SAROK WEAVING: Preserving the dying industry of Consolacion

Rosalie Abatayo 01/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even without looking, Guillerma Balaba’s hands seem to know where to fit and where to pull the thin bamboo strips as she weaved them to form a layer of sarok. The 78-year-old grandmother,…

Consolacion highlights urban, nature, culture merger in Suroy Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade

Rosalie Abatayo 01/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Urban living and preserving nature could fit in one picture. This was what the town of Consolacion wanted to paint on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, as they hosted the kick off leg of…

Lapu-Lapu gov’t plans to convert Angasil port to tourism port

Futch Anthony Inso 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City Government of Lapu-lapu plans to construct a port dedicated to tourism activities. Eduard Mendez, Lapu-Lapu City Tourism Officer, said that they were planning to convert the Angasil port in Barangay Mactan…

Capitol Tourism Officer assures safety of Cebu’s water adventures

Rosalie Abatayo 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) has assured the public that safety measures are in place in the different water adventure destinations here in the province. PTO Chief Maria Lester Ybañez said tour…

240 participants expected for Suroy Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade

Rosalie Abatayo 01/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Tourism Office will already stop accepting payments for the Northern Escapade package of Suroy Suroy Sugbo on Friday, January 10. The tour, which will cover 15 out of 16 towns in…

Cebu City among Top 100 Destinations in the world 

Morexette Marie Erram 01/06/2020

CEBU City, Philippines—Cebu City is among the Top 100 most visited cities in the world for 2019, according to a report published by Euromonitor International. Cebu City ranked 77th in Euromonitor International’s list of Top 100 destinations…

Recovery continues for Typhoon Ursula victims in northern Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A week after Typhoon Ursula severely damaged parts of northern Cebu, the towns of Medellin and Daanbantayan are determined to recover from the typhoon’s blows and show that they still have a lot…

Tourism officer Ybañez: Suroy Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade minus Danao City

Rosalie Abatayo 01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Suroy-Suroy Sugbo will be going up north this January minus Danao City. Provincial Tourism Officer Maria Lester Ybañez said the city declined to be part of the tour on January 22 to 24,…

Radisson Hotel Group enlarges footprint in PH as part of global expansion

PR 12/08/2019

Radisson Hotel Group continues to expand its footprint across the Philippines as part of “Destination 2022”, its transformational five-year plan, which will consolidate its position as one of the world’s top three hotel companies. Radisson Hotel Group…

Real work starts after Cebu City gets recognition as UNESCO ‘Creative City of Design’

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY—Getting recognized as a creative city of design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is not the ultimate goal for Cebu City’s efforts to get this distinction. Read: Unesco designates Cebu as…

Capitol gives Kawasan Falls tour operators 30 days to clear structures violating easement rule

Rosalie Abatayo 11/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tour operators in Kawasan Falls in Badian have 30 days to tear down their structures that encroach within the 20-meter easement zone. The recent inspection conducted by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources…

Rama to encourage Cebu’s youth to be more creative and innovative

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/31/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said that the city will encourage the youth to be more creative and innovative as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) named Cebu City…

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