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But recovery unlikely to happen soon export sector sees good prospects this year

By Ehda Dagooc | January 2, 2014 - 12:00am

While the export sector expects a slight improvement come 2014, recovery is unlikely to happen in the early months of the year as the supply chain system has yet to recuperate from the natural disasters that hit...

Freeman Cebu Business

Philexport pre-selects firmsto qualify for P150M grant

By Ehda Dagooc | July 29, 2013 - 12:00am

Philexport Cebu has already started selecting export companies who can avail of the P150 million grant from the Dutch government through the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI-Ne...

Freeman Cebu Business

Little progress in meeting demand for contraception – study

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 26, 2013 - 12:00am

There has been little progress in meeting the demand for contraception in the poorest countries for the past 14 years, according to a study by United States-based Guttmacher Institute.

Headlines

Micro and small businesses prefer to remain “informal”

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | May 15, 2013 - 12:00am

Although enterprise formalization is promoted as a tool for private sector development, most of the micro and small businesses in developing countries do not consider it as an effective strategy towards efficiency...

Freeman Cebu Business

Funding, literacy constraints impede Phl MSME upgrade

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | May 11, 2013 - 12:00am

An internationally-initiated study revealed that majority of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines found upgrading to be extremely hard to sustain due to specific constraints that impede...

Freeman Cebu Business

Campaign Profiles : Penson wages guerrilla campaign to win voters

By Perseus Echeminada | May 2, 2013 - 12:00am

For independent senatorial candidate Ricardo Penson, a “guerrilla type” campaign is the most effective way to...

Headlines

World Bank, IMF call for inclusive growth, poverty reduction

April 22, 2012 - 12:00pm

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for further global efforts on inclusive growth and poverty reduction.

Chinese media, netizens ease up on Scarborough Shoal standoff

By Mike Frialde | April 14, 2012 - 12:00am

China’s media and its netizens, or those who frequently use the Internet, have become more relaxed in discussing the unfolding impasse at the Scarborough Shoal involving vessels from China and the Philipp...

Headlines

Taking a fresh look at poverty

September 21, 2009 - 12:00am

  A new book hot off the press takes a fresh look at poverty, and why it persists in spite of numerous organizations and huge amounts of money for projects designed to fight it. 

Lifestyle Business

Wellness industry grooms Cebu as vanity destination

By Ehda Dagooc | August 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Noting the huge interest among foreigners including Filipino “balikbayans” availing of beauty enhancement procedures in Cebu, the Cebu Health and Wellness Council (CHWC) is geared to position Cebu as...

Freeman Cebu Business