CEBU will host next year’s Philippine Meetings, Incentive Travels, Conventions and Exhibitions (PhilMICE) convention at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), organizers said over the weekend.
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia made the official announcement on the third day of this year’s four-day PhilMICE Convention held at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center last Saturday.
“The 2011 conference has been dubbed ‘Cebu: Top Island Destination. See you in Cebu!,” Garcia said. Read more…
February 8th,2010
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A new training and review center opened in Cebu City to provide new ways in the way reviews for the nursing board examinations are given.
Apex Global (AG) Network Solution Inc., which was launched last Friday, aims to provide consulting and enhancement services in the field of nursing to facilitate and produce top caliber young professionals. More…
The Don Vicente and Inday Pining Rivera Gullas Ang Tipiganan Sa Mga Kanta Ug Kinaiyang Sugbuanon Museum will officially open to the public on Wednesday, February 3.
The museum, situated at the corner V. Gullas Street and D. Jakosalem Street, will be open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA-Cebu) aims to raise funds to support its “green retailing” advocacy, to make Cebu the ultimate pioneer in pushing “green initiatives” among retail players.
PRA-Cebu will not only push for the “Every Bag Counts” campaign program, which will encourage retailers to use biodegradable shopping bags, but also the holistic approach of implementing “green” operation of retailers.
In cooperation with Cebu City Marriott Hotel and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), PRA-Cebu will be holding a post Valentine Benefit Dinner Show on February 20. More…
January 30th,2010
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A Mid-Rise condominium along General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City catering to out-of-town students will be launched in the second quarter of this year.
Jose Ma. H. Gianzon, Fuente Triangle Realty Development Corp. president, said the City Loft Mango project will provide a more affordable alternative to parents who send their children to Cebu for schooling since they don’t have to pay caretakers to rent rooms for their kids.
Standing 18 storeys high and built on a 1,000 square-meter lot area near the Sacred Heart Jesuit School for Boys, City Loft Mango will offer 150 units. Read more…
January 26th,2010
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday inaugurated the P2.3 billion Cansaga Bay Bridge, which is one of the major development projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways in the Metro Cebu area.
The President is very proud and thankful that the project was completed with funding from the national government without incurring any foreign loans.
Arroyo said the bridge, which is a key component of the North Coastal Road, is one of her flagship projects. More…
Cebuano Cris Evert B. Lato once again brings pride and honor to Cebu as she represents the province in the 2nd Gokongwei Brothers Foundation-China Scholarship Program (GBF-CSP) the second semester in Shanghai, China.
Lato was among the 40 young achievers selected through a rigorous screening and interview process to participate in a one-year scholarship program in learning Chinese language, economy, culture and politics, said GBF-CSP in a statement. Continue..
The people’s participation in local governance has impressed Belgian officials on a sister-city visit to Cebu City, that the practice has given them an idea on how to reach out to their own people.
They were also mesmerized by the Sinulog, which celebrated its 30th year exactly a week ago.
Kortrijk City Deputy Mayor Alain Cnudde said they have never seen anything like the grand parade.
“They told us it was special; and I have to admit it’s better than special. I have never seen a fiesta like (it) before,” he told the Cebu City Council last Wednesday, three days before the delegation left yesterday. Read more…
“We try to reinvent the music. We’d like to promote Visayan music. The people in the city, they don’t really listen to it, only the people from the barrio or the promdi’s and you can understand why. It’s nice music but the way it’s played is somewhat not classy. People often play it like a joke or comedy act. So we thought what if we get that music, play it like it’s world-class music and maybe people will perceive it differently, and they do.” – Wilson Ng, founder of the Asian Troubadors.
A trip to Russia last year left a lasting impression on Cebuano businessman Wilson Ng. The arts-and-culture-rich country reinvigorated a childhood interest in music that he had long set aside as his time was mostly dedicated to entrepreneurial pursuits. More…
Passionata Reprise Grand finale
More than 1800 audience attended on the three shows during the repeat performance of the Passionata: A Cultural Heritage Celebration held at the Cinema 1 of SM City Cebu last January 16. The celebration is in honor of Sto. Niño as part of the celebration of the Sinulog. The crowd made a standing ovation the the finale part. It was such a stunning performance made by Cebuano artists composed of the Asian Troubadours, Cebu Chamber Singers, Mandaue Children’s Choir under Maestro Dennis Sugarol. Dances were interpreted by the Mandaue Children’s Choir under Nino Matillano and the Knapsack Dancers under the choreography of Miss Cinbeth Orellano.
Included in the crowd were over 80 Balikbayans, including official visitors of Cebu City from Yeosu Korea, Belgium, and the Visayan Society of Las Vegas Nevada. Spotted on the show were also prominent businessmen, and also acclaimed Visayan performer Raki Vega, as well as the five winners of the Miss Cebu 2010 contest. The audience showed particularly the largest applause for the last three numbers – Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana o Fortuna as well as Mandaue Children’s Choir performance of Sinulog.
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The tourism industry has gotten another boost as Cebu’s first batch of foreign tourists for the year arrived yesterday.
About 167 Russians arrived at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport at 8:10 a.m. aboard a chartered Tupolev 124 plane from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, a tour operator said.
Cecil Sa-a, Cebu branch manager of Blue Horizons Travel and Tours, Inc. – the tourists’ ground handler – said it was the sixth chartered flight from Russia that they have handled. Continue…
Proving once again that Cebuano creativity and craftsmanship exceed or are at par with those of Manila, two Cebuano companies bagged separate awards at the 50th Manila FAME International show in October.
Obra Cebuana’s yellow low-back chair made of rattan bagged the Manila FAME’s Katha Award for Best Home Furnishing, while a cuff made of aluminum and shells by Bon-Ace Fashion Tools Inc. grabbed the Katha Award for Best Fashion Accessory.
The Katha Awards are given to exhibitors at the Manila FAME International and recognize Filipino creativity and craftsmanship. Winning products are judged by the creativity of their design, innovation, as well as form and function. Read more…
January 4th,2010
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