Cebu Imports Pork to Meet Huge Demand
Processed pork being served in most dinner tables in Cebu are not just from locally-grown pigs as traders are forced to buy from France, Canada and Germany to cope with huge demand for pork in the province.Virginia Food Inc. president Felix O. Tiukinhoy Jr. said the household demand for pork in Cebu is so huge that local piggery farms have their hands full feeding the domestic supply.
Sun.Star Cebu - Cabaero: Complementary development
METRO Cebu is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. As the cities that comprise the metropolitan area grow in population, infrastructure and economic activity, the pressure on their local leaders expands as well.The demand for more roads, schools, hospitals and other vital infrastructure will continue, except that in a bustling metropolis there would be a need to make these development plans comprehensive and complementary.
Philippines Holds 5TH National Bamboo Conference in Dumaguete
Stakeholders in the bamboo industry all over the country are expected to come up with a common agenda during the three-day 5th National Bamboo Conference slated in Dumaguete from February 7-9.At a press conference Tuesday evening, key officials from national and international groups advocating the use of bamboo and its end-products highlighted the gains of the non-wood forest product in furniture making, food, crafts, music and dance, building and construction, among others.
Philippines to Benefit From Craze for Virgin Coconut Oil
The country can reposition itself as the largest global supplier of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as international cosmetics industry clamor for more supply, an official of the Philippine Coconut Authority said on Wednesday.In a study titled “State of the Art VCO production in the Philippines” PCA Deputy Administrator Carlos Carpio said market positioning of the VCO has to be assured through quality and price competitiveness to maintain the country’s present status as the leading exporter of VCO in the world.
Cebu Implements US$11.6 MLN of Infrastructure Projects
The Cebu Provincial Government is beating the March 30 infrastructure ban in connection with the May 14 elections by bidding out P566.6 million (US$11.6 million) worth of infrastructure projects.A huge chunk of the budget will be for the asphalting of 154.5 kilometers of provincial roads worth P495 million, improvement of 21 bridges costing P50.8 million, repair of school buildings costing P3.6 million, construction of waterworks system costing P5.9 million and riprapping works in Tudela and Poro in Camotes island worth P2.2 million.
Sun.Star Cebu - Tom O expects more investments, developments at SRP in 3 years
AS more investors show interest in the 300-hectare South Road Properties (SRP), Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña expressed confidence the property will undergo fast development within the next three years.“Everybody likes SRP because of its strategic location. It’s the gateway to the south,†he said in an interview with the press during the recent inauguration of the rehabilitated roads around SM City Cebu.
We are pleased to announce that we have redesigned the website of the Cebu Investment Promotions Center, and have added it to our various websites promoting Cebu. This is the place where you can participate in discussions, as well as post questions on everything about living and doing business in Cebu.
Sun.Star Cebu - Future Mandaue export mall to benefit SMEs too
EXPORT industry players will find a place to display their products in the proposed export mall that will be built on a City-owned lot at the Mandaue City reclamation area.Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano said he will fulfill his promise to Cebu exporters that the local government will provide the lot for the Center for Industry and Trade Exposition (Citex).
Sun.Star Cebu - BOC awards top exporters, importers in Cebu, Negros
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Cebu has awarded over 30 importers and exporters in the province and three others in Oriental Negros and Siquijor provinces.In a press statement, BOC-Cebu said it has picked, for this year, Norkis Trading Group as top importer outside of the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) while Shemberg Marketing was named top exporter outside MEZ.
Sun.Star Cebu - Osmeña: Cebu’s realty market
THE reall estate market in Cebu has now become active. In the early 1970s up to the late 1980s, the real estate market in Cebu was tremendously depressing.During that time, north reclamation project lot owners were disposing of their lots at P10 per square meter. For those who had the foresight to keep their lots and buy more, the price today is no less than P20,000 per square meter.
Recent events showed that Metro Manila investors, land developers and Filipino spouses of foreigners are interested in Cebu’s real estate business.
UP accepting applications for high school admission test - INQ7.net
THE University of the Philippines Cebu High School is accepting applications for admission for first year high school for the next school year
Sun.Star Cebu - IBM expands infra in Cebu, eyes BPO venture
COMPUTER technology giant IBM inaugurated its new and bigger office in the midst of some of Cebu’s major business process outsourcing (BPO) firms last Thursday, signaling the company’s intention to expand not only in the province, but in the Visayas as well.Newly appointed IBM country general manager James Velasquez said the company is “building bigger infrastructure†in Cebu, which include a part center hub and more personnel at its office at i2 Building in Asiatown IT Park, vendors and authorized service centers.