Altar table made from wounds of Yolanda

Nestle L. Semilla 01/24/2016

The altar table for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) Pavilion is made of wood from damaged boats and houses destroyed two years ago in the fierce winds and waves of supertyphoon Yolanda Mandaue City furniture maker…

Fake Cobonpue products destroyed

12/15/2015

GLOBALLY famous Filipino designers whose works are being copied illegally are closely watching Kenneth Cobonpue’s efforts at running after unscrupulous businessmen blatantly churning out poor imitations of his own works. Cobonpue—a master furniture and industrial designer whose…

Mandaue display for APEC

11/13/2015

A car made of coco flower stalks, a bench made of “balay sa anay”, and a larger-than-life horse sculpture made of driftwood are some of the products made in Mandaue City that stand out in the World…

Mandaue joins APEC exhibit in Manila

Nestle L. Semilla 11/06/2015

FURNITURE and other products from the #iammandaue shop will be among those featured in an exhibit at the World Trade Center in Manila for visiting leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) next week. Clayton Tugonon, exhibit…

Furniture designers, craft makers in Asean to conduct workshop in Cebu

Aileen Garcia-Yap 09/07/2015

FURNITURE designers and craft makers will converge here in November for a workshop under the Craft Connect Project supported by the German International Cooperation (GIZ). Nelia V. F. Navarro, Creative Cebu Council (CCC) director and Department of…

Export sales decline, but Philexport hopes for recovery in last quarter

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/31/2015

  Export sales were down in the first five months of this year, but Philexport Cebu hopes to recover towards the end of the year. Federico Escalona, Philexport Cebu executive director, said they noticed an increase in…

From Lahug to Hollywood

Aileen Garcia-Yap 03/09/2015

Renowned designer Cobonpue shares story of success at Sun Life  forum     Taking our passion and enjoying what we can do with it can actually help us to achieve whatever it is that we are aiming…

Feathers take flight as a decor trend

AP 01/06/2015

When you think of a feather, what comes to mind? Peacock plumage in flamboyant, iridescent blues? Or maybe a leafy glade full of forest creatures and woodsy hues? The natural beauty and extraordinary variety of bird feathers…

Fire hits furniture shop in Minglanilla; P1M damage pegged

Apple Ta-as 11/12/2014

A fire razed a furniture shop in barangay Tungkil, Minglanilla town at 2:35 a.m., Wednesday. The fire damaged part of the Bon Ace Fashion Tools’ production area and portions of their three-storey building. No one was hurt…

Store manager killed in Maguikay market

Norman V. Mendoza 05/25/2014

A daughter of the owner of a known furniture store was fatally shot in barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City last Friday. Imelda Tio Yu, a resident of Holy Family Town Homes in barangay Maguikay, was shot while aboard…

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