By Mai Gevera
DAVAO CITY– Maximizing social responsibility among macro entrepreneurs, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is urging small businesses to invest on business advising.
Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) through PBSP?s program Corporate Volunteers for Enterprise Development (CVED), micro enterprises can now avail the services of an expert for a very minimal cost.
DAVAO CITY — The establishment of the much awaited Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Mindanao, Inc. (JCCM) will be formalized in an inauguration ceremony to be held 1:15 P.M. on Saturday, March 31, at the Davao Trade and Convention Center followed by a cocktail reception at the Zakoya Restaurant along F. Torres Street.
DAVAO CITY — The Federation of Davao Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FDCCI) has backed the call of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) in its appeal to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to recall the new appointee to the Regional Tripartite Wage Productivity Board (RTWPB).
DAVAO CITY — Professional runners and running enthusiasts are encouraged to join the first ever international marathon that will attract athletes from Brunei, Indonesia , Malaysia and the Philippines here in this city next month.
To be held in line with this year’s 13th anniversary celebration of the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the 1st International BIMP-EAGA Marathon will open on April 1, and will line up 3 runs: the 10-km Premier Race, the 10-Km Open Race and the 5-km race.
By Germelina Lacorte
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY—The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has set aside 5.2 billion pesos this year to finance both pipeline and newly proposed projects in Mindanao, an official of the bank said.
Rey Magno Teves, DBP director, said the bank has the funds to finance critical infrastructures that he hoped would spur economic activities in Mindanao.