airlines before Terminal 2 is completed in 2018. Nigel Paul C. Villarete, MCIAA general manager,…

Feasibility study on free-trade area up next year

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/06/2015

A FEASIBILITY study on the Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) agreement is underway. A draft will be  presented to  international trade ministers at the start of next year. Dr. Allan Bollard, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat…

MSMEs to benefit from harmonized APEC trade rules

Vanessa Claire Lucero 09/03/2015

SENIOR trade officials from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies are trying to harmonize the Rules of Origin (ROO) to facilitate trade in the Asia-Pacific region. “This will help in simplifying trade conditions and contribute greatly to APEC…

Ordinance on shark, ray ban have gaps say stakeholders

Marian Z. Codilla 07/01/2015

Almost a year after the approval of the Provincial ordinance banning the hunting and trade of all species of shark and ray in Cebu, stakeholders admitted that more could have been done to make it effective. Cebu…

Bird traders to stand trial

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/02/2014

The two men who were arrested for selling  11 wild birds, including endangered hawk-eagles and cockatoos, in Talisay City last week will face trial for violating Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.…

Traders pass NFA rice burden to consumers

Carine M. Asutilla 07/01/2014

Consumers are complaining that they are being forced to buy the expensive variety of NFA rice, before they can buy the cheaper NFA variety. This was done by some retailers of Bigasan ng Bayan outlets in Metro…

San Miguel Beer continues overhauling lineup in preparation for return to PBA

Calvin D. Cordova 02/18/2014

The San Miguel Beermen, formerly Petron Blaze Boosters, continued with their massive overhaul after taking part in a seven-player trade that saw them parting ways with crack point guard Alex Cabagnot. A day after naming Biboy Ravanes…

Release of loans for storm-hit SMEs ready

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/04/2014

Small businesses  in northern Cebu that applied for government loans after they were hit by supertyphoon Yolanda may receive their assistance next week. Francisco Buenavides, head of the government-owned Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.), said they endorsed…

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