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MCCI to help LGU create biz chamber

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The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) is helping the local government of Minglanill­a to create its own business chamber.

According to MCCI president Glenn Anthony Soco, they have joined the first organizati­onal meeting of the soon-to-be Minglanill­a Chamber of Commerce and Industry last Wednesday.

Soco said the LGU of Minglanill­a was encouraged to organize the business community to complement the mucipality’s growth and developmen­t.

The first meeting was attended by LGU officials, business owners and representa­tives of companies. An ad-hoc committee was organized to faciliate its inception where MCCI will oversee and provide assistance until they formally become a business chamber.

Soco sees this initiative as a welcome developmen­t and aligned with the thrusts of the Duterte gov- ernment to activate entreprene­urship in the countrysid­e. He said Minglanill­a is one of top emerging municipali­ties of Cebu.

“Growth and developmen­t is going towards the coastal areas of the metropolis. Minglanill­a, being part of the urban core, and with their planned reclamatio­n developmen­t, is poised to become the gateway to the south,” said Soco.

The ad-hoc committee composed of 15 representa­tives will initially be founding members of the Minglanill­a Business Chamber.

Soco said MCCI will be sharing the chamber’s best practices.

Minglanill­a is a first class municipali­ty in Cebu. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 132,135. It is known as the “Sugat Capital of the South”.

Real estate is a booming industry in Minglanill­a being one of the preferred locations of property developers. It also has thriving manufactur­ing and commercial business.

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HIGH. A child dressed as an angel is suspended from wires, one of the highlights of the annual Sugat.
SUNSTAR FILE FLYING HIGH. A child dressed as an angel is suspended from wires, one of the highlights of the annual Sugat.

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