Set at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), the “Motorshow Cebu International” will showcase its grandiose motors and cars exhibit(not just this toys, but girls too!) on October 16-21,2007.    This event is managed by the Philippine Exhibitions and Trade Corp. (Petco).

FOR the longest time, the absence of a huge venue for big shows was a huge setback for Cebu. Despite its impressive performance as an investment and tourism destination, Cebu’s lack of facilities to host large-scale indoor and outdoor events left many show organizers no other recourse but to mount big projects only in Manila.

This was the case of the first-ever Motorshow Cebu International in 1989. More.

Cebu  will become the most productive and educated workforce by year 2030.

WITH their thrust to create a long-termdevelopment plan for Cebu, business sector representatives are initiating the formation of a “coalition foundation.”

The master plan, dubbed Cebu 2030, is geared at making Cebu a benchmark for economic growth and political stability, making it the most livable place in the country. Read more.

Yes finally I can see him on the 26!  Who?  It’s Elliot!  Not Missy-Elliot, him gani! The American Idol Finalist.

Watch Elliot Yamin at the Ayala Center Cebu on September 26, 2007 6:00 PM On Stage Cinema 1.  For ticket inquiries, call the Customer Service Booths of Ayala Mall at 231-5342.

A street in Xiamen, Fujian province in China has been named Cebu, or Su Wu Lu, in recognition of the two city’s ties as sister cities.

The Cebu street is located at Wuyuan Bay area, which is being developed into an economic and commercial center by the sea.

As a reciprocal gesture, the Cebu City Council plans to name a street in Cebu after Xiamen City, according to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Francisco Benedicto. GMANews.TV

Cebu, Manila, Boracay and Palawan are the top tour destinations in the Philippines for Russian tourists, said a Russian official.

Edward Grigoriev, Department of Tourism (DOT) market representative of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), said the beaches, spa and wellness centers, diving spots and shopping malls found in these destinations serve as main tourist attractions. More…

More investment brings more jobs and more tourists coming in.

SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), through its Hotel Investment Group, signed a contract with Accor to operate its hotel beside SM City mall at the north reclamation area in Cebu City. Sunstar.com.ph

“We welcome this partnership with Accor to operate Sofitel in Cebu as a major step in SMIC’s bid to invest in the Philippine hotel and tourism business. It excites us to offer no less than a five-star facility in this region, which continues to be the one of the country’s major sources of exports and is a prime tourism
destination for its many beaches, dive spots and other interesting sites,” said Merril Yu, senior vice president of SM’s Hotel Investment Group. ABS-CBNnews.com

Cebu is one of the best tourist destinations in the Philippines. A “Queen City of the South” marks its rich in history and culture.  You can find lots of firsts and best of the bests. Foods, places and historic landmarks.

One historic places you can find is the Fort San Pedro (near Pier1).  It was rainy Sunday afternoon, when my friends and I decided to visit Fort San Pedro for a photo shoot.  It’s a nice location indeed for a picnic–uhmm picnic?  Noh!  Did i say picnic?  Uh we’ll what can you do to a beautiful garden, castle-like and peaceful? Is it a nice location for a picnic, right?  Fort San Pedro is an ideal place for picnic yet it’s considered as a National Treasure by the Philippine Government.  It is said built on 1565 by the Spaniards to keep a lookout for pirates, has also served as prison during the Philippine revolution, as US Army barracks and city zoo. Today, the fort has been turned into a park or museum where visitors can have a little more information about Cebu history. Keep the Fort, keep our history.

Cebu-based shipbuilding company Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc. (THICI) will have its hands full until 2010 to 2011, even with the expansion of its facilities, an executive said.

“Even with the expansion of Tsuneishi, the orders go all the way to 2010 and 2011,” Steve Paradies, Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) senior vice president and chief financial officer, said.

THICI, one of the member companies of AEV, plans to expand its shipyard to enable it to build ships of up to 180,000 dead weight tons (DWT). More…

The Cebu City Council has declared September 2007 as Cebu Media Month in recognition of the efforts of the print and broadcast media in promoting the Cebuanos’ right to information.

Legislators yesterday passed a resolution by Councilor Edgar Labella expressing their support for the various media activities scheduled this month.

Radio and television reporters consider September as broadcasters’ month while members of the tri-media will celebrate their annual press freedom week from September 16 to 22. More…

Birdwatchers from all over the Philippines and neighboring countries will flock to Cebu on Sept. 21 to spread the gospel of wildlife habitat conservation and reinforce international efforts to save a rare island species from extinction.

The bird under “death sentence” is the Cebu Flowerpecker, a tiny, blueblack and white bird with a distinctive red patch on its back. It is unique to the forests of Cebu and exists nowhere else on the planet. Birdwatchers contend that if the last remaining small patches of the Flowerpecker’s forest habitat are not preserved, the breed will vanish forever. More.

The University of San Carlos College of Architecture and Fine Arts recently scattered the confetti for two of its freshest alumni.architecture graduates Joel Anthony C. Ong and Lloyd L. Marquez placed among the Top 10 in the eternally tough Architects Licensure Examinations held last June.

Contrary to the common, outrageous I-was-not-expecting-to-pass-but-did-so-anyway tales, ninth placer Lloyd sincerely believed he had one of the top spots in the bag—until the decisive final exam day came.  Read more…

The Freeman

The Diving hotspots in the Visayas have caught the interest of European divers, as 65 of them will be coming to Cebu in November to experience the good diving areas here.

This was announced by the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (Naitas) chairman Robert Lim Joseph, in a press conference held Saturday night at the Ralph’s restaurant.

According to Joseph, these high-end European divers will hit the waters of Bohol, Apo Island in Dauin, Oriental Negros and they will make Cebu as its gateway to reach these places.

Joseph said Naitas will be getting good deals with business hotels here in Cebu, either Marco Polo Plaza Hotel or Holiday Plaza, as these divers are requesting to stay at a business hotel in Cebu, before they will kick off with the diving expedition in Bohol and Oriental Negros.