“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” CEBU BUSINESS Room 310-A, 3rd floor WDC Bldg. Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City You may visit Cebu Business Week WEEK Facebook page. March 8 - 14, 2021 Volume 3, Series 77 www.cebubusinessweek.com 12 PAGES P15.00 ECONOMY LEAPS WITH TOURISM Barili mayor supports governor’s push to open resorts BARILI, Cebu Municipal construct the modern pub- By: ELIAS O. BAQUERO by Rep. Pablo John Garcia. one Municipal Trial Court Mayor Julito “Julie” Flores lic market within one year,” We have another P20 mil- (MTC) which are presently said the economy of his town Flores said. vestors like Jollibee, Red Rib- lion from Senator Bong Go,” holding office at the Executive is bouncing back reasonably The collateral of the P200 bon, Goldilocks, banks and fi- Flores said. Department building. after a Covid-19 lockdown million loan is the Internal nancial institutions. We have He said that during bud- “The judges are happy to because they supported the Revenue Allotment (IRA) of created the Barili Economic geting, he was the vice mayor learn that I am constructing advocacy of Gov. Gwendolyn the municipality. Enterprise Council which will and presiding officer of the a 3-storey building for RTCs Garcia to open tourist resorts. The modern public mar- regulate the market opera- Barili Municipal Council. He and MTC through the facilita- There is now a positive ket is the same site of the old tion,” Flores said. asked financial assistance tion of Rep. Pablo John Gar- economic growth in Barili and public market with an area of Meanwhile, the plan to from senators who positively cia for Hall of Justice. the town’s revenue increased 10,000 square meters or one construct a modern munic- responded to his request re- For the remaining P90 because of their campaign for hectare. The building has a ipal building did not push sulting to a grant of P100 mil- million, we will construct a the people to renew business second floor. The floor area is through because it is far from lion to fund several projects. building to accommodate permits. Barili is business and 7,000. the market, and the project Flores said that Barili has National Government Agen- environment friendly. The front view of the site has another claimant. an old police station building, cies (NGAs)--- meaning, the “We give easy policies to modern market will be prime “We have acquired an- and they have now a clearance NGAs like the Department businessmen who want to in- stalls with the design-and- other one-hectare lot at the from the Commission on Au- of Interior and Local Gov- vest in the town, and we en- build program of the contrac- back of the legislative build- dit (COA) to demolish it. We ernment (DILG), Philippine courage people to get permits tor named JJ and J Construc- ing of which the land foun- will replace it with a Hall of Postal Corporation (Phil- on any substantial activities. tion. dation has been worked out Justice. They have three Re- post), and Commission on We even help them in com- “We are also inviting in- and funded by the Senate and gional Trial Courts (RTC) and Election (Comelec) among plying the law,” Flores said. others which are presently Flores is himself a busi- housed at the executive build- nessman being a transport ing will be transferred to that operator with several passen- future building. ger buses running province- This is at the one-hectare wide. area at the back of the legis- On the other hand, Flores lative building with matching said they are now awaiting parking lot. approval by Bangko Sentral He has allocated P3.8 ng Pilipinas (BSP) for Bari- million to fence the executive li’s loan with Land Bank of building, with 2,000 squares the Philippines in the amount parking area with an estimat- of P200 million to build a ed 111 parking slots. modern public market. This “So, all people with vehi- is an income-generating and cles who visit Barili will not self-liquidating project. anymore park at the roadside “We will demolish the old but inside the parking lot in Barili public market maybe front of the executive build- one month from now, and ing,” Flores said. 2 March 8 - 14, 2021 Cebu Business Week NEWS Cebu pork industry cuts production, increases prices The chief of the Nation- Before the ASF, the farm al Meat Inspection Service gate price was P141 to P150 per (NMIS) said that the P11-bil- kilo on live hog. Now, the live lion pork industry in Cebu is weight price is P170 to P190 decreasing because a few of per kilo in the different cities hog raisers closed shop and the in Metro Cebu. But in the out- others have decreased produc- skirts of major cities, the price tion. is lower. NMIS Chief Dr. Eduardo Oblena said that during Oblena said