BusinessWeek Mindanao September 16, 2010 lligan City – More exciting and colorful Kasadya 2010 awaits lligan’s biggest cultural event of the year. The Kasadya Streetdancing and Merrymaking Festival has become a major tourist attraction of lligan drawing both local and international crowds in the street parade and in the showdown proper at the Anahaw amphitheatre, [...]

BusinessWorld Online September 13, 2010 THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has submitted to Malacañang a proposed framework to guide development initiatives in Mindanao for the next 10 years. In a statement yesterday, NEDA said the framework pushes three directions, namely: sustainable resource-based industrialization, improved employment generation and establishment of an efficient logistics system. [...]

BusinessWeek Mindanao Nelson V. Constantino and Joe Del Puerto Felicida September 13, 2010 AT least 18 US firms have signified their intention to send their delegations to the upcoming “Orobest Expo 2010,” an event that will be held parallel to the 19th Mindanao Business Conference (Minbizcon) and the Mindanao Investment Forum on Sept. 16-19 in [...]

BusinessWorld Online September 10, 2010 MINDANAO OUTPACED other parts of the country in terms of growth of personal consumption expenditure (PCE) last year, data the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) released on Friday showed. Specifically, Mindanao’s PCE grew 4.9% in 2009, compared to 4.7% in the Visayas, 4.5% in the National Capital Region (NCR), 3.0% [...]

BusinessWeek Mindanao Lorry V. Gabule/PIA Iligan Iligan City—The San Miguel Fiesta, in honor of the city’s Patron Saint Michael the Archangel every 29th September is undoubtedly the most colorful yearly event in Iligan. Various activities have been lined up to ensure the lively festivities of the upcoming celebration, showcasing the many wonderful attractions that Iligan [...]