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CEBU WILL once again be on the spotlight in the national dancesport scene as the Dancesport Council of the Philippines Inc. (DSCPI) holds its mid-year ranking and competition on July 5 at the Grand Pacific Ballroom of the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Lahug.

DSCPI will depart from its usual routine of staging the event in Manila to give way to Cebu, which will be fielding in a delegation of 120 couples from the 229 couples slated to participate in the prestigious competition.

Dancesport-Team Cebu City (DTCC) head coach Loloi Rendon said that having the competition here in Cebu will give young dancesport athletes, especially those coming from the barangay-based summer dancesport workshops, the chance to strut their skills against top competition nationwide. More…

The Cebu provincial government signed a memorandum of agreement yesterday with the National Historical Institute for the construction of the Museum of Philippine Political History (MPPH) in the province.

The MOA was signed by Governor Garcia on behalf of the province and Ambeth Ocampo on behalf of NHI. It will take effect for five years from the time it was signed.

Under the three-page agreement, a P10 entrance fee would be collected from students, disabled and senior citizens, while P20 from other visitors. More…

With a new air route connecting Cebu and Palawan, the tourism linkage between both destinations is expected to grow.

National flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), through its low fares unit PAL Express, recently opened direct flights between Mactan in Cebu and Puerto Princesa in Palawan.

Both areas are considered prime tourist destinations in the central Philippines super region. More…

The renovation of the old Casino building in Nivel Hills into a total deluxe entertainment haven will provide Cebu another tourist destination facility.

“Cebu has a good tourism environment,” said Don Christo Inc., chairman Chris Karageorges, a businessman from Cyprus who feel in love with Cebu’s tourism charm and immediately took advantage of the city’s fertile ground to set up a tourism related business.

In a press conference, Karageorges said that the five million Euro project to transform the idle old Casino Filipino building into a total Hollywood style entertainment destination, is expected to be completed by December of this year, and initially provide about 300 jobs. The Freeman

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Back from a 10-day mission to Eastern Europe with Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, furniture leaders in Cebu expressed optimism of getting a good market share in former communist-socialist republics.

The trip allowed Cebu furniture makers to show their products in Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia.

Ruby Salutan, executive director of the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc. (CFIF), said they were able to meet industry counterparts, which resulted in higher awareness that Cebu has “high-end, top-of-the-line furniture pieces.” More…

IN PUSHING for positive change in Mactan, local business leaders have drafted a 10-point plan to maximize the island’s potential as a tourist hub and a location for foreign investments.

The agenda proposes the designation of half of Mactan Island as a “genuine tourism zone” to be operated by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

Roberto Go, Mactan Island Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) board member, said this can be made possible by declaring the area as a tourism economic zone under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza). More…

Cebu province and the city government of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana have signed a pact for cooperation in science and technology, trade, industry, investments, education, culture, tourism and sports.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said late Thursday night the Cebu provincial and Ljubljana’s city government signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) on the matter last June 3.

Signing the MOI were Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and signing on behalf of Ljubljana mayor Zoran Jankovi? was deputy mayor Aleš ?erin in simple ceremonies at the City Hall of Ljubljana. GMANews.TV

The local community will get a first-hand account of South Korea’s open source experience from government and private executives visiting a national meet in Cebu later this month.

Different groups from South Korea — including Hansoft, one of Korea’s biggest software firms — will be attending the national open source conference on July 23 and 24.

This was confirmed by Bonifacio Belen, executive director of the Cebu Education Development Foundation (CEDF-IT), a private-government IT consortium in the province. More…

A SUBSIDIARY of First Pacific Company Ltd., which owns a significant stake in the Philippine Long Distance Co. (PLDT), is planning to build a hospital in Cebu.

Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of First Pacific and PLDT, said he is “talking to a local partner to put up a brand new hospital” in Cebu. He said the local partner which he declined to identify is already involved in hospital operations. More..

The Cebu City Disaster Coordinating Council was chosen one of three finalists for the national Gawad Kalasag awards, vying against Makati City and Olongapo City.

Kalasag, which stands for “Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan, is annual recognition of an individual or institution for excellence in disaster management and humanitarian assistance.

Alvin Santillana, of the CCDCC, said this is the first time that Cebu City joined the search, which aims to recognize the outstanding performances of local disaster councils and private, volunteer and government emergency responders involved in the implementation of disaster management programs and activities. The Freeman

More tourists are expected to visit Cebu this year attracted by different tourism packages prepared by local government units and the sales mission abroad of the Department of Tourism (DOT), an official said Monday.

International flights are also expected to increase with plans of Continental Airlines that flies to Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions to open flights in Cebu.

“This is a good development that Continental Airlines is considering Cebu as a destination. If they pursue the plan that would mean we have passed their security tests. They have very high security requirement,” said Patria Roa, tourism regional director. More…