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An American seer says he foresees Manny Pacquiao seeing better days after his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. That remains to be seen.

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The “Carrageenan King” Benson U. Dakay passed away last Thursday at the age of 56, after succumbing to kidney cancer, otherwise known as Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 671768 [Title] => Seaweed sector faces new set of challenges [Summary] =>

While the global prospects of Carrageenan exports starts to get rosier in the early part of this year, the unrest in the Middle East has given another headache to the industry.

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Due to its modernization and plans of transferring one of its plants in Indonesia, Shemberg Marketing Corporation (SMC) is going to spend about P200 million to P300 million for the early retirement program of about 1,000 employees.

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Carrageenan exporter Shemberg Manufacturing Corporation (SMC) hopes to increase its share in the competitive world market, following the recognition given by Nestle Philippines for its Green Supply Chain Program.

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While the Asian region has successfully sustained its strength despite the challenging financial pressure in the global landscape, exporters are again called to make extra effort in penetrating the Asian market.

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If given the full support of the government, the Cebu export sector hopes to hit 10 percent to 11 percent growth in 2011, although stakeholders are seeing another tough year for the export sector.

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True to its projection early in 2010, the seaweed exports in the Philippines were able to seize the recovering consumption market in the United States, and almost hit the 2008 level of export volume.

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The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) reiterated its call for exporters to bear with the strengthening of the Philippine Peso to the US dollar, instead adopt other measures to stay competitive.

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While the recovery of the export sector is still uncertain in the next few years, exporters from Cebu and the neighboring provinces are confident to post at least a double-digit growth in the next three years.

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An American seer says he foresees Manny Pacquiao seeing better days after his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. That remains to be seen.

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The “Carrageenan King” Benson U. Dakay passed away last Thursday at the age of 56, after succumbing to kidney cancer, otherwise known as Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 671768 [Title] => Seaweed sector faces new set of challenges [Summary] =>

While the global prospects of Carrageenan exports starts to get rosier in the early part of this year, the unrest in the Middle East has given another headache to the industry.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666045 [Title] => Shemberg to spend P300M for early retirement package [Summary] =>

Due to its modernization and plans of transferring one of its plants in Indonesia, Shemberg Marketing Corporation (SMC) is going to spend about P200 million to P300 million for the early retirement program of about 1,000 employees.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 664697 [Title] => Shemberg sees Nestle recognition to pave way for bullish prospects [Summary] =>

Carrageenan exporter Shemberg Manufacturing Corporation (SMC) hopes to increase its share in the competitive world market, following the recognition given by Nestle Philippines for its Green Supply Chain Program.

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While the Asian region has successfully sustained its strength despite the challenging financial pressure in the global landscape, exporters are again called to make extra effort in penetrating the Asian market.

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If given the full support of the government, the Cebu export sector hopes to hit 10 percent to 11 percent growth in 2011, although stakeholders are seeing another tough year for the export sector.

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True to its projection early in 2010, the seaweed exports in the Philippines were able to seize the recovering consumption market in the United States, and almost hit the 2008 level of export volume.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 622785 [Title] => BSP call on exporters to bear with volatile peso [Summary] =>

The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) reiterated its call for exporters to bear with the strengthening of the Philippine Peso to the US dollar, instead adopt other measures to stay competitive.

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While the recovery of the export sector is still uncertain in the next few years, exporters from Cebu and the neighboring provinces are confident to post at least a double-digit growth in the next three years.

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