Tag Archive 'economy'

GUIMARAS ISLAND—The country’s tourism industry is expected to sustain its growth despite the growing impact of the economic recession in the United States and the global rice supply crisis, according to Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano. Continue Reading »

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources will review carefully the environment compliance certificate that will be issued to a coal plant in Iloilo City.Continue Reading »

MEGAWORLD Corp. said it would start developing its project in the Visayas next year to complete its Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) triangle. Read more »

Iloilo Gov. Niel D. Tupas, Sr. said that the inauguration of the New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) could spur Iloilo’s economic growth and that it could already compete with Cebu City in the next five years. Read more »

PROPERTY developer Megaworld Corp. needs more than 30 megawatts of electricity to sustain its investments on the old Iloilo airport lot.

Megaworld executive director and senior vice-president Kingson Sian said they need 35MW of power to energize the Iloilo Business Park that the firm is planning to put up on the old airport property. Read more »

GIANT real estate developer Megaworld Corp. yesterday vowed to put Iloilo in the world map of rising business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

Megaworld top executives led by executive director and senior vice-president Kingson Sian arrived in Iloilo City yesterday for the turnover of 54-hectare old airport property in Mandurriao district at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center here. Read more »

MEGAWORLD, the giant corporation which has acquired the 54.5 hectare site of the old Iloilo airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, is just too eager to start its business interests here.
After the turnover of property to it in simple ceremonies at the Sarabia Manor Hotel last Friday, MegaWorld announced, according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, that it has already scheduled its groundbreaking for the structures it would put up in the area three months after, or this coming January 2008. Read more »

ILOILO CITY–Megaworld Corp. will pour an initial investment of P1.5 billion into its newly acquired 54-hectare property, where the old Iloilo airport used to stand. Megaworld, which acquired the property in Mandurriao District for P1.2 billion, plans to build a business park here. Read more »