BusinessWorld Online October 21, 2011 BONGAO, TAWI-TAWI — Once considered one of the most inaccessible provinces in the country, Tawi-Tawi is experiencing a surge in business activity and investor interest. Through a partnership between the Philippine and US governments, the Tawi-Tawi airport runway was upgraded. This month, Cebu-Pacific begins new commercial flight routes daily from [...]

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, [...]