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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Katlene O. Cacho

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Expanding one’s classroom

SOME educators take greater leaps as they bravely become entrepreneurs and launch their own businesses.One of them is Milagros Castillo-Espina, who founded Speechcom International in 1976.She pioneered English skills training in all levels in Cebu, which developed countless professionals.“I am ...

From 118 days ago

HRRAC wants Airbnb regulated

THE Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) wants the Department of Tourism (DOT) to regulate Airbnb as its presence in tourism-centric destinations like Cebu is not giving hotel players a level playing field.Although hotel players in the past ...

From 119 days ago

Big risks, big returns

BECOMING successful in business is a combination of factors—faith, hard work and taking risks.These are some lessons entrepreneur Catherine Salimbangon learned along the way, alongside her husband, Elton Salimbangon, when they built the Salimbangon Group of Companies.“Risk takers are winners,” ...

From 125 days ago

Academe urged to beef up agri courses

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) 7 is urging colleges and universities to improve their course offerings on agriculture-related programs to address the concern of aging farmers.Improving the agriculture and fisheries curriculum is also seen to help boost the ...

From 125 days ago

Give them ‘local,’ stakeholders told

TOURISM stakeholders are encouraged to reassess the kind of products and services they sell and deliver as the new breed of travelers now seek out authenticity and local experiences.Caroline Bremner, head of travel research at Euromonitor International UK, said going ...

From 127 days ago

Airbnb vows to work with governments

HOME-SHARING platform Airbnb vowed to work with government regulators to build a long-term business in the cities it operates in.Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb and the chair of Airbnb China on Friday, May 10, said that ...

From 129 days ago

‘Inspire kids to be programmers’

PARENTS are encouraged to inspire their children to become computer programmers to ensure the continued growth and longevity of the local information technology (IT) industry.Joey Gurango, founder of Coders Guild, said he wants the Philippines to build a nation of ...

From 132 days ago

Finding a niche in team-building

IF THERE’S one thing entrepreneur Mark Anthony Ynoc hopes to achieve in his lifetime, it would be to preserve the business his parents have worked hard for all these years.Ynoc, the eldest among three siblings, is running the family’s resort ...

From 132 days ago

Lack of information?

THE lack of sufficient information about its digital transformation and innovation initiatives could be why Cebu City’s rank dropped in the latest list of Tholons’ Top 100 Supercities, top industry players said.Jonathan de Luzuriaga, president of the Philippine Software Industry ...

From 133 days ago

Decline in housing loans

PAG-IBIG Fund Visayas targets to release P11 billion in housing loans in 2019, after it logged a decline in takeout of three percent last year.In 2018, the Visayas cluster, which is composed of the Cebu and Bacolod hubs, released P9.096 ...

From 138 days ago

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