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About 21 towns in southern Cebu had the chance to showcase their unique culture &  history and delicacies to local and foreign tourists to the Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo Southern Heritage Trail that was started last Friday (July 27-29). 

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia accompanied over 200 foreign and local tourists around Cebu’s southern towns.  Also with the Governor are Liloan Mayor Duke Frasco, Region 7 DOT Director, Dawnie Roa, governor’s daughter Atty. Christine  Garcia, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industries Officers and Members, the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industries and group of business sectors joined the said suroy-suroy.

The tour kicked off in Minglanilla, then proceeded to Naga, San Fernando, Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, Alcoy and Boljoon, where the group toured in the famous Boljoon church.
On the second day of the tour, July 28, started from  Oslob, Down to Santander, Samboan, Ginatilan, Alegria and ended at Badian.  At Badian the group visited the famous Kawasan Falls.

On the third day (July 29), Suroy-Suroy group proceeded to Moalboal, Alcantara, Ronda, Dumanjug, Barili, Carcar, down to Talisay as the last town visit and returned to the Capitol. 

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From Philippine Information Agency

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here in Cebu said, PGMA’s promise to create one million jobs every year until 2010 is attainable.

Elias Cayanong, DOLE-7 regional director said, to do this, government must maintain the decreasing unemployment rate in the country through job generation.

According to Cayanong, the unemployment rate in Central Visayas has been decreasing since the last quarter of 2006 to the 1st semester of 2007 by 7.3% from 7.8% in the late part of 2005 until early 2006.

The introduction of regular chartered flights between Cebu and Shanghai will open up the huge Chinese market to the local tourism industry.

Shanghai tourism attaché Gerard Panga called the China Southern Airlines’ inaugural Shanghai-Cebu flight, which landed in Cebu early Saturday morning, a breakthrough for Cebu’s tourism industry.

Shanghai, along with Beijing and Guangzhou, is among the three most economically developed regions in China, and they are considered major sources of outbound tourists. More…