MANILA, Philippines - The First Metro Investment Corp., the investment arm of the Metrobank Group, is continuously conducting capital markets awareness campaign through its Investors Centers, to help develop the Philippine capital markets. It is presently in a road show in the Visayan region to entice companies to compete in a bigger market to take on the next level and tap the capital markets. It could be in a form of a corporate note or retail bond issuance, private equity, or an initial public offer (IPO). The FMIC’s Investors Center Cebu, which opened in November last year, organized a briefing in Cebu City for Visayas and Mindanao based companies recently with the theme “The Capital Markets: Tapping Alternative Funding Sources to Fuel Growth.” Topics discussed during the briefing include, an overview of the economy, the Philippine debt and equities markets, possible funding sources and options to diversify sources of financing. Similar briefings are slated in other key business areas like Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and provinces in the North and South of Manila.