SunStar Cebu

TODAY'S PAPER

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Search: Cebu

Search

939 Results Found For "Cebu / Business"

Best of Eight. Dr. Gay Jane Perez (center) is named the winner of the Asean-US Science Prize for Women. With her are US Delegation to the Asean Committee of Science and Technology Meetings Head Ryan Washburn (right) and Kynakos Koupparis of the US Agency for International Development. (SunStar Foto / Allan Cuizon)

Filipina wins Asean science prize

Katlene O. Cacho / from today

HER pitch to use satellite data to monitor drought occurrences in agricultural areas made Dr. Gay Jane Perez the first Filipina scientist to win the Asean-US SciencePrize for Women.An associate professor of the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Campus and a native of ...

A lifetime of lessons. University of San Carlos Alumni Association president Ronald Po (left) hands the Lifetime Achievement Award to John Gokongwei Jr. (center).At right is USC president Fr. Dionisio Miranda. (SunStar Foto /
Allan Cuizon)

It started with P20 a day

Johanna Marie O. Bajenting / from today

STANDING before more than a hundred alumni in a hotel he owned, 92-year-old Filipino tycoon Dr. John L. Gokongwei Jr. elicited a couple rounds of applause from his audience during the first Grand Reunion for Alumni Champions of the University of San Carlos (USC).Gokongwei, on Thursday night, received the Lifetime ...

Almirante: Employer-employee relationship

Dominador Almirante / from today

ON Sept. 28, 2003, respondent Reynold Calumpang was hired as a janitor by Race Cleaners Inc. (RCI) and was assigned to petitioner Allied Banking Corp. (now merged with Philippine National Bank), which in turn assigned him at its Tanjay City branch.He was tasked to perform janitorial work and messenger/errand services. ...

FastCat eyes Cebu-Bohol route

/ from 2 days ago

THE Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corp.’s FastCat said it is planning on a Cebu-Bohol route and bringing in more ferries in the country.“In the Visayas region, Cebu is the center of commerce, trade, education and industry. It is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines as it has transformed ...

SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF IT? The heavy traffic has led tour operators to scrap twin city tours, as travel from Cebu City to Mactan takes too long. Tourism stakeholders have found that tourists are now extending their stay to explore more of Cebu. (SunStar file photo)

Traffic forces changes in tour itineraries

Katlene O. Cacho / from 2 days ago

CEBU’S tourism industry is threatened by traffic jams every day.And while it gives unwarranted frustration to tourists and causes headaches to commuters and loss in revenues to businesses, Cebu’s tourism frontliners have found a way to make each guest’s stay worthwhile.“We don’t tell tourists about Cebu’s traffic. We avoid telling ...

MSMEs told: Don’t shy away from AI

/ from 2 days ago

BUSINESS owners should not be afraid of artificial intelligence (AI) and use it to their advantage instead, a member of the Google Business Group said.“We need to educate businesses on AI because some don’t understand why it’s important. We need to enlighten and educate why we have to use technology ...

A-MEI TEAHOUSE. This quaint teahouse in Jiufen Old Street is a popular stop in Taiwan. Taiwan hopes to welcome more Filipino visitors following its visa-free access extension to Filipinos. (SunStar file photo)

Taiwan targets 400,000 Filipino visitors

/ from 2 days ago

TAIWAN is eager to capture more arrivals from the Philippines.Following the extension of its trial visa-free access until July 2019, Taiwan’s tourism ministry is aiming to welcome some 400,000 Filipinos to visit this year.Abe Chou, director of Taiwan Tourism Bureau for Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Brunei, said the visa-free access ...

COOPERATION. Science and technology ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) held the 75th Meeting of Asean Committee on Science and Technology at the Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (Contributed photo)

STI key drivers of Asean ’s growth

/ from 3 days ago

THE Philippines and Singapore will play major roles in advancing the healthcare ecosystem of Southeast Asia.The two countries jointly chaired the Asean Diagnostics (Dx) Development Initiative to co-develop and implement diagnostic products among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-member states to address unmet clinical needs of the 10-member Asean economies.The ...

Honestbee eyes local brands to strengthen expansion

/ from 3 days ago

CONCIERGE and delivery service app Honestbee is tapping on homegrown establishments in Cebu for their expansion.Cat Avelino, Honestbee brand and communications director, said they are now open to suggestions from local restaurants and cafes whose products might be included in their delivery services.“In the Visayas, we’re only in Cebu. So ...

PCC fines Grab, Uber P16 million

/ from 3 days ago

THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has fined a total of P16 million on Grab Philippines and Uber for violating key provisions of the interim measures order (IMO) during the merger review period of the anti-trust authority.The IMO was issued to the parties to maintain pre-transaction conditions in order to prevent ...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next ≫