Well, here is Cebuano bloggers something to look forward to. In preparation for the Mandaue Business Month 2008 in August, the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently launched the “Cebu Blog Contest”. The contest is open to all individuals, students, professionals and bloggers.

All you have to do is to create your blog and feature anything about Cebu and of course you should follow these rules:

Objective:

To let a hundred Cebu Blogs bloom.

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Foreign and local tourists are expected to witness Sogod town’s first ever Panagsogod Festival, which was formally launched yesterday.

Sogod acting Mayor Lissa Marie “Moonyen” Durano said there are several contingents that would be joining the street parade during the town’s fiesta on July 25.

“We feel that this is an opportune time to start anew and give thanks. We believe the festival will usher in more blessings for Sogod and its people,” Durano said in a press conference at Casino Español. The Freeman

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 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…

Public and private sector representatives from 21 countries will sign an open-source agreement at a regional summit in Cebu this October.

Cebu will host the bi-annual Asian Open Source Software Conference, founded by Japan-based Center for International Computerization and Cooperation (CICC).

Started in 1983, CICC assists developing countries in their computerization efforts under the auspices of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The Philippines is a member of CICC and is represented by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT). Inquirer.net

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The island-province of Cebu, which witnessed the Philippines’ first live connection to the Internet in the mid-90s, stakes another claim to the country’s technology history as it hosts the first Philippine Open Source Summit (POSS) slated this June.

Open source stakeholders, user groups, advocates, and enthusiasts across the world are expected to converge in Cebu for the two-day conference, which will carry the theme, “Understanding the Business Value of Open Source.”

Spearheaded by the Cebu Business Month 2008 ICT Committee, the summit will be held on June 23 to 24, 2008 at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City. GMANews.TV

It is Praise and Worship Night with the Grammy-nominated worship band SonicFlood at the Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel on June 14, a Saturday.

SonicFlood’s brand of modern worship - including the hits “Here I am to Worship,” “I Could Sing of your Love Forever” and “Cry Holy” - has made a major impact on worshippers all over the world having released eight albums since their debut in 1999, sold over two mllion records, and received numerous Dove awards and a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel Rock Album in 2001.

For sales and reservations, call 4124512, 2326888 and 5169387 or visit the official SonicFlood ticket outlets at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Ayala Center Cebu Customer Care Counter, SM City Customer Service Counter and Wings Travel and Tours Ayala (2317391). Cebu Daily News

Residents of Cebu City will mark the feast of the Santo Niño (Christ Child) a second time this year with the feast of “Kaplag” on April 28.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said “Kaplag” commemorates the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño in a nipa hut in Cebu on April 28, 1565.

Kaplag 2008 features a series of religious and cultural activities celebrating the discovery from this Thursday, April 24, to Monday next week. GMANews.TV

American Rock Band Toto will be live in Cebu.  Known for their hitsongs like Africa, I’ll Be Over You, Rosanna to name a few. Catch them at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel on April 2, 2008. For ticket sales and reservations, call +63(32)232-6888 / +63(32)412-4512 / +63(32)254-6460.

IT IS about time that a big-scale beach volleyball competition be held here in Cebu.

Cebu Volleyball Association and the Cebu Provincial Government want to showcase the beaches that are perfect for the sport as they host the first Beach Volleyball Tournament Mayor’s Cup in Malapascua Island this coming Black Saturday and Easter Sunday.

“We want to show everyone that Malapascua has beaches that are fit for beach volleyball competitions,” Catipay said. More…

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