Colon Street in Cebu City is the oldest street in the Philippines. The street was named after Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) by the Spanish authorities to honor the great Genoese explorer and trader who discovered America in 1492.
Colon Street was once the city’s premier business district but the proliferation of malls all over the metro has somehow stripped its prominence that it enjoyed for centuries. More…
The University of San Carlos (USC) will mark its 411th Foundation Week from August 19 to August 26.
Dubbed “Living the Word, Shaping the World,†the celebration will kick off with the launching of the USC website at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall, followed by the alumni congress on basic education in the afternoon and a dinner for a cause in the evening. More…
Sunstar, the country’s leading community newspaper chain, and the leading newspaper in Cebu is sponsoring the Powering Cebu towards Greater Competitiveness as part of their Economic Forum 2006 activities. It will be held at the Arctic Room , Waterfront Hotel from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 23, 2006. Featured speakers include Senate president, Manual Villar, Secretary Margarito Teves of the Dept. of Finance, Secretary Raphael Lotilla of Dept. of Energy, Director Marlene rodriguez of NEDA Region 7 and Juan Sal Montecillo, Chairman of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District. Forum registration fee is 2,500 but early birds may avail of it for P2,000. For more information, call 2546100 and look for Jane, Girlie, or Jed.