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As regular offices closed at 5:00 p.m. yesterday, April 6, the Cebu City government’s 24/7 Government Services Hub opened its counters at the Cebu Exchange Tower in Lahug, giving residents round the clock access to government transactions.

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Port giant International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has received an extension to its concession to operate two terminals at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and planned to spend $130 million for their upgrade.

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The Mandaue City Government is considering outsourcing tree cutting services, particularly for dense and hazardous species such as the buri (palm) tree, citing the importance of having trained professionals on-site during the process.

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Republic Act No. 7042, otherwise known as the Foreign Investments Act, was enacted in 1991 pursuant to a public policy “to attract, promote and welcome productive investments from foreign individuals, partnerships, corporations, and governments, including their political subdivisions, in activities which significantly contribute to national industrialization and socio-economic development to the extent that foreign investment is allowed in such activity by the Constitution and relevant laws.”

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More than preparing to beat other players in the industry, telecom companies are  instead focusing their investments on increasing capacity in data usage.

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Use of mobile banking is forecast to explode from 800 million users in 2014 to 1.8 billion by 2019.

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Small Business Corp. has successfully obtained its ISO 9001:2008 certification from TÜV Rheinland last Dec. 7, 2015.

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Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc. has teamed up with local mobile phone brand MyPhone to launch an P888 handset aimed at increasing the smartphone adoption in the Philippines.

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Adele couldn't stop overall record sales from continuing to decline in 2015.

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Port giant International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has received an extension to its concession to operate two terminals at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and planned to spend $130 million for their upgrade.

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Republic Act No. 7042, otherwise known as the Foreign Investments Act, was enacted in 1991 pursuant to a public policy “to attract, promote and welcome productive investments from foreign individuals, partnerships, corporations, and governments, including their political subdivisions, in activities which significantly contribute to national industrialization and socio-economic development to the extent that foreign investment is allowed in such activity by the Constitution and relevant laws.”

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Use of mobile banking is forecast to explode from 800 million users in 2014 to 1.8 billion by 2019.

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Small Business Corp. has successfully obtained its ISO 9001:2008 certification from TÜV Rheinland last Dec. 7, 2015.

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Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc. has teamed up with local mobile phone brand MyPhone to launch an P888 handset aimed at increasing the smartphone adoption in the Philippines.

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Adele couldn't stop overall record sales from continuing to decline in 2015.

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