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East Asia’s tourism destinations need to move beyond competing for the same pool of visitors and instead work together to expand the regional market, according to Noor Ahmad Hamid, chief executive of the Pacific Asia Travel Association .

Businesses are being urged to explore retail electricity supply as the government’s open-access power market expands, giving more companies the ability to choose their electricity provider and potentially reduce costs.

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.

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.

 Women-led micro, small and medium enterprises need stronger links to buyers and corporate supply chains if they are to move beyond small-scale operations and compete in larger markets, business leaders said.