Midwest Cebu pitches eco-tours

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/05/2016

Five community-based ecotourism projects are set to be launched this year, showing midwest Cebu’s less-known attractions in canyoneering, river cruises, mountain trails, dolphin-watching and local food tasting. Local governments of Aloguinsan, Alegria, Asturias, Balamban, and Tabuelan presented…

The fight for a sustainable future

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/06/2015

Looking at the solitary figure of an artisanal fisherfolk in his banca, somewhere in the Cebu portion of Tañon Strait, I tried to imagine what his thoughts were. Is he hopeful of a good catch? Is he…

Capitol sets aside P13.5M budget for tourism infra

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/29/2015

About P13.5 million worth of infrastructure projects will be allocated by the province to develop tourist destinations in midwest Cebu. Provincial Information Officer Ethel Natera said Gov. Hilario Davide III and Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale will review…

Boy dies, pregnant mother injured in road accident

Apple Ta-as 08/26/2015

A two-year-old boy was killed while his pregnant mother was injured by a tree that fell down after it was hit by heavy equipment in Aloguinsan town, southwest Cebu. Police identified the fatality as Danix Gonzaga Abendan.…

Aloguinsan ecotourism groups trained to promote town

08/17/2015

Four ecotourism groups in Aloguinsan town, northwest Cebu are now ready to move to the digital space after attending the Panalo Community Training sponsored by Talk ‘N Text (TNT) and organized by Grassroots Travel, a local company…

Jobs in countryside seen to address mendicancy problem

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/06/2015

If there were more jobs in  the countryside, this would wipe out the problem of mendicants in urban areas for good, especially in Cebu City. “Not only mendicants but also migrants,” said Roselyn Zosa, head of the…

Church probes priest over molestation claims

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/22/2015

THE Archdiocese of Cebu will investigate claims that a priest  molested a 17-year-old female choir member inside the parish convent in Aloguinsan town last December. Pending results of the investigation, Fr. Prudencio Operiano will continue performing his…

Forum urges LGUs to enroll in Kalahi

07/17/2015

LOCAL chief executives and representatives of the different municipalities in Central Visayas recently attended a forum on Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Participants were given the chance to enroll in…

Eco-tourism push in midwest Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/16/2015

The provincial government is launching a community based eco-tourism project in five towns and one city in midwest Cebu. Joselito “Boboi” Costas, Capitol adviser on tourism product development, said the Cebu Community-Based Midwest Eco-Tourism Project advocates the…

Province to develop more tourist spots

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/07/2015

Bojo River, Aguinid Falls eyed The Cebu Provincial government is planning to develop another community-based tourist destination in the province. Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale, chairman of the committee on Tourism, said the committee already met with Gov.…

Children explore Cebu’s ‘Little Baguio’

PR 06/03/2015

  The “I See Kids Tours” project of the Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (DACF) brought children to the two tourist destinations in Cebu — barangay Mantalongon, also known as the ‘Little Baguio and vegetable basket’ in Dalaguete…

Children explore Cebu’s south with RAFI’s I See Kids Tours

PR 06/02/2015

Through the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.-Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund, children got to visit two tourist destinations of Cebu last April. Under the auspice of RAFI-DACF’s Community Based Immersion Program for Children (CBIPC), the I See Kids Tours…

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