Typhoon in Palawan; Water Expo in Spain

Jaime Picornell 07/09/2016

IN JUNE 2008 Philippine Airlines (PAL) took a group of Cebu media to Puerto Princesa in Palawan to inaugurate service from Cebu. We were escorted by PAL’s Vice President for Communications Rolly Estabillo and PAL’s Mactan Airport…

‘Ramblings of the Heart’

Jaime Picornell 07/07/2016

IGNITE Your Senses—that is the come-on of the KA YU kitchen and bar which opens on July 13 at 6 p.m. at 32 Sanson by Rockwell in Lahug. “Ramblings of the Heart”— that’s a book of poems…

The King of Swaziland

Jaime Picornell 07/02/2016

ON September 11, 2007 Silkair invited a group of Cebu media to join a media group of Manila for a trip to Kerala in southern India. Silkair’s manager in Cebu Kum Hoong Kong and Rita Dy of…

Vivina’s transcontinental dinner

Jaime Picornell 07/01/2016

FIFTY guests, mostly from the pharmaceutical and medical industry attended “Come Dine With Me” at the Sampaguita ballroom of the Cebu City Marriott Hotel. The menu was transcontinental, ideated by Dr. Vivina Chiu Yrastorza in collaboration with…

In the calendar

Jaime Picornell 06/30/2016

AS we write this on June 23, in  the calendar are the following events: Today (June 30) is the formal oathtaking of Governor Hilario Davide III and Vice Governor Agnes A. Magpale at 10 a.m., at the…

All that Glitters – Amanda and Cacay

Jaime Picornell 06/26/2016

ALL that Glitters is not just gold for Amanda Luym and her cousin Cacay Moras-Server. It could be sterling silver, as is, or plated with 24-karat gold, or any of the metals rhodium for instance — that…

‘International Night’

Jaime Picornell 06/25/2016

Part 145 IN 2007 Amigos de España en Cebu, presided by Amparito Lhuillier, presented the book “81 Years of Premio Zobel” during a luncheon meeting at the Casino Español de Cebu. The book had been launched in…

A full moon for La Chaine’s white night

Jaime Picornell 06/24/2016

THERE was a full moon sailing on the evening sky turning the sea and everything on sight to silver that night the Crimson Resort in Mactan held a fellowship dinner for the Cebu chapter of La Chaine…

Typhoons and the Asean Summit

Jaime Picornell 06/18/2016

In September 2006, Rafaelita Pelaez invited me to Manila to attend the piano concert of her son Rudolf Golez at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Included with the plane ticket was a voucher to stay…

The Golden Prince inaugural

Jaime Picornell 06/17/2016

THE GOLDEN Prince Hotel and Suites recently celebrated the inauguration of its expanded services. It is located at Acacia Street, corner Archbishop Reyes Avenue. Welcoming the large group of guests were Golden Prince President Benedict Que and…

Peter at 70

Jaime Picornell 06/10/2016

PETER Cullen has just turned 70, but he has the energy that could well be the envy of a 17-year-old, and the joy that goes with youth. To celebrate, Peter and his lovely wife Hermie tossed a…

18 years of Operation Smile

Jaime Picornell 06/08/2016

OPERATION Smile (OS) is once more coming to Cebu to do surgery on children with cleft palates, hare lips, and other facial disfigurements. Doctors, nurses and volunteers are arriving on June 24, billeted at the Bayfront Hotel.…

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