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PAL to open flights from Cebu to LA
2008-03-13 03:14:00 The country’s flag carrier is planning to open flights from Cebu to Los Angeles (LA), California in late 2009 or early 2010 in response to the clamor of Cebuanos for direct flights to the US. ?We are still looking into the possibility of having a stopover (in Korea) or a non-stop flight to the US,? Jaime ... More About: Tours , Travel , Flights , Open , Main
New call center opens
2008-03-10 03:35:00 While the peso continues to gain strength, a new business process outsourcing (BPO) company expressed optimism about the industry as it opens a 20-seat operation in Mandaue City today with plans to expand in three months. ?I?m not very concerned about it,? said Live2Sell, Inc. chairman and CEO Chris C. Ducker, referring to the peso?s appreciation ... More About: Main , Call , Center , Call Center
American inspired housing project rises in Talamban
2008-03-08 03:27:00 A housing developer recently launched its newest 30-hectare American south inspired residential resort project called Riverdale in Talamban. Eyeing Cebu?s growing population as new investments in the area kept coming in and as migrants from neighboring islands flood the city, Riverdale is deemed as another bankable project from real estate developer Communities Philippines which operates under ... More About: Project , Main , Housing , Inspired
Aerial tours seen to bring in more tourists
2008-03-08 02:25:00 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 ... More About: Tours , Main , Tourists
Russians lead Cebu X buyers? delegates
2008-03-07 03:32:00 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 ... More About: Business , Main , Delegates , Buyers
Cebu furniture firms eye US market
2008-03-07 03:13:00 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 ... More About: Business , Events , Market , Main
USC studs top on Licensure exam
2008-03-07 02:46:00 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 Exam ination held in Manila. The two architecture, graduates of the University of San Carlos, are Junel Villanueva and Roden Adam Abella. They ... More About: Education , Studies , Main , Stats
Cebu furniture pieces impress Grammy stars
2008-03-06 02:44:00 After Cebu ano 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 ... More About: Stars , Furniture , Main , Pieces
Cebu to host another collegiate hoopfest
2008-03-05 03:15:00 Cebu Daily News 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 ... More About: Events , Main , Recreation , Cebu , Host
Cebu seals ties with South Korea
2008-02-28 04:44:00 After a week-long stay in Gangwon, South Korea , Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia sealed a commitment from both provinces to bring business opportunities into their areas. Gangwon Governor Kim Jin Sun visited Cebu in October last year and expressed his willingness to sign an agreement with the Cebu province. Garcia said the sisterhood relationship between the two provinces ... More About: South Korea , Main
Cebuano runners make it to HK marathon top 10
2008-02-18 04:40:00 Cebuano top runners Mendel Lopez and Leszl Gitaruelas made it to the top 10 against the almost 32, 000 runners in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon yesterday. Lopez, 23, a Geodetic Engineering student from the University of Southern Philippines Foundation, landed fourth in the combined field of men and women in the 10K category. He ... More About: Main , Make , Cebuano
More Reasons to visit Cebu in 2008
2008-02-15 02:47:00 Nederland’s Website features Cebu X 2008Cebu X / Cebu International Furniture & Furnishings ExhibitionMar 6-9, 2008, Cebu City, Philippines A leading furniture Mecca in Asia, Cebu is also one of the safest and most secure places to do business. A small island with numerous sea and air linkages, Cebu has long been the ideal gateway ... More About: Tours , Business , Travel , Events , Main
Western Cebu towns ready for tourism
2008-02-13 03:04:00 APART from its growing industries, western Cebu is positioning itself to become the next favorite tourist destination in the province. Rep. Pablo John Garcia (Cebu, 3rd district) said the towns of Barili and Aloguinsan have strong potentials to lure tourists because of the presence of several natural wonders in the towns. Garcia said the Provincial Government and ... More About: Tourism , Main , Western , Towns
Pioneer farm in Balamban grows strawberries
2008-02-11 04:42:00 IF you think you know all of Cebu ’s secrets, think again. Strawberries are being grown in a pioneer farm in the west coast town of Balamban. The plants bear fruit between January and April. A 500-square meter strawberry farm sits on a mountain slope in sitio Putol, barangay Magsaysay, about 64 km from Cebu City. The farm ... More About: Main , Pioneer , Farm
International flights for Cebu to increase
2008-02-11 02:43:00 Cebu will expect more international flights starting this year, as the Department of Tourism (DOT) seriously sees the need for the province to add connecting flights in prospective tourism markets abroad. ?Cebu lacks international flight connectivity, which makes Cebu an expensive tourism destination,? said DOT chief Joseph Ace H. Durano. According to Durano adding international flights is ... More About: International , Flights , Main , Cebu
International Tourism Meet Seen to Boost Cebu, Bohol
2008-02-09 02:55:00 The Seoul Times In winning its bid to host a biennial international tourism forum scheduled for October in 2008, Cebu ’s tourism industry will receive a boost amid the growing competition for tourists in the region. Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano, in a press briefing held on Feb.5, said the hosting of the 6th International Forum on Tourism ... More About: Events , Main
NGenius Stores publishes new Comic Strip
2008-02-06 06:56:00 Wilson Ng, Ng Khai/NGenius/Esprint President, writer and blogger, after writing for more than 20 years have found a new creative outlet to express ideas through a new comic strip. After years of observing and reading about hundreds of companies in various situations as they resolve office politics, and relationships, he has assembled some of his ... More About: Comic , Main , Stores , Strip
