DOT-7: Pinoy martial arts evolving into a strong tourism product

Doris C. Bongcac 08/14/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu —  Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) is now fast becoming a strong tourism product with great potentials, the Department of Tourism – Central Visayas (DOT-7) said. In fact, Central Visayas “has gained unprecedented popularity as…

Casa Gorordo Museum to reopen in October with a new look

Doris C. Bongcac 08/13/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Casa Gorordo Museum that closed in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions will again open its doors in October 2022. But before that, the museum, which is considered as a National Historical Landmark and…

Minglanilla’s new command center uses facial, plate recognition cameras

Doris C. Bongcac 08/07/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — ​ The Municipality of Minglanilla launched its new Minglanilla Traffic Command Center (Mitcom) that is equipped with facial and plate recognition features being used in some of its cameras. Minglanilla, a first class…

Bea Alonzo cast in international film ‘1521: The Battle of Mactan’

Doris C. Bongcac 08/06/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Actress Bea Alonzo stars in an international film,“1521: The Battle of Mactan,” that will tell the story of “Didi” or “Diwata” who fell in love with a Ferdinand Magellan’s handsome translator. US-based Filipino…

PhilHealth extends dialysis coverage from 90 to 144 sessions this year

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is increasing its coverage for outpatients undergoing hemodialysis from 90 to a maximum of 144 sessions this year. Under Circular 2022-0017 that was published on August 3 and…

BOC Port of Cebu breaks record anew: Collects P4 B in July

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – For the first time, the Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu earned a total of P4 billion in revenues in just one month. For July 2022, the Port of Cebu earned a total…

JO from Barili, Cebu positive for drug use, risks termination

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A job order (JO) employee assigned at the Municipal Social Welfare Office in Barili, Cebu tested positive for illegal drug use and risks termination from service. The municipal government said in a statement…

Alcover eyes grant of ‘full scholarship’ to students taking agriculture-related courses

Doris C. Bongcac 07/25/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A Cebu City Councilor is pushing for the grant of “full scholarship” to residents who will take up agriculture-related courses in college. If approved, the draft ordinance called “Agriculture Scholar Ordinance sa Sugbo”…

Zamboanguita, Dauin to host 2022 Dive7 Festival

Doris C. Bongcac 07/24/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – International and local scuba divers and enthusiasts are expected to convene in the municipalities of Zamboanguita and Dauin in Negros Oriental for another big dive scheduled from July 28 to 31, 2022. And…

Villar: P32 per kilo of rice possible, not P20

Doris C. Bongcac 07/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Plans to bring down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is very difficult to do. What is more feasible is to bring this down to at least P32 per kilo, said…

Negros Oriental offers farm-work-fitness experience to visiting tourists

Doris C. Bongcac 06/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) and the province of Negros Oriental are offering a different kind of tourism experience with its farm-work-fitness tour that will include a visit to a…

Frasco couple enjoys landslide win in May 9 polls

Doris C. Bongcac 05/11/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Representative Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco of the 5th district of Cebu earned another three years in office. Frasco won by over 100,000 votes in Monday’s (May 9, 2022) elections, which is triple his…

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