96 couples say ‘I do’ in Fort San Pedro on PAG-IBIG day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Glowing brides line up along the aisle as one by one they walk up to their smiling grooms surrounded by the antique ambiance of the Fort San Pedro. The Fort may be a…

Visit these places this Sinulog week before Cebu gets crowded

Immae Lachica 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— It is going to rain people on the roads of Cebu City on Sunday, January 19, the Sinulog Grand Parade. If you are already in Cebu before Sunday, then take advantage of less crowded…

Fort San Pedro: A showcase of Christmas spirit and history

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fort San Pedro has seen 454 Christmases since it was built by the Spanish conquistadors in 1565. Being the first fort in the country, its walls witnessed history firsthand and remains to be…

Heritage Walk to link historical sites in Cebu City – Cobonpue

Rosalie Abatayo 11/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — About two kilometers of road in Cebu City’s downtown area will be transformed into a heritage pathway covering historical sites from Fort San Pedro to the Casa Gorordo Museum in Barangay Parian. Internationally…

DOT-7 conducts walking tour training for accredited guides in Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 09/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Accredited guides in Cebu had the chance to update their skills on Wednesday, September 18, as the Department of Tourism (DOT) conducted at walking tour training in a bid to improve their skills…

SILOY IS WATCHING: Fort San Pedro is now clean

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The walkway is now visible, the grass looks green and alive, and the monument now towers with pride. This is how Fort San Pedro, Cebu City’s iconic fortress, looks after the Department of…

Unsightly garbage dumped outside centuries-old Fort San Pedro

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines ―The city’s garbage problem has now affected a historical landmark. Mounds of garbage were dumped and uncollected outside Fort San Pedro located along A. Pigafetta Street. Photos of the ghastly sight is making the…

Skate park soon to rise near Fort San Pedro

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/18/2018

THE skateboarding community in Cebu City has more reasons to be happy. This after the Cebu City Government announced the construction of a skate park in a lot behind Fort San Pedro. Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr., Deputy…

Cebu inches towards full recovery three years after

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/14/2016

Stone after stone, brick by brick, the road to recovery from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake which jolted Central Philippines on October 15, 2013, was slow but sure. In its epicenter, Bohol, the energy released by the powerful earthquake,…

Learning from Spain

Jobers R. Bersales 11/26/2015

Madrid, Spain — During the past two weeks I have been observing how the Spanish cities I have been privileged to visit here have harnessed whatever means they have to welcome as many tourists as the entire…

Fort San Pedro, Magellan’s marker restored

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 10/28/2015

  The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will now focus on the restoration of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño following the completion of the Fort San Pedro and Magellan’s marker. The commission yesterday turned over…

APEC delegates: We’ll visit Cebu again with friends

Nestle L. Semilla, Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/11/2015

As the 9th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting (TMM9) winds down,   several delegates said they would  return to Cebu with friends in the not too distant future. “The culture here and the people are lovely. I would love…

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