Borne out of sentimentality

08/08/2016

What to make of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to eliminate the Sinulog sa Kabataan, and by extension, reduce the number of contingents in order to move up and end the Sinulog grand parade celebration early…

Tourism exec welcomes news Cebu may host Miss U-related events

Carmel Loise Matus 07/29/2016

THE Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) was elated by the news that Cebu was named among the six places being considered to host Miss Universe-related events outside Metro Manila. Rowena Montecillo, regional director of DOT-7,…

Gruppo Habagat-Paramaount dragon boat team makes waves in Boracay

Rabboni Centino Borbon 05/04/2016

The Gruppo Habagat-Paramaount Dragon Boat Team made ripples in Boracay, recording impressive wins in the recently concluded 10th Boracay International Dragon Boat Festival. Gruppo Habagat-Paramount finished third in the 500-meter small boat race and also finished fourth…

CHAMPIONS AGAIN

John Carlo Villaruel 04/30/2016

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) swept the titles in the 19th Nestea Beach Volleyball tournament held in Boracay. UST’s women’s tandem of Jem Gutierrez and Cebuana Cherry Rondina defeated the University of Mindanao-Tagum (UM-T) in the…

Cebuana Rondina steers UST to Nestea women’s crown anew; USJ-R falls short

John Carlo Villaruel, Jonas N. Panerio 04/30/2016

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) swept the titles in the 19th Nestea Beach Volleyball tournament held in Boracay. UST’s women’s tandem of Jem Gutierrez and Cebuana Cherry Rondina defeated the University of Mindanao-Tagum (UM-T) in the…

USJ-R falls short in Nestea Beach Volley

John Carlo Villaruel 04/30/2016

Reigning Cebu Schools Athletics Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) champions University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) put up a gallant stand but still lost to the University of Sto. Tomas Tigers (UST), 21-11, 21-18, in the finals of the 19th…

Cebu chocolate firm plans overseas expansion

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/18/2015

HOMEGROWN chocolate company Ralfe Gourmet, Inc. is gearing for overseas expansion under its famous commercial brand The Chocolate Chamber (TCC), starting with a boutique in Guam early next year. “We are currently working on licensing (for The…

Anda at the crossroads

Jobers R. Bersales 11/05/2015

The white sands on the beaches of Anda, Bohol are said to be finer than those of Boracay. And resorts are starting to sprout there like mushrooms. And, like Boracay during its “developing” stage in the early…

Company sets aside P1.2B for Mactan resort’s expansion

Aileen Garcia-Yap 09/18/2015

The Uy-led Philippine BXT Corp. has allocated P1.2 billion for the expansion of JPark Island Resort and Waterpark Cebu in Mactan. The company is also setting aside P1 billion for each facility envisioned to rise in Bohol,…

Court solution sought

Norman V. Mendoza 06/28/2015

A stretch of road in barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City derisively dubbed by residents and passersby as “Boracay” due to  a stagnant stretch of water there may soon lose its moniker. The Office of the Building Official (OBO)…

Agoda.com names Shangri-La Boracay as one of the world’s top luxury spa hotels

PR 06/13/2015

MANILA — Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking sites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has named Shangri-La Boracay’s CHI SPA as a standout luxury spa in its annual list of world class hotel spas.…

Scholar’s website wins Startup Weekend

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/10/2015

SCHOLAR’S Field, a website that provides scholars an easier way to search and apply for scholarships in the Philippines, won this year’s Startup Weekend Cebu. In second place was Spend Check, a mobile application designed to aid…

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