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ICT sector lobbies for more incentives

by Lovely A. Carillo AN umbrella organization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) groups in Davao City is lobbying for an ordinance or official...

Dabawenyos girding for ‘the best ever’ Kadayawan Festival

by Lovely A. Carillo IF you can conjure up images of tribal people, all dressed up in their brightest and most colorful tribal wear...

Davao’s liveability: No. 1 attraction for developers, buyers

by Lovely A. Carillo DAVAO City’s real estate landscape has drastically changed over the past few years, as the country’s top property development corporations...

Holcim is unbeatable as property taxpayer

- Other top Davao City taxpayers listed by Lovely A. Carillo HOLCIM Philippines, Inc. remains unbeatable as the top property taxpayer in Davao City....

Multi-billion real property boom in Davao region

-  P25 billion plus invested in property development - Thousands of professionals and skilled workers employed- City government does its share with multi-billion development...

Davao BPO players tell realty developers: “Be more aggressive!”

- City only has four PEZA-accredited areas- ICT Summit 2009 set in Davao, August 6-7 by Lovely A. Carillo REAL estate developers “must be...

Minda trade show revived

by Lovely Carillo THE war-stricken areas of Mindanao may be a long way from the air conditioned rooms of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,...

Hope dimming for Legacy victims in Davao City

- BSP files 7th criminal case vs Delos Angeles, officers- PDIC: Legacy claims filed for non-existent deposits MOST, if not all, of Davao City-based...

What Dabawenyos need to do during a time of pandemic

THE influenza A (H1N1) virus is now formally a pandemic, a declaration by U.N. health officials that will spur government spending worldwide to combat...

Banana industry cushions impact of unemployment

- Banana farms expand and hire more workers   - 100,000 employed in banana farms, more in ancillary services- Bank doubles loan portfolio for  growers...