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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,…
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…
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…
“GLORIA is coming, Gloria is coming, “Carmen Campbell had announced to all and sundry a month before that former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was coming to Cebu with husband Mike Arroyo on a private visit. Carmen mobilized…
THE RADISSON Blu Hotel lit up its towering (32 feet high) Christmas tree last Nov. 10 with guests of honor Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III and his wife Jobel Angan Davide. With them were SM hotels and…
VOLKSWAGEN Philippines brought to Cebu its Child Safety Initiative (CSI), launched on a Saturday morning, Oct. 15, at Robinsons Galleria in Cebu. The formal ceremony to open the event was attended by Ren Dumaraos, Volkswagen Cebu’s branch…
PHILIPPINE Ballet’s star sister act Candice and Carissa Adea were at Cebu Centre for Dance (CCD) on October 21–23 for a three-day workshop on classical ballet and contemporary dance. The workshop was open to all ballet schools.…
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