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As players in the information technology (IT) manufacturing and supply sector see a big potential for IT in Cebu, they urge all stakeholders—private and government—in the country to work together in raising the quality of education and to focus on real assets of Filipinos.

Officials of the Computer Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines (Comddap) pointed out yesterday that Cebu is one of the biggest IT markets outside Manila, both in the areas of education and business process outsourcing.

Some officials of the organization were in Cebu to promote the eighth ICT (information and communication technology) expo, known as Comdapp Cebu 2006, to be held on June 22 to 24 at SM City Cebu.

“Cebu is one of the fastest growing (ICT) areas with a good manufacturing base, education that is at par with Manila and (the ability of Cebuanos) to speak good English,” said Comdapp immediate past president Wesley Ngo in a press conference at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino

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Secretary Joseph ‘Ace’ Durano, the Secretary of the Department of Tourism, will keynote the InTourPreneur Tourism Congress ( co-presented with Cebu Pacific Air) this coming June 22 at the Waterfront Hotel.

The Tourism congress is a conference targetted to attract almost 300 delegates which will explore the areas on how to further boost the tourism potentials of Southern Philippines, and hit the target of garnering over 5 million tourists for the country by the year 2010. More…