Mindanao Development Authority September 12, 2011 Pagadian City – The Mindanao Development Authority’s (MinDA) advocacy for an increased budget has finally paid off following the approval of the P157-million budget for tourism development in Mindanao this year by the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). Speaking before the 20th Mindanao Business Conference (Minbizcon) held in [...]

BusinessWorld Online August 24, 2011 CAGAYAN DE ORO — Plans to build a P500-million highway leading to the new Laguindingan international airport have been endorsed to the national government by a group of public and private sector officials in Northern Mindanao. The interagency group, the Regional Development Council-Region 10, proposed a road interchange project consisting [...]

The Philippine Star By Ma.Elisa P.Osorio July 9, 2011 MANILA, Philippines – The Board of Investments (BOI) has given its approval to the P174.4 million project of Nakeen Corp. The firm is a new domestic producer of oil palm fruits and is a wholly owned subsidiary of A Brown Energy and Resources Development Inc. (ABERDI) [...]

BusinessWorld Online July 1, 2011 TAX RULES for two much-awaited investment vehicles will be finalized by next week, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares said. The BIR is already crafting the revenue regulations required for the implementation of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Personal Equity and Retirement Accounts (PERA) laws, [...]

The Philippine Star Mary Ann Ll. Reyes July 1, 2011 MANILA, Philippines – The world’s largest commercial real estate services firm expects the Philippine property market to remain upbeat, largely due to good fundamentals both as far as the local economy and the real estate sector are concerned, as well as poor conditions in many [...]