All systems go for 25th Mindanao business confab

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte – “It’s all systems go,” bared Concepcion Pacqueo, president of Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and conference director of this year’s Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon). The event, which is set on Aug. 24-26 at the Phi…

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We’re neutral, says MNLF Surigao

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Surigao City opens One-Stop Shop processing of permits

SURIGAO CITY -- The Surigao City government's One-Stop Shop issuance of business permits and licenses officially opened yesterday, January 2 at the City Gymnasium, this city.  The formal opening was led by City Mayor Ernesto Matugas along with other local officials and m…

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Businesses losing tens of millions to blackouts

By Eugenio Lira, Jr. Surigao City – Tens of millions per month were lost by business establishments in Surigao del Norte which were affected by the recurrent power blackouts which hit Mindanao for several months already until now. Willie Gan, president of Surigao Chamber of…

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Surigao business community divided over ‘mall’

The Surigao business community is apparently torn between welcoming large scale investment and the sentiments of some home-grown establishments. In a breakfast interview with outgoing Surigao Chamber of Commerce president Jake Miranda, who is now the Director and Representa…

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Surigaonon business leader named to Minda

A business leader of Surigao City, a small third class city in at the northeastern tip of Mindanao has been named by President Benigno S. Aquino III as the representative of all businessmen at the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Johann Jake Miranda, 36 years old, i…

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Surigao Rescue Community Reassess Disaster Preparedness

To prepare the province from possible calamities now that the country is entering the typhoon season, the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) took the initiative of gathering members of the rescue community to an informal luncheon meeting last Monday, October 18…

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Surigao Chamber of Commerce bags its third Most Outstanding Chamber Award

For a third straight year, the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. was hailed the Most Outstanding Chamber in Mindanao for 2010, entering the Hall of Fame of Awardees. The award was given by no less than His Excellency, President Benigno C. Aquino, during the con…

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JOINT SURIGAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, INC. AND THE SURIGAO FILIPINO-CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. RESOLUTION 4-2010

That the recent and ongoing disruption of services at the port of Surigao is causing significant economic slowdown not only in Surigao but in Caraga as well. That the strikers’ open declaration to disrupt the cargo handling services of cargo coming in and out of Surigao is a…

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Businesses bemoan daily blackouts in Caraga

Small and mid-sized businesses – including street vendors – have expressed alarm over daily blackouts that began early this month in the Caraga region. Cold storage facilities have become useless since these lacked electricity to preserve fish and other aqua marine products,…

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Surigao Chamber Wins Again as 2009 Best Chamber in Mindanao at the 35th Philippine Business Conference

For a second year in a row, the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. was hailed the Most Outstanding Chamber in Mindanao for 2009. The award was given by no less than Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, during the concluding plenary of the 35th Phil…

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