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[Title] => 'Negative na': Small Manila businesses cut staff, take loans over steep garbage fees
[Summary] => One to two trash bags a day, P60,000 garbage bill: Manila businesses are crying foul over new garbage fees.
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[Title] => Business groups demand urgent action
[Summary] => Cebu’s business community is running out of patience with a power system that is increasingly putting economic growth at risk, demanding immediate action from the government and energy industry to end rotational brownouts that are disrupting factories, raising production costs and undermining investor confidence.
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[Title] => Fastfood giant targets Cebu for next phase of expansion
[Summary] => McDonald’s is stepping up its expansion in Cebu and across the Philippines, betting that the country’s still-underpenetrated regional markets will fuel the next phase of growth for one of the US fast-food giant’s fastest-expanding operations worldwide.
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[Title] => 2GO integrates sea, land transfers in one platform
[Summary] => Shipping giant 2GO Group Inc. has introduced a new service called TraveLink to allow travelers to reserve their land and sea journeys in a single platform for ease of booking.
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[Title] => TikTok: Vismin orders jump 140% as MSMEs go digital
[Summary] => Micro and small entrepreneurs in Cebu and across the Visayas and Mindanao are increasingly turning to e-commerce as a way to reach customers beyond their local markets, a trend reflected in the rapid growth of online sellers and content creators in the region.
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[Title] => Housing summit 2026 to tackle LTS delays, rising costs in Central Visayas
[Summary] => Property developers in Central Visayas are pressing ahead with plans to sustain housing production even as delays in the release of licenses to sell (LTS) have slowed new project launches, adding to pressure from expensive land, rising construction costs and high borrowing rates.
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[Title] => Cebu office tower taps retail power to manage costs
[Summary] => JDC One Acacia Corp., operator of JEG Tower in Cebu City, has secured a fixed electricity rate for two years under the country’s retail power market, giving the commercial building more certainty over one of its biggest operating costs.
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[Title] => Cebu strengthens fiber-neutral infra in vertical developments
[Summary] => Cebu’s push to strengthen its digital infrastructure is gaining momentum as technology firms expand fiber-optic connectivity in vertical developments, seeking to meet rising demand from businesses and households for faster and more resilient internet services.
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[Title] => Splash brothers want another shot at beauty products
[Summary] => The Splash brothers are pursuing another title.
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[AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
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[Title] => Filipino developer eyes luxury Hamptons market
[Summary] => Filipino developer Robbie Antonio is expanding his focus on the Hamptons luxury residential market, betting that limited supply and wealthy buyers will underpin property values even as transactions slow.
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[Title] => Fastfood giant targets Cebu for next phase of expansion
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[Summary] => JDC One Acacia Corp., operator of JEG Tower in Cebu City, has secured a fixed electricity rate for two years under the country’s retail power market, giving the commercial building more certainty over one of its biggest operating costs.
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[Title] => Cebu strengthens fiber-neutral infra in vertical developments
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