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                    [ArticleID] => 1274147
                    [Title] => But recovery unlikely to happen soon export sector sees good prospects this year
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While the export sector expects a slight improvement come 2014, recovery is unlikely to happen in the early months of the year as the supply chain system has yet to recuperate from the natural disasters that hit most parts of the Visayas in the latter part of 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1026841 [Title] => Philexport pre-selects firmsto qualify for P150M grant [Summary] =>

Philexport Cebu has already started selecting export companies who can avail of the P150 million grant from the Dutch government through the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI-Netherlands).

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 946401 [Title] => Little progress in meeting demand for contraception – study [Summary] =>

There has been little progress in meeting the demand for contraception in the poorest countries for the past 14 years, according to a study by United States-based Guttmacher Institute.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 942371 [Title] => Micro and small businesses prefer to remain “informal” [Summary] =>

Although enterprise formalization is promoted as a tool for private sector development, most of the micro and small businesses in developing countries do not consider it as an effective strategy towards efficiency and enterprise growth, thus preferring to stay informal instead.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 940839 [Title] => Funding, literacy constraints impede Phl MSME upgrade [Summary] =>

An internationally-initiated study revealed that majority of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines found upgrading to be extremely hard to sustain due to specific constraints that impede their development.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 937269 [Title] => Campaign Profiles : Penson wages guerrilla campaign to win voters [Summary] =>

For independent senatorial candidate Ricardo Penson, a “guerrilla type” campaign is the most effective way to win the minds and hearts of voters in the coming elections.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img443/6426/gen15new.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 799303 [Title] => World Bank, IMF call for inclusive growth, poverty reduction [Summary] =>

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for further global efforts on inclusive growth and poverty reduction.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-22 12:00:35 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 796524 [Title] => Chinese media, netizens ease up on Scarborough Shoal standoff [Summary] =>

China’s media and its netizens, or those who frequently use the Internet, have become more relaxed in discussing the unfolding impasse at the Scarborough Shoal involving vessels from China and the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 506709 [Title] => Taking a fresh look at poverty [Summary] =>

  A new book hot off the press takes a fresh look at poverty, and why it persists in spite of numerous organizations and huge amounts of money for projects designed to fight it. 

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 495849 [Title] => Wellness industry grooms Cebu as vanity destination [Summary] =>

Noting the huge interest among foreigners including Filipino “balikbayans” availing of beauty enhancement procedures in Cebu, the Cebu Health and Wellness Council (CHWC) is geared to position Cebu as the vanity and dental destination.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) ) )
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