IN MAY 2013, respondent Jose Calma Development Corp. (JCDC), a company engaged in the construction business, hired petitioner Ramon Mirandilla (Ramon) as finishing carpenter for its construction projects. Sometime in October 2015, he was asked by JCDC to sign a document purporting to be termination of his project contract. Ramon claimed he was a regular employee and was surprised to learn that...
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A NEW real estate player is erecting a 28-story tower on Gorordo Avenue corner Escario St., Cebu City. Eight Star Land Development Corp. unveiled on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, its maiden project named BB Tower, which is a new addition to Cebu’s thriving condominium-hotel (condotel) business. Maybelle Ho-Padillo, president of Eight Star Land, said the construction of the building is expecte...
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A UNIT of Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) is partnering with Japanese firm Mitsubishi Corp. for the development of a P15-billion mixed-use project in Alabang. In a statement issued Thursday, FDC said Mitsubishi will acquire a 40% stake in almost 17,000 square meters (sq.m.) of land held by its unit Filinvest Alabang, Inc. (FAI). The property is located in Filinvest City, the company’s 2...
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CEBU, Philippines — Cebu Holdings Inc., (CHI), the developer of Cebu I.T. Park and Cebu Business Park is moving to address the rising demand for shared living spaces in Cebu. The Ayala-led publicly-listed developer announced the construction of its latest project called “The Flats” to meet the growing demand for shared living spaces in the city. The project, which caters to...
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THE Iloilo City Government won three top spots in the Regional Search for the 2019 Kaunlarang Pantao or the Rafael M. Salas Population Development Award. The awards are Most Outstanding City Population Office (CPO); Most Outstanding City Population Officer, Mary Ann A. Ramos; and Most Outstanding Barangay Population Volunteer, Luzviminda Francisco, besting contenders in Western Visayas. They...
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Metro Manila, the Philippines’ economic center in the capital region, is the most congested city in Asia, a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) showed. Metro Manila is “the most congested city in the developing Asia,” ADB director for Macroeconomics, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Adbul Abiad said in a press conference in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday. &nb...
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