that most of the their monitoring of pork prices hog raisers are skeptical to last week, some vendors sold continue operating or maxi- liempo pork at P290 per kilo mize operation because Afri- and other parts of the pig at can Swine Fever (ASF) may hit P260. In other places, liempo Cebu or Central Visayas. is sold at P280 and other parts The hog raising industry at P240 per kilo. in Luzon, Bicol and Region 8 Last year, traders sold have been stopped since last lechon at P4,500; P5,000 and year because of ASF coupled P5,500 per piece. But when with lockdowns. lechon traders received or- Oblena said that Secretary ders of lechon from Manila William Dar of the Department tinue supplying pork in Metro He said that in their con- that the local traders and local at P15,000 per piece, they in- of Agriculture (DA) where Manila. As a result, the price of duct of meat market monitor- hog raisers imposed the same creased the selling price in the NMIS is attached has request- pork has increased due to the ing and enforcement services, pork prices in Cebu and Ma- local market at P6,000 each. ed hog raisers in Cebu to con- law of supply and demand. the complaint of the vendors is nila. ELIAS O. BAQUERO Countryside program to uplift people’s lives: Diputado REGIONAL Director Sal- directors of National Govern- the governor the different nation with the Department viving the economic driver vador “Salva” Diputado of ment Agencies (NGAs), and DA projects for the differ- of Trade and Industry (DTI). including food sufficiency. the Department of Agricul- Presidential Spokesperson ent farmer organizations in The involvement of DA in While we revive the economy, ture (DA) 7 said they opened Harry Roque. the entire Cebu in the total the Sugbosog program aims we will increase food produc- the Enhanced Countryside The officials of Land Bank amount of P24 million. to increase food production tion,” Diputado said. Development Program at La- of the Philippines (LBP), De- He said that the Enhanced in the agricultural sector. Diputado said that be- mac, Pinamungajan, Cebu last velopment Bank of the Phil- Countryside Development Diputado said that the cause of the pandemic, the March 5, 2021 to uplift the liv- ippines (DBP), and the Phil- Program of Garcia has two economy not only in Cebu people including the millen- ing condition of the people. ippine Veterans Bank (PVB) components which are the but the entire country has nials now realized how im- Diputado, a lawyer, said were also present. These Sugbosog and Sugbo Negosyo. collapsed during the months portant agriculture is. the event was attended by three banks were tapped by Sugbosog is for planning of lockdown because of Coro- “We feel that to fight Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Gar- the Cebu Provincial Govern- vegetables, fruits, and other na Virus Disease (Covid-19) against Covid-19 is to boost cia, Cebu 3rd District Rep. ment as lending institutions crops to increase food pro- pandemic. the immune system by eat- Pablo John Garcia, 2nd Dis- for the projects. duction, while Sugbo Nego- “That’s why the govern- ing fresh foods from agricul- trict Rep. Wilfredo Caminero, In that event, Diputa- syo is to teach the people on ment and the private sector ture,” Diputado said. ELIAS board members, mayors, and do said they turned over to entrepreneurship in coordi- are helping each other in re- O. BAQUERO Economy reviving in Toledo: Borgonia CEBU 3rd District Board the municipalities of Aloguin- of pesos in payroll money ev- the 3rd district usually had Member Ismael “Jimbo” Bor- san, Barili, Pinamungajan, Bal- ery 15th and 30th days of the fun and recreation in Met- gonia said about eight big amban, Asturias and Tuburan. month are really circulating ro Cebu. Now, they prefer to restaurants opened in Toledo Borgonia said that one in the community because roam around the district. In City which is an indication of the factors that the Cebu after the workers received fact, the people in Metro Cebu that the economy is reviv- 3rd district economy re- their salaries, they immedi- are the ones visiting the 3rd ing despite the presence of mains afloat is the fact that ately bought the daily needs District every weekend. Covid-19. industries are not affected by of their families. He said that while the Borgonia said that some Covid-19 like Global Power Borgonia said that orders thousands of workers in the of the chefs and food handlers Corporation, Toledo Power from world businesses for new 3rd district remain at work, the in Metro Cebu whose restau- Corporation, Cebu Energy De- ships from Balamban are be- tourism industry including ho- more job and they lost their rants they were working were velopment Corporation, and ing finished in two years.