Mindanao Daily (January 13, 2020)

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Volume IX, No. 191

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Tennis balls plant at Phividec to break ground in April By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent

ONE of the world’s leading manufacturer of tennis balls has taken its first step in transferring their major operations to the Philippines, having signed a 25-year-lease agreement with Phividec Industrial Authority in Misamis Oriental on Friday. HEAD International Holding GmbH chief executive officer Gerald Skrobanek, who sealed the lease with Phividec Industrial Authority administrator Franklin Quijano, said that high labor costs and rezoning in their tennis manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China forced them to seek elsewhere. That elsewhere is the

Philippines. “Labor here is relatively cheaper than in China and workers can adapt easily. This is of course matched with a sound business climate in your country,” Skrobanek told Mindanao Daily News in an exclusive interview. Sound business climate meant that HEAD International Holding GmbH must erect its plant in an economic zone, thereby avoiding high taxes and gaining investment incentives instead. Skrobanek – who owns a retreat house somewhere in Visayas – instantly chose Mindanao, having been briefed of a surplus of electricity in the island. See PLANT, page 11

Gerald Skrobanek of HEAD International Holding GmbH (right) signs a 25-year lease agreement with Phividec Industrial Authority represented by administrator Franklin Quijano (left). The two entities earlier signed a memorandum of understanding last year. HEAD International Holding GmbH is one of the leading tennis balls manufacturers in the world. They are set to break ground this year. photo by mark francisco

Siargao lagoon temporarily closed for annual rehab By ALEXANDER LOPEZ PNA

Mindanao Daily News Editor in Chief Allan Mediante (second from left) hands over the plaque to General Manager Evelyn O. Leandicho after the Mallberry Suites, a 3-star hotel, was adjudged as one of the three winners as “Best Hotel Industry Leaders” during the recently concluded 8th Mindanao Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Awards held at Limketkai Luxe Hotel on December 13, 2019. Looking on are Mindanao Daily News Managing Editor Ruel Pelone and Joe Felicilda, VP for admin of BusinessWeek Mindanao Corporation. MDN photo

BUTUAN CITY -- The Sugba Lagoon in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, one of Siargao Island’s most popular destinations, is temporarily closed to tourists and visitors starting Friday. The temporary closure of the lagoon, which is

done annually, will last for a month or until February 10 this year. Del Carmen Vice Mayor Alfredo Corro II told Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Saturday that the temporary closure is a regular measure implemented by the local government unit (LGU) to allow the lagoon

to recover and heal. “This is an annual recovery program being done by the municipal government of Del Carmen that started four years ago,” Corro said. He added that like human beings, nature too needs a considerable break to allow healing and recovery. See REHAB, page 11


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