Warm airport welcome for balikbayans: Rondalla songs, native leis, giveaways

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lorna Cabrera has a list of what she wants to eat in the two weeks that she will be in Cebu.  On top of the list of what she refers to as native…

Plastic bag of hospital waste also found in Barangay Mactan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hospital wastes, which have been found floating off the seas of four barangays in Lapu-Lapu City, have also been recovered at Barangay Mactan. This brings the number of barangays in Lapu-Lapu City to…

Mactan an apple of investors’ eyes: Developers like AppleOne Properties Inc. are eyeing investments in Mactan; the firm will launch 5 projects worth P8B in Cebu next year, 3 of them in Mactan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/14/2018

Whether residential or commercial, developers continue to eye Mactan Island for investments in the property sector. Among those who remain bullish in this area is homegrown developer AppleOne Properties, Inc. which is eyeing to launch at least…

Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa resplendent at 25

Toni Pino-Oca 11/27/2018

SHANGRI-LA’S Mactan Resort & Spa marked their 25th year with a gala affair worthy of the Red Carpet. The Silver Anniversary started with Welcome Cocktails at the Ocean Pavilion where guests, dressed to the nines, were treated…

Paz orders price monitoring at Mactan sutukil

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 11/18/2018

Following reports of overpricing at the newly reopened Larsian in Cebu City, Mayor Paz Radaza also ordered price monitoring on sutukil restaurants in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City. Radaza said she also plans of asking the City Council…

Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu is the ultimate champion of “Chef Wars” at the National Food Showdown

PR 11/09/2018

Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu brought prestige and honor to the Visayas region as its team won Champion of the “Chef Wars” grand finals, the main event at the recently concluded National Food Showdown in Manila. The…

Mactan airport on heightened alert

Jose Santino S. Bunachita and Norman V. Mendoza 10/30/2018

With an expected influx of passengers going home for the All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day, the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is already on heightened alert. The MCIA Authority has implemented Oplan Ligtas Byahe starting…

Mactan: Metro Cebu’s emerging business hub

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/26/2018

Cebu-Cordova bridge project attracting investors as offshore gaming ops fuel demand for residential projects in this Cebu island Mactan Island continues to transform into a major business district in Cebu. With its white sand beaches, the growing…

Rescue operation after landslide may be unsafe, says PAGASA Mactan

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/20/2018

The weather state bureau in Mactan has observed that the occasional downpour brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) had caused the landslide in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City on Thursday morning (September 20). Weather Specialist Romeo Aguirre…

Interior designer finds niche turning scraps into treasures

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 09/16/2018

Other people’s scraps can really be other people’s treasure. Who knows the shells from restaurants that are usually just thrown away can be turned into not just fashionable, but luxurious jewelry? Susanne Verallo, 30, does this with…

PAGASA Mactan: Cebu to experience cloudy weather

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/30/2018

Cebu will continue to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers in the next few days as a result of localized thunderstorm. This was disclosed by Van Singson of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services…

Registration for Gaisano Capital Anniversary Run now ongoing

PR 08/28/2018

THE GAISANO Capital Group of Companies opened its registration for this year’s second fun run dubbed The Gaisano Capital Anniversary Run. Taking place on September 15, 2018, the event is part of Gaisano Capital Group of Companies’…

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