Coffee Table Book launches on Sept 30

September 29th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in The News

A Coffee Table Book featuring familiar and untold stories behind industries, enterprises, people and places in Iloilo is set to be launched on September 30, 2011 at the Hotel del Rio, Iloilo City.

The book entitled “Ilonggo Initiative: The Changing Face of Business in Iloilo” was produced by the Iloilo Business Club to mark its 20th anniversary.

IBC is a non-stock, non-profit organization established in October 1990. It is composed of more than 80 senior executives representing the leading corporation and organizations from major industries in the province and city of Iloilo such as banking, services, manufacturing, financial institutions, agribusiness and academe.

IBC Executive Director Ma. Lea Victoria Lara said the book which took eleven months to finish will provide readers a comprehensive appreciation of Iloilo’s beginnings and to what it is today, especially in business.

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Villar warned the national government on implementing the plan to raise fees

August 24th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in The News

Senator Manuel Villar warned the national government on implementing the plan to raise fees imposed by agencies as part of efforts to contain the budget deficit.

Villar, chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs, said aside from looking at the projected increase in government revenues, there is a need to assess the effects of the planned increase in fees on the ordinary citizen who regularly transact business with government agencies.

“The economic managers of the country must look behind the data, figures and statistics because any increase in the rate of government fees will result in an increase in prices of goods, services, commercial transactions as well as trade that are regulated or directly deal with these government agencies,” Villar said.

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