http://www.davaochamber.com The latest and the greatest news daily 1 2007-03-26T04:35:16Z http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/from-medco-to-meda (The Mindanao Daily Mirror, 05 January 2009) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) converted into the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (MEDA) "to preserve, protect and strengthen the gains derived thus far from the peace and development efforts in Mindanao and create a permanent mechanism to ensure consistency and continuity for development efforts in the South." No publisher jalangcamon 2009-01-05T13:19:27Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/davao-entrepreneurs-2018more-honest2019-than-metro-manila2019s-and-cebu2019s (The Mindanao Daily Mirror, 12 December 2008) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – Less than 50 percent of the companies surveyed in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao pay taxes honestly and issue receipts regularly, but Davao entrepreneurs are "more honest" with 26 percent saying "almost all" pay taxes honestly and 36 percent replying "almost all" companies issue receipts for all revenues this year, the 2008 Social Weather Stations Surveys of Enterprises on Corruption said. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-12-12T15:12:37Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/new-group-of-filipino-scholars-off-to-australia-for-study (Philippine News Agency, 08 December 2008) DAVAO CITY — A new group of Filipino professionals, most of whom are coming from Mindanao, will leave for Australia in January 2009 to pursue post-graduate studies in various Australian universities. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-12-10T11:22:17Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/real-estate-remains-positive-for-davao (Mindanao Times, 08 December 2008) Despite the economic slowdown in the global market, a major real estate player is anticipating bright prospects in Davao next year. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-12-09T14:52:59Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/opportunities-still-available-for-local-exporters (BusinessWorld, 05 December 2008) LOCAL EXPORTERS may find opportunities in a deepening integration of Asian economies and costlier Chinese products but will still have to brace for a drag on earnings while waiting for markets to recover, experts told a forum yesterday. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-12-05T10:21:29Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/calls-mount-for-status-quo-on-medco (The Mindanao Daily Mirror, 03 December 2008) Civil society organizations took turns in expressing dislike of President Arroyo's move of placing the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) under the oversight of the National Economic Development Authority. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-12-08T01:52:14Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/bpos-vulnerable-to-economic-crisis (Sun.Star Davao, 20 November 2008) THERE'S one vulnerable sector amid the global crisis -- the business processes outsourcing companies (BPOs) better known as the call centers. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-11-21T02:00:45Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/global-recession-still-hasnt-set-in-chamber (Sun.Star Davao, 18 November 2008) Although the global recession has sent shivers down the collective spine of the business sector, the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) does not see any major layoffs, at least until early next year. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-11-18T14:32:31Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/medco-integration-to-neda-a-momentum-breaker-dcccii (Mindanao Times, 18 November 2008) Leaders of the business community oppose the proposal to put Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) under the general supervision of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), which they claim was an act of demotion and might later set the stage for the agency to be declared redundant. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-11-19T10:19:32Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/davao-city-to-convert-old-airport-terminal-into-a-bpo-facility (BusinessWorld, 05 November 2008) DAVAO CITY — Local officials here have agreed to develop and promote the old Davao City airport terminal in Sasa district, 10 kilometers from downtown, into a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-11-13T03:33:08Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/dcccii-confident-to-hit-date-target (SunStar Davao, 30 October 2008) The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) is confident they will hit their target sales for the staging of the three-day Davao Trade Expo (DATE) 2008 at the Davao Convention and Trade Center last week. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-10-30T10:08:43Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/pinoy-designers-to-help-rp-break-into-new-markets (SunStar Davao, 27 October 2008) FROM jewelries, novelties, handicrafts, furniture, to package designs, Pinoy product designers are now helping micro-small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the south break into global markets. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-10-27T14:00:32Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/chamber-to-hold-biz-trainings-during-trade-expo (Sun.Star Davao, 14 October 2008) THE Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) will conduct trainings and seminars on five themes that constantly affect the business world, timed for the staging of this year's edition of the Davao Trade Expo (Date) 2008 to be held at the Davao Convention and Trade Center on Ocotber 23-25. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-10-14T08:19:14Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/business-exec-confident-pinoys-can-manage-us-economic-crisis (The Mindanao Daily Mirror, 10 October 2008) The Philippines is capable of managing the eventual impact of the economic crisis that hit the United States beginning last month, a Davao City business executive said. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-10-14T01:54:43Z News Item http://www.davaochamber.com/Members/jalangcamon/news-items/jobs-fair-to-be-held-this-month (Mindanao Times, 09 October 2008) Around 70 companies have committed to participate in the three–day joint jobs fair scheduled in two weeks’ time in response to the clamor of the people in the region for gainful local and international employment. No publisher jalangcamon 2008-10-13T02:03:03Z News Item