its NGenius 33 - And then There are those that are Clueless
2008-02-06 06:55:00 Advertisement: HRRAC - Your Guide to Cebu Cebu Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants Association of Cebu More About: Main , Clueless
RP top horsemen to converge in ?grander? Kabayo Festival
2008-02-05 04:54:00 A grander Kabayo Festival , which has been renamed to the ?Governor’s Cup 2008,? will come off the wraps on February 15 at the Mandaue Reclamation Area beside the Cebu Doctor’s University campus. Antonio V. Quisumbing, director of the Cebu Equine Owners, Breeders and Sportsmen Association (Ceobsa), said the event will be bigger this year with the ... More About: Events , Main , Converge , Horsemen
Theme parks in Cebu
2008-02-04 04:26:00 CEBU can maximize its potential as a leisure destination in Asia if it has more entertainment facilities, such as theme parks, a tourism official said. Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 Director Patria Aurora Roa said the presence of family-oriented theme parks, like Hong Kong Disneyland, would entice the market for leisure-seeking tourists. More… Advertisement: Interested in ... More About: Main , Theme Parks , Cebu , Theme , Parks
Osmeņa eyes lighthouse in SRP
2008-02-04 04:21:00 Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeņa said he plans to build a lighthouse off the coast of the South Road Properties (SRP) as new landmark with the lower portion used as a worship area for Muslims. ?It will have to look very Cebuano… It will not be an eyesore,? Osmeņa said. ?We need to create an icon for ... More About: Eyes , Main , Cebu , Lighthouse
Cebuano paralympians bag 2 silvers, 2 bronzes
2008-02-01 04:55:00 CEBUANO paralympians Arnold Balais and Roselyn Ocampo won two silvers and two bronze medals each in the 4th Para Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Games in Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand. The RP Team finished in fifth place overall with 19 gold medals, 21 silvers and 21 bronze medals and fell one notch lower from its ... More About: Main , Recreation , Cebuano
Philippine?s oldest house found in Cebu
2008-01-30 04:35:00 An old warehouse is one of the last places you will expect to find a national treasure. Philippine businessman Jaime Sy never thought there was something special about the four-decade-old warehouse owned by his family in Cebu . That is, not until he noticed a 40-centimetre plaque on a wall inside the building. He said, ‘For old houses, they ... More About: House , Main
NGenius starts new Comic Strip - Its NGenius
2008-01-30 03:08:00 Wilson Ng, Ng Khai/NGenius/Esprint President, writer and blogger, after writing for more than 20 years have found a new creative outlet to express ideas through a new comic strip. After years of observing and reading about hundreds of companies in various situations as they resolve office politics, and relationships, he has assembled some of his ... More About: Business , Comic , Main , Strip
Guam and Cebu to become ?sister-cities?
2008-01-25 04:40:00 Pacific Daily News Lt. Gov. Mike Cruz has entered Guam into a sister-city relationship with the city of Cebu , Philippines. Cruz signed the accord with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia when he was in Cebu Jan. 19. The two governments agree to carry out exchanges benefiting the commercial, agricultural, scientific, technological, cultural, educational, athletic and employment interests of ... More About: Cities , Main , Sister
Cebu?s sister city wants more collaboration
2008-01-25 04:03:00 The mayor of Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, yesterday told Cebu City that he was interested in collaborating to enhance the two cities? ties. Mayor Theo Weeterings, who spoke before the Cebu City Council yesterday, said he was especially interested in extending his city?s help to improve the management of the emergency room of the Cebu City Medical Center ... More About: Main , Sister , Collaboration
Sinulog 2008 Festival Winners
2008-01-22 03:13:00 Lumad Basakanon won first prize for this year’s Sinulog Free Interpretation category. They were followed by the municipality of Carmen, Alikaraw Organization of Hilongos, Leyte, Tribu Iliganon of Iligan City, and Tribu Pintaflores of San Carlos City. Read the complete story here.. You can find more of the Sinulog pictures here.. Advertisement: HRRAC - Your Guide to Cebu Cebu ... More About: Events , Main , Festival , Winners
Fiesta crowds outlast rains
2008-01-21 07:48:00 CEBU?S twin fiesta celebrations stretched over 14 hours with no major snags, and even the only thing organizers couldn?t control?bad weather?failed to drive the crowds away. No major alarms disrupted the religious and cultural activities, from Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal?s mass at 6 a.m. to the end of the Sinulog grand parade at 7:30 p.m. ?It?s terrific, ... More About: Events , Main , Cebu , Fiesta
Cebu?s Sinulog grand parade draws thousands
2008-01-21 07:48:00 Thousands of spectators trooped to the streets as early as 8 a.m. on Sunday as over 137 participating contingents, including dance troupes, floats, puppeteers and higantes (giant parade figures), joined Sunday’s Sinulog Grand Parade . The Sinulog is Cebu City’s biggest annual event, attracting foreign and local tourists. It was scorching hot earlier in the day Sunday and ... More About: Events , Main
Cebu positioning to compete in medical tourism
More articles from this author:2008-01-15 07:19:00 While Cebu has been identified as lead area for the development of the wellness sector, officials here are also positioning the island-province as a premier destination for medical tourism. Wellness and medical tourism, along with the retirement sector, make up the rapidly growing health tourism industry. Government has identified Cebu to lead the wellness thrust because of ... More About: Medical , Medical Tourism , Tourism , Main 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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