By Mindanews on May 21 2013 6:30 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 May) — Six business groups have asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to extend the expiration date of existing official receipts, sales invoices and other commercial… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on May 21 2013 4:41 pm
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/21 May) — Despite decreasing production, Region 12 or Soccsksargen region remained as the top coffee producer in the country last year, Department of Agriculture (DA) officials said.… »
By Mindanews on May 4 2013 10:27 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/04 May) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has allocated P27.12 million for its support service facilities (SSF) project for implementation this year in Region 9… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on May 3 2013 4:30 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 May)– Saying it could be the country’s “next Boracay,” movie and television celebrity Kris Aquino expressed interest Thursday of putting up an investment in the famed… »
By Mindanews on April 27 2013 10:46 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/27 April) – A bakeshop operating in Dipolog City has received financial assistance worth at least P260,000 from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Small… »
By Mindanews on April 24 2013 7:35 pm
CARMEN, North Cotabato (MindaNews / 24 April) – Carmen Mayor Rogelio Taliño led groundbreaking rites here Monday for the construction of a $10-million Thai-backed palm oil crushing mill. The mayor… »
By Froilan Gallardo on April 23 2013 2:23 pm
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews/23 April)—Two single engine turbo-prop light planes made successful landings here Tuesday morning proving that the P7.8-billion Laguindingan Airport is safe and ready for commercial passenger traffic,… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on April 23 2013 8:23 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Mindanao has chosen this city and nearby Sarangani Province as hosts of the 23rd edition… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on April 16 2013 4:35 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April)—Exporters in the Davao Region will find ways to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow their business, Ferdinand Marañon, president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc.… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on April 12 2013 11:28 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 April)– The Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM), which was pushed by the Department of Energy (DOE) to address power shortage in Mindanao by drawing out all generation… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on March 24 2013 6:34 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/23 March) — The city council approved Thursday an ordinance amending a provision of the Revenue Code of Davao City that would reclassify public markets in the locality.… »
By Mindanews on March 20 2013 6:31 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/19 March) — Bukidnon needs to revise its 18-year old investment code for it to be more competitive, Roderico Bioco, president of the Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on March 12 2013 5:23 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – Fisheries officials are projecting an increase of around 50,000 metric tons (MT) in the country’s annual tuna landings once fishing companies here… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on March 11 2013 6:51 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/11 March) – The Alcantara Group is due to rehabilitate the 102-megawatt (MW) Iligan-diesel plant after ownership issues with the city government has been resolved, a company… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 9 2013 5:59 pm
SURIGAO CITY(MindaNews/09 March) –In a bid to enhance the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Surigao del Norte, the provincial government gathered Friday various government line agencies… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on March 8 2013 7:11 pm
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews/08 March)—President Benigno Aquino III formally opened Thursday the four-day 2013 Meetings, Incentive Travels, Conventions, Exhibitions and Events conference (MICE Con) here, which was attended by at least 600… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on March 7 2013 5:39 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07March) — President Benigno Aquino III signed Thursday Republic Act 10374, the law that gives income tax exemptions to international carriers in the country, which he described as… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on March 5 2013 3:59 pm
KORONADAL CITY(MindaNews/05 March) — Ranking officials in Tawi-Tawi appealed Tuesday for a peaceful end to the conflict in Sabah, Malaysia to prevent further loss of lives and its impact on… »
By Mindanews on March 2 2013 9:52 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/02 March) — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region 11 is expecting an eight percent economic growth this year on the back of projected strong… »
By Walter I. Balane on February 28 2013 11:30 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/28 Feb) — The Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. and the Department of Trade and Industry-Bukidnon have jointly organized free trainings for entrepreneurs in time… »
By Mindanews on February 25 2013 8:59 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/25 February) – Fisheries production in the Zamboanga Peninsula declined by 3.37 percent last year compared to that in 2011. According to National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), commercial… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on February 17 2013 12:28 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/16 February)– Sultan Kudarat province generated a total of P762.94 million worth of investments last year as the area’s business prospects remain attractive to investors, an official… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on February 15 2013 4:13 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 February)—The Alcantara-led coal-fired power project in nearby Maasim, Sarangani is targeted to go on commercial stream by September 2015, a company executive said. Oscar Benedict Contreras… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on February 13 2013 6:28 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 Feb) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has delivered a total of P321.18-million worth of agricultural infrastructure projects and machineries to farmers in Region… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on January 12 2013 9:38 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 12 January)— Renewal of business permits here has become faster compared to last year as several steps have been taken out, an official said. Dwight Domingo, officer-in-charge… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on January 2 2013 4:01 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Jan) – A number of business process outsourcing (BPO) investments and possibly some residential projects are expected investments this year, city investment promotion head Jason… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on December 14 2012 6:39 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/14 December)—Alcantara-led Sarangani Energy Corp. has secured a P9.3 billion syndicated loan to finance the first phase of its coal-fired power plant project in nearby Maasim, Sarangani.… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on December 7 2012 10:00 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/December 7) – The Philippines will now have competition in the pocket of high seas that was recently opened exclusively for Filipino tuna fishermen as the Western… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on December 4 2012 2:36 pm
