Relax hotel rate hikes

Marites Villamor Ilano, Vanessa Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/11/2015

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…

Rama backs traffic board, wants private sector head

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/12/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama supported a proposal by Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district to create a traffic board for Metro Cebu. But Rama said it’s better if the board chairman is from the private…

‘Suroy-Suroy’ tour impresses visiting diplomats

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/10/2015

VISITING ambassadors, consuls general and their families have nothing but praises for Cebu and the “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo” tour in the south. Chicago Consul General of the Philippines Generoso D.G. Calonge said the tour will be “very difficult…

Visiting envoys impressed with Cebu

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/08/2015

SOME visiting diplomats and their families were impressed with what they have seen in Cebu on their first day here. “Cebu definitely looks better than Manila,” said Doreen Flippin, a member of the 10th Ambassadors, Consuls General…

Heavy traffic in Cebu today for US envoys

Joana Belsonda, Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/07/2015

THE riding public can expect heavy traffic  in Metro Cebu today with tour buses and vehicles bringing   participants of the  10th Ambassadors, Consul Generals and Tourism Directors Tour (ACGTD) in parts of Cebu City, Mandaue City and…

SANDUGO FESTIVAL

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/06/2015

Tourists expected to flock to Bohol THE Department of Tourism (DOT) expects tourists to visit Bohol for the Sandugo Festival later this month despite the red tide alert, an official said. The festival, set for July 22…

Rama attends Catbalogan city mayor’s SOCA

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/18/2015

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama made time to fly to  Catbalogan City  to attend its  8th Charter Day celebration last Tuesday. He was one  of the special guests who received a plaque of appreciation on behalf of …

Six Cebu towns among most visited in Central Visayas

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/08/2015

Six municipalities in Cebu province were among the top tourist destinations in Central Visayas in the municipality category in 2014, according to the Department of Tourism. San Remigio town in northern Cebu was the second most visited…

Green restrooms, info centers in Cebu

Norman V. Mendoza 01/21/2015

Green restrooms and Tourism Information Centers will soon be built in selected areas in Cebu following an agreement signed between five Cebu mayors and the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) last Saturday. TIEZA chief Mark…

Fleeting celebration

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/14/2014

One bit of good news that came like a bit of fresh air but did not quite get rid of the collective resentment over the pork barrel, Malampaya fund scam and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), is…

DOT to pay for shipment of Lapu statue

Aileen Garcia-Yap 07/04/2014

The Department of Tourism (DOT) will pay for the transfer of the 40-foot bronze statue of Datu Lapu-Lapu from the  Rizal Park in Manila  to Cebu. Regional tourism  director Rowena Montecillo said she already received a directive…

DPWH 7 aims to pave all roads, tourist routes

06/25/2014

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 is speeding up  work on national roads to meet its target to pave all national roads in the region before 2016. DPWH 7 Regional Director Ador Canlas yesterday…

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