IT firm prefers Boholanos

The good performance of a Boholano computer engineering graduate in Japan has caused a Japanese firm to pick information technology (IT) students from Bohol for future opportunities.
Giichi Tanaka, chief executive officer of Nihon Software Outsourcing Vision Inc. (NSOV) and MSI Corp., said his company prefers to sponsor students from Bohol for the Philippine National IT [...]

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Upscale subdivision units now available in market

The Commonwealth Estate Inc. (CEI) formally launched last Sunday its newest upscale 30-unit residential development in Banawa, Cebu City.
“Eleven units were sold out already and we hope to sell all units within the year or first quarter next year, the latest,” Joseph Edward Obando, CEI’s assistant sales manager, said in an interview.
CEI developed Acacia Place, [...]

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Crossroads undergoes expansion, owner gets calls for more space

To answer the strong demand for more spaces, Crossroads Mall in Banilad, Cebu is now currently constructing five more additional units for lease.
“It would be our last hurrah for this area. The last five units that we will be offering would be the last ones for Crossroads because we won’t have space to lease out [...]

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New food stall to open in mall

A MULTI-AWARDED company in Manila that boasts of its concept of innovating sidewalk selling will soon open an outlet in one of the malls in Cebu.
“There is a lot of business potential in Cebu for food products with its many strategic places like schools, malls and transportation terminals,” Reymont Choa-chuy, president and founder of Sam’s [...]

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Van sales up amid crisis

ANOTHER Cebu car dealer said its sales are up despite the economic crisis.
“Surprisingly, our sales went up in the past two months,” Edward Onglatco, president of Hyundai-Cebu Inc., said.
Earlier, Jose Manuel Cuenco, assistant general manager of Toyota Cebu City Inc., also said that the financial crisis did not stop people from buying cars because vehicles [...]

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DFA to hold mobile passport service

To provide convenience to the public, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will process passport applications at one of the malls in Cebu City next month.
The DFA’s mobile passport service will be available to everyone at the SM City Cebu on Oct. 8 and 9.
DFA 7 Director Angel Espiritu said the mobile passport service would [...]

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IBM product saves power, cuts cost

Amid calls for energy conservation, IBM is promoting its Bladecenter solutions that are not only cheaper than other brands but also consumes less power.
Considered the densest server in the market – which means it has fewer racks – the IBM Bladecenter simplifies information technology (IT) management while helping reduce costs by consolidating servers, storage and [...]

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Pag-ibig Fund 7 urges members to use electronic banking system with LBP

To keep up with technology and keep its members safe from robbers, the Pag-ibig Fund 7 is focusing on the promotion of its payroll credit system validation (Pacsval) facility.
Under Pacsval, Pag-ibig Fund can release loans directly to the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) automated teller machine (ATM) accounts of its members.
Pag-ibig Fund 7 assistant [...]

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Franchise expo to feature 26 new exhibitors

More than 100 franchises will be available in the 6th Cebu International Franchise and Business Opportunity Expo 2005.
Rudolf Kotik, founder of RK Franchise Consultancy and organizer of the event, said while majority of franchise opportunities are from the food sector, “anything under the sun” could be a potential business for franchise.
“But first of all, it [...]

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Money wise: Earning extra through cellphones

Cell-phones could be a source of additional income, too.
That’s what Victor Pajarillo of Wi-Max Business Innovations Inc. said.
With a Wi-Max card, a subscriber could be a retailer of cell phone electronic loads, Internet access, online games, like Ragnarok, and Telesulit prepaid telephone cards.
A retailer could earn P3,000 a month if he would have 35 customers [...]

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