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Abigail Viguella (Sun Star) AS PART the Philippine chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit this year, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Northern Mindanao held an Asean Multi-sectoral forum among concerned community stakeholders at Mallberry Suites business hotel on Wednesday, May 10. With the aim of highlighting the importance of the Asean ...

Jeandie O. Galolo (Sun Star Cebu) WITH public infrastructure leading the way for future developments, the planned P50-billion Metro Cebu Expressway that will connect the cities of Naga in the south and Danao up north is expected to augment trade and commerce in Cebu. Improved farm-to-market roads, better access to tourist destinations, job opportunities, and housing ...

Charles R. Pepito (Business Mirror) CEBU is hosting the Visayas-wide “Consultation on Enhancing the Reintegration Program for OFWs” (Erpo) on Tuesday at the Cebu Grand Hotel in Cebu City. This is the last leg of the series of cluster consultation dialogues held this year participated by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and representatives from the private business sector, ...

Philippine News Agency (Philippine Canadian Inquirer) MANILA–The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday urged all local government units (LGUs) to become centers of growth by attracting more investments in their localities in line with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s directive to improve business processes at the local level. DILG Officer-in-Charge Catalino Cuy said that by ...

Marit Stinus-Cabugon (The Manila Times) PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte in his official Labor Day message stated that, “The Department of Labor and Employment takes the lead in ensuring that thousands of jobs will be created locally … as we tap the skills, experience and expertise of our own people” (Presidential Communications Operations Office website). Against a backdrop ...