Arroyo to showcase RP successes during ASEAN Summit - INQ7.net

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will put the spotlight on the gains of her government and the challenges her leadership had hurdled when the Philippines hosts the 12th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cebu City this December.

Arroyo, who was here Wednesday evening to grace the 10th anniversary of the Bishop-Ulama’s Conference (BUC), drumbeat “a new Philippines” as a goal by her administration, which she said would be among the highlights of the country’s message to other ASEAN leaders during the December 11-14 summit.

Japan’s Abe, China’s Wen set to visit RP - INQ7.net

THE HEADS of state of Japan and China will visit the Philippines before and after the 12th ASEAN Summit respectively, according to a copy of the tentative schedules of the visits obtained by INQ7.net Wednesday.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s arrival in Manila is set on the evening of December 8, according to the information sheet.

The following day, after laying a wreath at the Rizal Monument, Abe is expected to sign several bilateral agreements with President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, among them a treaty on taxation, it said. He is scheduled to leave for Cebu on December 10.
the tentative schedule of Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China starts on the evening of
December 13 with the signing of bilateral agreements, according to the same information sheet said.

The holding of the 12th ASEAN Summit
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SMED Council to exhibit Cebu’s products during ASEAN summit - INQ7.net

The Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Development (SMED) Council of the Cebu City government, together with the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Central Visayas and the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7), will hold the “ASEAN Pasigarbo sa Sugbo” on December 8-11 at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall 1 and 2 to showcase the Sugbuanon products during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

P1.2-B project to rise in Banilad - INQ7.net

A “specialized” mall will soon rise at the Capitol properties in Banilad.

The mall to be called “Ciudad” will vibrantly mix culture, entertainment, retail, dining, and architecture, said consortium investors of the P1.2-billion project.

The investors and the Capitol aim to make the mall not only a commercial center but also a tourist spot with Cebu’s arts and culture during the Spanish era to be showcased in the 33,000 square-meter lot.

ASEAN ceremonial route to be closed twice on Friday, Dec.1 - INQ7.net

Cebuanos are being asked to keep their cool during the dry run for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on Friday, December 1, when a 29-kilomter road stretch will be closed twice – once in the morning and again in the afternoon.

Senior Superintendent Lani-O Nerez, Central Visayas police deputy director for operations, said the ASEAN ceremonial route that covers nine major streets in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu will be closed from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Manila Bulletin Online

No less than World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy will be in Manila on December 12 to answer the question. He is scheduled to exchange views with local business leaders on future prospects of the Doha Round of Negotiations under the WTO.

It will be the first time that the top gun of WTO takes the lead at talking directly with business leaders and economic managers of a developing country like the Philippines.

Manila Bulletin Online

he Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) in Hong Kong, one of the biggest business groups in the Asia-Pacific region, will hold its 10th World Chinese Entrepreneur Convention (WCEC) in 2009 either in Cebu or Manila.

Ian Fok Chun Wan, president of CGCC in Hong Kong, informed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a courtesy call in Malacañang this morning that CGCC has chosen the Philippines as the venue of the association’s convention in 2009.

Sun.Star Network Online - Convention center picked venue for summit opening

The opening ceremony for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders’ summit on December 10 will be held at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

Ambassador Marciano Paynor, head of the Philippine National Organizing Committee (NOC) for the Asean summit, made this announcement after the last joint meeting of the NOC and the Cebu Organizing Committee Wednesday.

About 90 to 98 meetings will be held in Cebu from Dec. 6 to Dec. 13 but they are still finalizing the venues, the ambassador said.

Is the Philippines Finally Turning Around?

Workers are hurriedly putting together the finishing touches on the International Convention Center in Cebu, one of the Philippines’ oldest cities, ahead of a summit of East Asian leaders next month. No one, not even Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is sure whether the new convention center will be ready in two weeks to receive dignitaries from Japan, China, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. Indeed, a nearby hotel may be dragooned as a backup venue.

Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Adds 14 Domestic Connections

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has further expanded its coverage by introducing 14 domestic route connections from Cebu.

CEB has started offering 14 connecting routes from Cebu via Manila and Davao, with fares starting from P799 (US$16) one-way, exclusive of fuel surcharges and taxes.