Quest Cebu at 11: An honest commitment to sustainability and topnotch service

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 07/02/2023

Cebu’s hospitality industry has weathered insurmountable challenges and literal storms which are enough to push even the established brands to close its doors.  But with leaders who can think quickly on their feet and a labor force…

Bell + Amadeus: Where every dish is a conversation piece 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 06/30/2023

“Choose a corner table please,” I asked my colleague James when he entered Bell + Amadeus on a sleepy Thursday morning.  The request sprung from a habit that I sort of acquired from my Italian-American husband. Mr.…

Drag Me To Quest: Pride month shines with creative performances, powerful advocacy

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 06/29/2023

There was a distinct sparkle in the eyes of host-actress Badidi Labra when she interviewed drag queen Piayuuh after a performance that had everyone on their feet, cheering and clapping for her rendition of Gloc-9/Ebe Dancel’s “Sirena.”…

FIGURE OUT: Sio Montera navigates life’s many paths in 28th abstract art exhibit

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 06/01/2023

Perhaps the most common misconception about abstract art is that the painter, in his non-sober state, gathers a bucketful of paint, splashes it on the unsuspecting canvas, and then, et voilà, out comes art. It is this…

Lataban Estates: Liloan’s redefinition of premium living, privileged lifestyle

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/29/2023

The northern Cebu town of Liloan once again proved its place as the country’s model for suburban progress with the launching of a premium lot-only residential development called Lataban Estates. Homegrown Cebuano company Duros Land Properties Inc.…

SGB offers free rides for Santo Niño devotees

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alexane Gallon remembers joining the solemn foot procession as a six-year-old child with her grandmother, Josefina. “No matter how crowded the streets are, di man gubot ang mga tawo (people are not rowdy),”…

Duros Development Corp., Chinese firm win P2-B Mactan-Cebu secondary airport runway project

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/04/2020

LILOAN, Cebu, Philippines— The consortium of Cebu-based company, Duros Development Corp. (DDC), and China Construction First Group won the bid for the construction of the secondary parallel runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport with a total project cost of P2.078 billion.…

Catriona Gray shows its cool to hang out with your parents

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray’s Instagram account is full of pictures of her artistic and modelling endeavors now that she is officially back in the Philippines and done with her beauty queen duties.…

Getting your child in school mode after a long break

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/04/2020

January 2 may have been the first day that majority work force got back to  their daily grind but January 6 is when pandemonium will really break lose.  Traffic situation in northern Cebu, particularly in the towns…

Kim Chiu remembers the decade that was

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano actress/host Kim Chiu celebrated the rest of the holiday season in Italy, Czech Republic and Switzerland with boyfriend, Xian Lim. In her Instagram account @chinitaprinces, Chiu shared photos of her travel around…

Beauty queens reflect on lessons learned in 2019; hopeful for 2020 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —As the pageant that brought them together is ushering in a new chapter, these Binibining Pilipinas beauty queens Batch of 2019 wrote down the important lessons they learned from last year and how much…

Solenn Heussaff gives birth to baby girl

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino-French model/actress/artist Solenn Heussaff gave birth to her firstborn with husband Nico Bolzico on the first day of 2020. Heussaff posted a photo of herself with Bolzico in what appears to be a…

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