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 4 Dec) – Efforts to promote the agribusiness potential of Region 12 or Soccsksargen Region would suffer a blow now that the area has been included… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on December 2 2012 10:35 pm
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/2 December))— Alsons Aquaculture Corp., based in Alabel, Sarangani, has forged an agreement with two cooperatives to increase the production of export quality bangus or milkfish An agribusiness… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on November 30 2012 1:39 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/29 November)—New investments in Sarangani province last year reached P604 million, with the provincial government expecting it to further grow next year with the launching of its… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on November 24 2012 7:01 pm
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/24 November))—A 19-member Malaysian delegation attended a forum here Saturday to explore business opportunities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the first foreign economic mission in… »
By Mindanews on November 23 2012 7:30 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/23 Nov) – A fruit company in Zamboanga del Norte has gotten the support of the Department of Science and Technology to boost its production capability. Jill Cindy… »
By Walter I. Balane on November 22 2012 8:34 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/ 22 November) – Mindanao is “not yet ripe” for the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) or the electricity spot market because at the moment there is “obviously… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on November 21 2012 6:15 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 Nov) – The Alternative Forum for Research in Mindanao (AFRIM) said Tuesday multi-stakeholders dialogue may help in resolving issues related to land investments, especially involving… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 21 2012 5:29 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 Nov) – At least 200 people from the private and public sector will gather on Thursday and Friday for the first provincial business conference to… »
By Mindanews on November 21 2012 2:46 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 21 Nov) – The Roteo Farm located in Barangay Pian, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte that produces tablea (raw native chocolate in tablet form) got a boost… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on November 20 2012 6:13 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 19 November)—Rising operational costs, particularly fuel prices, have remained a major challenge for tuna players here but the industry in general is still faring well, an… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on November 14 2012 7:46 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 November) – Local cacao farmers have been enjoying good harvests since October, but they have been bugged by a lack of post-harvest facilities, particularly for solar drying… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on November 13 2012 5:06 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 November)– Region 12 is inching closer toward its goal to become “rice self-sufficient” as the area’s palay and rice production remained at the surplus levels in… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on November 11 2012 8:06 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 Nov) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 is open for comments on the “Banana Cardava Industry” handbook launched at the 1st Mindanao Banana Congress… »
By Walter I. Balane on November 10 2012 1:09 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/ 09 November)—A forum on the power situation in Mindanao is slated here on November 21, organized by the Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (BKCCII)… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on November 6 2012 2:53 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 November) — The provincial government of South Cotabato plans to open by early next year the province’s first production hub for engineered bamboo products in nearby… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on November 6 2012 2:41 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 November)– Information and Communication Technology (ICT) players in this city and the neighboring areas will gather here next week for a two-day exposition on the latest… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on November 5 2012 6:37 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 05 November)—Ecuador has overtaken the Philippines as the leading supplier of canned tuna in Germany. Data from the European Commission published by a global tuna industry… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on November 2 2012 12:17 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 02 November)– In a bid to improve the competitiveness of Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region, the Regional Development Council (RDC) has created a special body… »
By Walter I. Balane on November 1 2012 8:59 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 31 Oct) – A Bukidnon industry cluster grouping among present and would-be investors in the rubber industry was formed after the success of a rubber production… »
By Mindanews on October 30 2012 10:53 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/30 October) – Philippine Air Lines has decided to stop its Zamboanga-Manila flight, a move that may well be interpreted as a strategy to step up competition in… »
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on October 30 2012 7:20 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/30 October) – Aboitiz-owned Therma South Inc. (TSI) entered into an agreement last week with a sister company, the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) that seeks to… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on October 30 2012 12:02 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/29 October) — It was not an ordinary day at a vast flower garden in Cadalian village, Baguio District here on Monday morning. At least 32 workers were… »
