Monday,
May 28, 2012
THE
Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) pledged to continue to
implement programs to improve business in Mandaue City.
MCCI’s
flagship project, the Obra Negosyo Eskwela Countryside Enterprise Business
Upliftment, is already in its second season.
During
the chamber’s General Membership Meeting last Friday, outgoing MCCI president
Eric Mendoza said Obra Negosyo Season 2 will involve 20 enterprises from 20
municipalities with the cooperation of 12 universities.
Obra
Negosyo Eskwela has financial support from Capitol. The program aims to
encourage entrepreneurship among students and help micro-entrepreneurs expand
their business as they come up with their own business plans.
Growth
Mendoza
said he is hoping the project’s Season 2 will be as successful as the previous
season. MCCI will be naming Mendoza’s replacement in the coming months.
In
Season 1, MCCI helped 16 entrepreneurs from 16 towns and engaged 10
universities and colleges with 160 students.
“Many of
these businesses have grown in revenues, improved their products and employed
other people,” Mendoza said.
He also
said that Obra Negosyo was featured by the International Journal of Education
in an article written by Dr. Gretchen Chavez of the University of the
Philippines.
The
participating schools for Obra Negosyo Eskwela Season 2 include Benedicto
College, Mandaue City College, UC Lapu-Lapu Mandaue, Saint Theresa’s College,
UC Banilad, University of the Visayas, Cebu Normal University, Cebu
Technological University, University of San Carlos, Southwestern University,
University of Southern Philippines Foundation and the University of the
Philippines.
Mendoza
said MCCI has been strong in their advocacies.
“Our
biggest accomplishment so far in the area of advocacy is to link up the local
government of Mandaue City with the Institute for Solidarity in Asia and
institutionalize the Performance Governance System in order to professionalize
the bureaucracy and improve efficiency. Mandaue City has already passed the
first ‘revalida’ and is in the process of institutionalizing its strategic
measures,” Mendoza said.
The
chamber also partnered with the Mandaue City police to improve the city’s peace
and order situation. Mendoza urged member companies to join the campaign.
Metro
body
He also
pledged the chamber’s continued support for and participation in the Metro Cebu
Development Coordination Board together with other local government units,
national government agencies and civic organizations.
Last
Friday, MCCI members elected Amado Go of Cenapro Chemical Corp.; Joseph Yu of
Cermatex Manufacturing Corp.; Carmel de Pio–Salvador of Global Carrier
Philippines; Jeruel Roa of Centre for International Education; Glenn Anthony
Soco of GA Satellite Ventures; Wesley Chiongbian of Mynimo.com; Mark Anthony
Ynoc of San Remegio Beach Club; Peter Limquiaco of Global Pacific as the new
members of the board of trustees for 2012 until 2014.
MCCI
trustee Romelinda “Girlie” Garces, the education and training communications
officer of San Miguel Brewery, was introduced as the chairperson of the Mandaue
Business Month this year.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu
newspaper on May 29, 2012.
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