Waterfront Cebu City expects surge in number of tourists after renovation
HOTEL officials of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino (WCCHC) expect an influx of guests with the completion of the first part of its renovation, which it will launch this July.
WCCHC marketing and communications manager MaiMai Varron said in an interview last week that the hotel...
Japan-based school invests $4M on English learning center in Cebu
A JAPAN-based English tutorial school is investing $4 million on a new facility at the Cebu IT Park.
QQ (Quick and Quality) English Tutorial School recently expanded its Cebu operations by occupying three floors of Skyrise 4, one of the serious investments so far by a Japanese firm in...
Aboitiz sets expansion plans
AMID economic challenges in the international and domestic fronts that caused a decline in revenues in 2011, Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) will embark on various expansion programs to facilitate growth in all of its businesses this year.
During the stockholders’ meeting yesterday at the...
Ayala group to build P4B project
AYALA Land Inc. (ALI) and affiliate Cebu Property Ventures Development Corp. (CPVDC) have earmarked P4 billion for the five-tower condominium development spread in the next four to five years at the Cebu IT Park.
A top official said the expansion of the Avida brand in Cebu was buoyed by...
Tech investments sought
THE Philippines needs to invest heavily on developing technology, following the models of such countries as India, Korea, Japan and the United States, among others, a prominent engineer and entrepreneur said.
Philippine Development Corp. (PhilDev) Chairman Diosdado Banatao, in a recent...
BHW Show to include workplace health
WHILE Cebu has shown its potential to become a wellness destination in the country, organizers of this year’s beauty, health and wellness (BHW) show see also the need to build a healthy workforce.
BHW Show 2012 overall chairman Michael Basubas said that more than just featuring the health...
Cebuana brings bar business back home
AUSTRALIA-based Cebuana entrepreneur Nadith Veloso hopes to build three more coffee shop outlets in Cebu in three years’ time. She also intends to open another outlet in Sydney.
Veloso recently opened her first coffee shop outlet, Brewmance Café Bar, in the Skyrise 1 at Cebu IT Park. This...
Hotels, resorts start to feel pinch
TOURISM Regional Director Rowena Montecillo said the industry has taken a “wait-and-see” stance but also hopes for an immediate resolution of the standoff over the Panatag or Scarborough Shoal.
“Although we are still gathering data, hotel players here and in Bohol have reported...
New hangout pins hope on booming BPO, tourist markets
CEBUANO entrepreneurs Eric Mendoza and Stanley Uang hope to help promote Cebu as a “party capital” of the Philippines with their new venture, Amnezia Superclub, in the North Reclamation Area.
In a recent interview, Amnezia’s managing partner Uang said they hope to provide an alternative...
Franchisers’ alliance wants clients protected from fly-by-night offers
A GROUP of homegrown franchising firms plans to put up chapters in the provincial areas to strengthen visibility and spur entrepreneurship to grow the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector.
“The Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) is gradually reaching out to the cities by...
Dream big, developers told
TOP Filipino entrepreneurs advised Cebuano startups to step up and dream big if they want to become successful developers.
Winston Damarillo, founder of Developers Connect Philippines (DevCon), said that although Cebu has a big potential in becoming a hub for software development, it...
PhilExport hopes spat with China won’t affect sales
THE umbrella organization of Cebu exporters is hoping that the rising tension between the China and the Philippines will not affect Cebu exports, amid reports of stricter inspection of fruit shipments, such as bananas, in China.
“China is not yet a major market for Cebu (exports). One of...
Dismayed by cancellations
UNTIL there is official word from Chinese agencies, stakeholders in the tourism industry asked that the issue on the cancellation of tours from China not be blown out of proportion.
“We very well know the importance of the Chinese market but for now, I would rather wait for the official...
Asian, heirloom dishes in new Urbina resto
THE Laguna Group will launch another brand that will serve popular Asian cuisines to Cebuanos.
In a media gathering on Thursday, the Urbina family unveiled U Kitchen, the latest addition to the Laguna Group’s Café Laguna, Laguna Garden, Lemongrass, Laguna Express, and Laguna Catering.
Top Filipino entrepreneurs to hold training camp in Cebu
TOP Filipino entrepreneurs are coming to Cebu on Monday to hold an Entrepreneurship Camp for startups to further promote technoprenuership in the Visayas.
The Entrepreneurship Camp, a first in the region, will be held on May 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Casino Español.
DOST works with IBM on lab
INFORMATION technology and business solutions provider IBM partnered with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for the first Philippine Systems and Technology Research and Development (R&D) laboratory.
Banner year seen for IT-BPO
THE Cebu Educational Development Foundation of Information Technology (Cedf-it) is optimistic the IT-BPO industry would surpass its growth this year after industry leaders described 2011 as a “banner year.”
Top officials of Cedf-it pledged to further strengthen the academe and industry...
CCCI, Provincial Government set trade mission to China
MEMBERS of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) are set to visit China for a trade mission this month in partnership with the Cebu Provincial Government.
CCCI president Prudencio Gesta stressed the need for the chamber to work closely with the Provincial Government so it could...
UCPB officials vote to extend bank life
TOP officials of the universal bank United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) yesterday approved the extension of its corporate life by another 50 years.
According to a press statement, the extension of the bank’s corporate life is meant to continue its profitability as it pursues technology-...
CCCI, Provincial Government set trade mission to China
MEMBERS of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) are set to visit China for a trade mission this month in partnership with the Cebu Provincial Government.
CCCI president Prudencio Gesta stressed the need for the chamber to work closely with the Provincial Government so it could...
UCPB officials vote to extend bank life
TOP officials of the universal bank United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) yesterday approved the extension of its corporate life by another 50 years.
According to a press statement, the extension of the bank’s corporate life is meant to continue its profitability as it pursues technology-...
PH now mature location: PSIA
THE Philippines is now considered one of five “mature locations” for software services in the world, according to the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA).
Citing reports from the Everest Group, PSIA president Nora Terrado said the Philippines is currently ranked with China,...
DA program seeks to improve productivity of farmers, fishers
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to increase the productivity and income of Visayan farmers through a rural development program that will be implemented in six regions, including Region 7.
Philexport to hold seminar to discuss online declarations
THE umbrella organization of exporters in Cebu, Philexport-Cebu, and e-Konek Pilipinas will hold a one-day seminar on May 4 to familiarize exporters on the functionalities of the online export declaration, a new system to be implemented this June.
“We are still halfway with the enrolment...
Owner opens cafe for ‘creatives’
COMBINING her interests on food, coffee and lomography, a 21-year-old entrepreneur recently opened Sprockets Cafe as a “destination cafe” in Cebu City.
Fine Arts graduate Rachele Arandilla said she got inspiration for her café from her trips to lomo shops abroad. She said she spent hours...
