Archive for April 22nd, 2008

Cebu has 3.85M

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
    THERE are now 3.85 million people in Cebu Province, according to the 2007 census by the National Statistics Office (NSO).

The figure makes Cebu the largest province in terms of population.

But excluding population figures for the highly-urbanized cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue, Cebu Province’s population is 2,439,065 or a growth of only 1.68 percent. Not counting the highly-urbanized cities, Cebu would rank fifth among provinces in terms of population size and Cavite, with 2.66 million, would rank first. Continue…

Biggest Microtel Inn and Suites opens in Mactan Island, Cebu

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
    MICROTEL Inn and Suites, the rapidly expanding chain of all newconstruction limited service hotels, strengthens its presence in the Philippines with the soft opening of its eighth hotel in June 2008 in one of the country’s premier tourist destinations – Mactan, Cebu.

Microtel Inn and Suites Mactan will be the biggest Microtel worldwide with 161 rooms. It is situated in a prime beachfront property in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Lapu-lapu City. SunStar