We are pleased to announce that we have redesigned the website of the Cebu Investment Promotions Center, and have added it to our various websites promoting Cebu. This is the place where you can participate in discussions, as well as post questions on everything about living and doing business in Cebu.
Sinulog, Asean Summit to Cause Room Shortage in Cebu Hotels
The Sinulog festivities and the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, both scheduled for January, will cause a shortage of rooms in hotels in Metro Cebu.The demand for rooms in January is expected to reach 7,000, said Marco Protacio, president of the Hotels, Restaurants, and Resorts Association of Cebu (HRRAC).
Cebu, however, only has around 5,000 hotel rooms, Protacio said.The room shortage would force hotels to apply a first come, first served policy when entertaining guests next month, he added.
Protacio said clients who are able to pay in advance would have priority.
However,
the policy would not apply to delegates of the ASEAN summit, whose
reservations were carried over from December, the original summit
schedule, said Protacio, who is also the general manager of the
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.
2. No parking of cars along the road. All cars within the company premises will be inspected by the road security prior to road closures.
4. Absolutely no passage during road closures. Only Asean delegates are allowed to pass through the Asean Route.
5. All cars & motorcycle owners (including company vehicles) are advised to provide a copy of their OR/CR to be allowed passage in cases of unscheduled road
closures due to delayed convoys (Employees who ride on mountain bikes will not be allowed to enter).
6. Employees who decide to walk during road closures are not allowed to bring backpacks and should always bring their company IDs.
7. Free passage of all cars and other modes of transportation during reopening of roads.
8. For commuters, refer to the latest PUJ rerouting advisory as announced by CITOM (newspaper ads)
For item 5, kindly provide CRD a copy of your OR and CR as we will be forwarding them. Deadline is Dec. 4, 2006. Kindly wait for further HR announcements regarding office schedules.
If your life is like always staying with the seriousness, chaos, confusion and fussy in the center of city why don’t you keep away from that situation for a while. Just to give some reward to yourself. Welcome to Alegre Beach Resort hotel, cebu city Philippines which surrounds with all nature, like tree, beach and smiley people in local city. Just leave all fussy life behind and enjoy nature we have to offer; sit at the beach, take a nap under the tree, let your ears hear the voice of sea waves attacting the shore, eat some local fruit juice and talk with your friends and family. More…
When Filipinos think of Filipino-style fried chicken, Max’s Fried Chicken comes to mind, and deservedly so. There is, however, another Philippine restaurant in this category that serves an equally delicious fried chicken meal, and is worthy of special mention: Sunburst Fried Chicken. More…
According to a research done by Condè Nast, the numero uno Travel Magazine in the world recently came up with their results for the Top Ten Island Destinations for the Asian/Indian Ocean Region.
1.Maldives 91.5
2.Bali 85.9
3.Phuket 81.8
4.Langkawi, Malaysia 80.1
5.Koh Samui, Thailand 78.1
6.Seychelles 77.8
7.Zanzibar 71.6
8.Cebu, Philippines 71.0
9.Borneo 63.2
10.Mauritius 62.7
Our very own Cebu placed 8 over the hundred of other islands out there that could have scored better than the 10. That is why Cebuanos want the 1th ASEAN Leaders Summit not only to be a stunning success, but an unforgettable one.
World leaders from 16 countries will converge in Cebu City in December for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Leaders’ Summit, the highest decision-making body of the regional economic grouping.
Assistant Secretary Louie Cruz, director general of the Asean Affairs Desk of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), said 10 of the 16 leaders are the heads of state from the member countries of the Asean. The six others are from China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia and India, Asean’s dialogue partners. More…
Bobby Dekeyser doesn’t just think out of the box; he throws the box out entirely. Nepotism isn’t a bad word around his multi-million, multi-nation business; it is at the core of his business philosophy. He speaks of the “soul” of his furniture, and decided to start his company while lying in a hospital bed with half his face bashed in, at the end of a bright career with a top European football team–and all of 26 years old. The most creative scriptwriter couldn’t have come up with a better story, and the sharpest business guru couldn’t have come up with a more intriguing business model. More…
In preparation of the 12th ASEAN Summit this coming December the group of volunteers in the Cebu Blog as come up with a compilation of some of Cebu’s attractive tourist destination for them to visit and take a sneak peak of for the delegates.
Magellan’s Crosss, the site where Cebu was first discovered.
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño , the oldest church in the country.
Lapulapu Shrine in Mactan, the shrine of the earliest known chieftain of Mactan Island in the Philippines.
Fort San Pedro, a military based structure in Cebu City build on the WW2.
Marcel Fernan Bridge, is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge located in Cebu opened in 1999.
A spirit-filled Christmas atmosphere will liven up Cebu as Christmas lanterns or “parols” colorfully brighten up the streets especially in the ceremonial routes of the Asean summit venues.
In Cebu City, commercial establishments and residents located in major thoroughfares are asked to beautify their immediate surroundings and install Christmas decors and lights to show our foreign visitors the typical Christmas tradition being celebrated in the country. More…
The relationship between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China was one of the most dynamic and progressive in the world since the two sides established a dialogue partnership 15 years ago, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo told Xinhua.
In an interview at the Malacanang Presidential Palace with Xinhua and other Chinese media, Arroyo said she was excited and greatly honored to be visiting China later this month to participate in the celebration of the establishment of the dialogue partnership between ASEAN and China in China’s southwestern city of Nanning. More…
THE coming in to Cebu of an international traditional and alternative healthcare system will strengthen Cebu’s bid to attract medical tourists to the province.
“Intercare (Integrated Systems Inc.), being a global brand, has patients abroad, especially Europe. Their presence here (in Cebu) could encourage their patients to have their treatment here, as it would be cheaper, while enjoying what Cebu has to offer to tourists,†Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace†Durano said in an interview. More…