The Freeman - Cebu Business | Philstar.com

inance Secretary Frederick Go called on Philippine businesses to look past misinformation and focus on the country’s bid to secure a foothold in the global technology supply chain, as Manila seeks to leverage its entry into the US-led Pax Silica initiative.

Borromeo Motoring Group has selected COREnergy as its retail electricity supplier, giving the automotive group greater control over power costs as it expands efforts to manage energy across its Luzon operations.

The proposed 25 percent increase in domestic cargo-handling tariffs at Cebu’s ports is drawing opposition from business groups, which warn that higher logistics costs could add to the burden on companies and consumers at a time of weak economic growth and elevated operating expenses.

While there are pockets of resistance, the debate over Pax Silica has been trapped also in a false choice, Clark or nothing.

The Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Inc. is stepping up efforts to improve licensing compliance among businesses, positioning music royalties as a relatively small operating expense compared with the commercial value music can bring to customer-driven establishments.