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Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Monday reminded the government not to be ashamed of mendicants but to sincerely assist them. The prelate said it was proper to reach out to people who dwell on the streets and…
APEC rates are ‘market-driven’, say international hotels in Cebu Some APEC-venue international hotels in Cebu increased their rates in time for this month’s hosting of economic and trade meetings, a hike they don’t plan to roll back.…
ROOM rates shoot up twice their level in some Cebu City hotels if you book a reservation during meeting dates of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015. Cebu Daily News went on line and made phone…
Cebu gov’t, chamber leaders appeal for restraint in APEC season Cebu city and province top officials yesterday added their voices to an appeal for hotels to “temper” a rate increase for accommodations timed for APEC meetings in…
The national organizing committee of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should sit down with Cebu hotel managers to resolve the issue of expensive room rates. “I think the organizing committee has to coordinate with hotels na…
DFA official laments ‘expensive’ hotel rooms in Cebu A call to unite Cebu behind the successful hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in August to October came with an unexpected lament. Why are hotels…
Foreign affairs Undersecretary Laura del Rosario said APEC delegates are complaining to her office about jacked up hotel rates in Cebu that have gone up 120 percent from published rates. She appealed to the Department of Tourism…
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…
Government agencies are working together to show visiting high-level officials from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies that Cebu is a work-and-play destination. Joel Garganera, vice president of the Liga ng mga Barangay in Cebu City, said…
OFF THE STREETS Beggars, vagrants and night dwellers in the streets of Cebu City will be rounded up by the city government starting Aug. 14. The roundup which starts at 10 p.m. will be done a week…
Local chief executives and police chiefs of Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Cebu cities have promised not to round up street children to hide them from the delegates of the high-level APEC meetings later this month. “We will face…
The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) noticed that on the second day of the implementation of the one-way traffic scheme in the city, traffic flow was smoother. The scheme was first implemented last Wednesday and four…
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