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A LOCAL company has stepped up aerial sightseeing tours in response to the call of Department of Tourism (DOT) to come up with innovative ways to draw tourists to visit Cebu.

Captain Jessup M. Bahinting, Aviatour chairman and chief executive officer, said they target at least 1,000 local and foreign tourists to avail of the flight tours every month.

He said at present 40 percent of tourists who go on sightseeing tours are foreigners composed of Koreans, Japanese and Chinese nationals. Continue..

Russian buyers lead the delegates of foreign buyers yesterday at the opening of the 19th Cebu International Furniture and Furnishings Exhibition or Cebu X 2008.

Aside from the 79 Russian buyers that pre-registered online, another 36-man delegation from Russia will be coming in anytime during the four-day show, said Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) executive director Ruby Salutan.

“The Philippine Trade Attache from Russia informed us of more Russian buyers coming in anytime,” Salutan said. The Freeman

Although the market is expected to contract because of the continuing
recession in the US, increasing production costs and the appreciation
of the peso, Cebu’s furniture exporters are looking forward to their
annual fair to generate much-needed opportunities.

Even before Cebu Xcite 2008, the annual furniture show here, could
open, the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation, Inc. (CFIF) reported
that the number of pre-registered buyers has doubled, compared to the
2006 show. “We equate this to a possible high attendance and in return,
more export sales and jobs. We are confident that the visiting buyers
are not here just to look around and waste their time, but they are
here for a very good reason and that’s to buy,” said CFIF President
Eric Vincent Casas.More on Cebu Xcite 2008 stories

WHEN one sets foot on top of a mountain, the view before him is almost infinite.

This seems to be what two Cebuanos felt recently after taking the
top positions in the January 2008 Architects Licensure Examination held
in Manila. The two architecture, graduates of the University of San
Carlos, are Junel Villanueva and Roden Adam Abella. They copped second
and fouth places, respectively. And the opportunities are beginning to
appear before them like stars glittering in the night sky.
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After Cebuano designer Kenneth Cobonpue won accolades for his furniture designs and products in the international market, here comes another Cebuano, Pete Delantar, whose furniture pieces were showcased during the 50th annual Grammy Awards last month.

Delantar, president of Nature’s Legacy Home and Garden, said his company’s eco-friendly product line, Naturescast, was presented at the Grammy Awards Talent Gift Lounge, a sideline attraction.

According to United States magazine Furniture Today, the lounge was used by show presenters and performers during rehearsals. Continue…

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Following the success of Cebu’s staging of the National Students Basketball Championship (NSBC), the city is poised to host another collegiate affair with the Pichay Cup, slated this April.

This was divulged by Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) Visayas head and basketball patron Lorenzo “Chao” Sy immediately after the championship game of the NSBC last Saturday. More…