One-stop shop for investors expanded    

The Department of Trade Industry has opened more one-stop investment centers in Eastern Visayas in a bid to encourage more businesses here. Cythia R. Nierras, DTI regional director said in a phone interview that new offices of the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (NERBA) has opened in Maasin, Ormoc, Tacloban, Naval  Catbalogan, Calbayog, Catarman, Guiuan and Borongan. “All of these new centers are operational but are continuously being updated with new business information.” Nierras said.

NERBAC is a one-stop action center meant to cut processing time and cost of acquiring business permits and licenses by pooling representatives of all relevant government agencies under one roof. It also collects and disseminates information useful to investors. The regional NERBAC in Palo opened early last year. (By ANGELYN BOOK)          

Flights to city by 2013
Cebu Pacific & Zest Air interested

PANANAWAN, MAASIN CITY – The Maasin City Airport may start to have 2 to 3 weekly flights to and from Cebu City starting 2013.According to Congressman Roger G. Mercado, Zest Air and Cebu Pacific were interested in the project. Zest Air like Cebu Pacific caters to budget fare conscious clients. If the plan materializes the two airlines would use twin engine planes like the ones Cebu Pacific is now using for its Cebu- Boracay flights.

Mercado told the Southern Leyte times that the airfield’s perimeter fence had already been completed, and that work on the airport terminal would start soon. The airfield is presently being used as a flight school for aspiring pilots and is being serviced by Cessna single engine planes for passengers to and from Cebu and Tacloban City. Engineer Victor Lerias who owns a fighting cock ranch in nearby Barangay Libhu said he welcomed the development and hoped it would finally happen.

Engineer Lerias, Congressman Mercado and SLT Publisher Antonio Reyes had planned to construct a golf and country club beside the airfield several years ago but like most plans it fizzled out. The resort would have had a panoramic view of the scenic Camotes Sea and Bohol. (By ANGELYN BOOK)

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