The Provincial Capitol grounds will once again be alive and festive starting Monday as the Province celebrates its 437th Founding Anniversary with a weeklong celebration.

As in past celebrations, a trade fair and exhibit, a photo exhibit, a fashion show of probable uniforms for next year, a sports competition consisting of badminton, table tennis and chess, a production number contest and the Governor’s Night are among the highlights of the affair.

Some nightly activities are also being worked out. So if you need some entertainment and other wholesome fun (and perhaps, some wise buys here and there), why not drop by the Capitol when you have enough time (and money too)?

A four-time model employee and a consistent awardee for best attendance is this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding Filipino Worker Awardee for Region 7.

Mario Rebucas Jr. of TMX Philippines Inc. will vie for the national award which will be given in Manila this August.

Rebucas, who now teaches part time at the Cebu State College of Science and Technology (CSCST), comes from a family of 12 and worked his way to college.

He finished a three-year course on Technology Education and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education at CSCST.
He was employed by TMX in March 1993 as a cadet toolmaker.

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THE University of San Carlos dominated the final staging of the Adidas 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge-Visayas Regional Eliminations after winning the boys and girls division yesterday at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuits gym.

The two teams will advance to the National Finals to be held at the famous SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on August 12 and 13.

The Lady Warriors won back-to-back after beating arch-nemesis University of Cebu, 6-5, in the final while the Warriors, which brought the name Jumpstop, crushed the University of the Southern Philippines Foundation, 11-7 for the boys’ title.

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Central Visayas exports grew 12 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7.

DTI 7 data said total exports for the quarter increased to P1.1 billion compared to last year’s P998 million.

Cebu exports account for more than 95 percent of the total figure, because majority of exporters are based here.

According to data provided by the Confederation of Philippine Exporters Foundation (Cebu) Inc. (Philexport), the top exporters in the region are Cebu Mitsumi Inc. in Danao City, Lexmark Int’l. Philippines Inc., NEC Telecom Software Philippines Inc., Muramoto Audio Visual Philippines., Taiyo Yuden Philippines, Shemberg Marketing Corp., Metro Wear, Integrated Microelectronics, and Olympus Optical Technology Philippines Inc.

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DANCESPORTS Team Cebu City won the respect of their American counterparts in the 38th International Grand Ball Championships, as it harvested nine more gold medals and one silver medal at the Marriot Hotel in San Francisco yesterday. It now has a medal haul of 11 golds and two silvers.

“At first, I observed that Filipinos were underestimated and snubbed by the American dancers, but after we started winning, everyone was chanting, ‘go, Cebu City,” said City councilor Jack Jakosalem, who beamed with pride from the sidelines while watching the Cebuanos grab gold medal after gold medal.

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Fabulous Fifties Cafe now open to serve you at Crown Regency Residences Cebu - Guadalupe and Crown Regency Suites Mactan.

Enjoy listening to live acoustic singers performing nightly and enjoy our sumptuous food offerings such as the Sloppy Joe Burger, our very own Farmer’s Meatloaf, Fish and Chips, and our bestselling Combo Basket which is a combination of deep fried goodies of chicken, fish, calamares, and spring roll.

Take advantage of its Fabulous Beer promos: 5+1, buy 5 bottles of beer and grab 1 for FREE. Plus on your first order of 5 beers entitles one to a FREE pica-pica of your choice!

Happy hour daily from 6-8pm, 50% off on all local beers!

For dinner, cocktails, parties and late-nights, the Fabulous Fifties Cafe offers more than a nostalgia trip!

We also accept corporate bookings and special functions. For inquiries, you may call Raymond Lapena at 2323430 local 773 from 1-5pm, and at 2557541 from 6pm and up.

LEAD Career Mover has opened its doors to add up to the growing number of call center and esl training center in Cebu. Located at the 5th floor JL Building (at the back of BO’s Coffee Capitol) it offers a training program to aspiring call center applicants where two call center awaits them after. for more info email leadcareermover@yahoo.com or call 2539726.

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To accommodate and provide more convenience to its increasing number of customers, a graphic and advertising company has started using a financial software system that allows orders, sales update and inquiries online.

Graphic Star introduced the system during its 10th anniversary celebration, which was meant to show appreciation for its top 20 customers.

Jimmy Wu, chief executive officer of Graphic Star, said that the company can attribute its success in the past decade to its growing number of customers. More…

Several Japanese restaurants have sprouted like mushrooms in Metro Cebu but disappeared just as fast. Not Rai-Rai Ken Ramen House and Sushi Bar, which recently relocated to a roomier venue at the Ayala Food and Entertainment Center.

Benjamin Garcia, president and chief executive officer of Rai Rai Ken Foods Corp., said the company now has 30 outlets nationwide.

Aside from the Ayala Center Cebu outlet, Rai-Rai Ken has outlets at Robin-son’s Place, SM City Cebu, Banilad Town Square and Lapu-Lapu City.

Garcia said the company, which—which now includes Tokyo Joe, also serving Japanese food but with young people as target market—plans to expand in Dubai, United States and Singapore. More…

Suzuki Philippines has a new dealer in Cebu. It is in A. S. Fortuna Ave., Mandaue city, and the office showroomw was inaugurated July 25, 2006.

The cutting of the ceremonial ribbon with Chinese consul Cui Lo Shing, Suzuki Philippines GM, Cebu governor Gwen Garcia, Mandaue Mayor Teddy Ouano and Cebu Councilor Jack Jakosalem,.

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Philippine Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano ( Cebu based) said that after tourist arrivals exceeded a million before the first half of the year, they are targeting three million tourists by the end of the year.

“For the first five months, (tourist arrivals) grew to 11.5 percent, which is close to 1.5 million tourists. ” Durano said.

For Cebu, the following statistics were culled. Korean visitors grew by 35 percent over last year from 36,924 to 49,852 for the first four months of 2006.

Japanese tourist grew by 5.6% for the first four months this year from 38,004 to 40,157. American tourists grew by over 25% from 13,912 to 17,422 over the same period last year.

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Kenneth Cobunpue, Cebu designer, has been featured and hailed by Time Magazine (Stylewatch section July 24, 2006 issue) as the rattan’s first true virtuoso designer.

Kenneth won the 2005 Design for Asia Award, and his Voyage bed design has been bought by Brad Pitt. He has also been asked to design the furniture set of the upcoming movie, Ocean 13. He and his designs has been featured in various publications like USA Today, Newsweek, Architectural Digest, International Herald Tribune, Vogue, Tropical Living, International Design Yearbook and other prestigious publications.

More of his designs can be found on his website.