I am creating a new blog, but this is actually a directory or compilation.  Its called Philippine Bloggers directory, and any Philippine blogger may add his blog into the list.

Just go visit, and then click on Add my feed, and we will check whether your blog is really a Philippine blog, and it passes the quality and frequency of update of a good blog.

Then we will incorporate your RSS feed into the directory, and the program will automatically pull your latest update and present the summary in this directory.

So far, we have a compilation of 50 of the best Philippine blogs, and we are hoping we can include yours to make a hundred.

EFFORTS of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) in developing the economic community of Cebu have earned the chamber the Most Outstanding Chamber in the Philippines award from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).

After winning the Most Outstanding Chamber award for three consecutive years, the organization was placed in the Hall of Fame category, besting 110 chambers nationwide, said CCCI president Francis Monera.
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NOVICE fashion designers of Cebu will dominate PAGCOR Cebu Teatro’s scene at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel on Oct. 27, 9 p.m., for the 3rd Cebu Young Designer’s Competition.

Nolan Arnoco, Lord Maturan, Barbie Alvarez, Mark Anthony So, Harvey Cenit, Manuel Tumaque and Cyrus Velasco will showcase their collections on the competitive runway.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Japan Petroleum Exploration Inc. (Japex) is set to start oil exploratory drillings in the Tañon Strait on November 11.

Results of the seismic survey conducted in July pointed to an area in the waters off the western coast of Cebu named “Ipil-Ipil” as a promising oil exploration drilling target. Inquirer.net

The increasing popularity of the coffee-drinking lifestyle among locals pushed a Cebu-grown coffee shop to set up the first branded mobile coffee cart dubbed Expresso.

Expresso, a spin-off of Coffee Dream, is meant to elevate the concept of coffee-on-the-go and allows convenience and mobility, which is not inherent among stand-alone coffee shops, said Coffee Dream president and chief executive officer Glenn Anthony Soco.

“This is our way of penetrating the Cebu market,” he said in an interview during the launching held last Friday at the Cebu International Convention Center. Sun.Star-Cebu

The Cebuanos’ growing fondness for hamburgers and quick meals led international fastfood chain McDonald’s to open another outlet this year.

Located along Escario St., near the Cebu Provincial Capitol, the branch is the 11th among McDonald’s network of fastfood outlets in the province.

Last July, the fastfood chain opened an outlet at the Sykes Building in Panagdait, Mabolo in Cebu City. More…

The group visited the facilities of the Cebu Doctors’ Hospital, particularly the South General Hospital in the town of Naga, Cebu. Cebu Doctors’ Hospital is one of Cebu’s biggest hospitals.

Prior to the Cebu visit, a group of businessmen and doctors from Cebu visited their Japanese counterpart’s facilities in Japan.

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The room shortage problem in Cebu is slowly easing as a new hotel in Lapu-Lapu City will become fully operational early next month.

Real estate developer Sta. Lucia Realty Development Inc. inaugurated last Sunday its newest addition to the Vista Mar estate in Barangay Dapdap, Lapu-Lapu City–the SotoGrande Hotel and Resort.

The nine-story Soto-Grande, located a few meters behind the Vista Mar Beach Resort and Country Club, houses not only hotel rooms but residential condominium units as well. SunStar

Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. on Monday announced that it has purchased a five-hectare property in Cebu City, which will be turned into a master-planned condo-resort community.

In a statement to the Philippine Stock Exchanhge, Robinsons Land said the property has a 170-meter beachfront in Punta Engano district in Mactan, Cebu.

“It shall be designed to be the first leisure community development of Robinsons Land. Tourism and business hub of the South Cebu’s tourism potential and its being the investors’ preferred headquarters in Southern Philippines add to Robinsons Land’s high hopes for its new project and the region itself,” the company said. GMANews.TV

PLANS to expand the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) are underway to make the venue “a true convention center.”

CICC consultant Marisa Nallana said the 1,000-square meter summit hall of the convention center will be expanded to 2,400 square meters. To increase guest capacity, the present 1,000-seater plenary room will be expanded to accommodate 3,000 people, she added. Read more.

Manila Standard Today

Salcon Power Corp. and Kepco Philippines Corp. have formed a special purpose company that will construct and operate the 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Colon, Naga, Cebu.

Salcon Power, in a disclosure, said Kepco SPC Power Corp. was formed during a special meeting on Oct.17.

The consortium will build the coal facility, which will utilize circulating fluidized bed combustor boiler, a clean coal form of technology. The coal plant will serve the power requirements in the Visayas area.

The Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) has earmarked investments worth P760 million for the construction of a business process outsourcing (BPO) building and an entertainment facility at the Asiatown IT (information technology) Park.

CPVDC president Francis Monera said the ongoing construction at the former site of The Village will pave the way for a food and entertainment facility that is expected to be completed this year.

The P60-million project will have two floors with 1,800 square meters of total leasable space, Monera said in an interview. SunStar