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IT WAS a grand reception hosted by Consul General Shi Yong to celebrate the 69th found anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, at the grand ballroom of the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. The occasion served as…
I WAS away for three weeks, in Spain, with my son Jimmy. We spent all the time in Zaragoza to attend the festivities of Our Lady of Pilar, and to touch base with relatives and friends. Here…
THE NUTCRACKER ballet will be presented in Cebu by Balletcenter, SM Seaside Cebu and the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. Playdates are Nov. 3, Saturday, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 4, Sunday, at 3 p.m., at the main…
THE PHOTO on this page today was taken in Cebu in 1935. It was located at Plaza Hamabar in front to the Cathedral. The house was lived in by my grandparents Bartolome and Eva Picornell. The…
I THOUGHT I had lost them, and in a way, I had. A pile of photo albums in storage had been attacked by termites, and most of the photos had long been obliterated. Except for some, which,…
IT’S BEEN a while since the Cebu City Cultural and Historical Commission (CHAC) has had a meeteing, so I called the office and was told that there could well be on Monday, May 7, or next Monday,…
EVERYONE knows that what for 20 years was the Marriott Hotel at Cebu Business Park will have its reincarnation as the Seda Ayala Center Cebu Hotel. The intense transformation is ongoing at what seems breathless pace, all…
AH, the music! someone exclaimed. Ah, the food! Michel Lhuillier countered, very much into his roleas the Baili Delegue in the Philippines for La Chaine des Rotisseurs. This was at the latest gala on La Chaine’s Cebu…
THE MARCO Polo Plaza Hotel ushered in the year of the Earth Dog with the usual pageantry—firecrackers, zymbals, and clamgor galore the night of Feb. 15, eve of the actual Chinese New Year. There was general manager…
MARIBAGO Bluewater in Mactan is a paradise in itself, the demesne of the prominent Alegrado family. It even has a private island in the sun, and moon, and not just a sand bar. This natural scenery was…
RUSTAN’S The Beauty Source launched its Beautiful You campaign the afternoon they held a gathering of Cebu’s most beautiful women to mark the second season of The Beauty Addict. Of course, it was held at the first…
DURING the last Christmas season, we had the opportunity of enjoying the exquisite Chinese cuisine of the Tsay Cheng restaurant. All three occasions were held in private rooms, with impeccable service. First it was Ambassador Francisco Benedicto…
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