Floods and traffic

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/03/2017

Heavy rains poured and major thoroughfares were flooded as delegates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit meetings arrived in Cebu on Monday for a week-long gathering. But the knee-deep floods which covered several streets…

Airport personnel not off the hook yet

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/27/2017

AN airport personnel’s bid to contest his indictment was denied by the Office of the Ombudsman. On June 30, 2016, Albert Payusan Barliso, former acting customs examiner assigned at the Mactan Cebu International Airport, was indicted after…

More direct Cebu–China flights in 2017

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/18/2017

Tourism and business opportunities await Cebu as more direct flights are launched from China to the southern Philippine province in 2017. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in a statement quoting Xiamen Air Travel general manager Deng…

Balikbayans start arriving for Sinulog

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/11/2017

The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) on Wednesday officially welcomed balikbayans from the US that came home for Sinulog activities this week. Nine returning overseas Filipinos first arrived past 8:30 a.m. at the Mactan Cebu-International…

Young Teachers’ Boot Camp

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/06/2017

Happy New Year! By the time this column goes to print, I am already at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) waiting for my flight to Manila. I was selected to be one of the 80-plus young…

Capitol ready to extend aid to typhoon victims in Luzon

Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/26/2016

The Cebu provincial government is ready to extend relief assistance to storm-ravaged areas in Luzon, a Capitol official said. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., head of the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), said they are…

Airport, north bus terminal brace for influx of passengers

Norman V. Mendoza 12/23/2016

AN influx of passengers at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and in bus terminal is expected starting today as people will rush home to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones. Malou Mozo, GMR Megawide Cebu Airport communications…

Lapu-Lapu City will be spruced up for Miss U

Norman V. Mendoza 12/21/2016

LAPU-LAPU City is now sprucing up its major thoroughfares in a beautification project that will ensure a good impression from visitors expected to flock to the city for the swimwear presentation of the Miss Universe contest, which…

Developer eyes tourists market for 23-storey hotel

Dominic D. Yasay 12/18/2016

A LOCAL hotel developer is looking at getting a bigger share of tourists in Cebu and is trying to make Mandaue City the next central business district in Metro Cebu with its latest 23-storey hotel project called…

Biz heads see airport improvements to continue despite GM change

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/12/2016

LOCAL business leaders are optimistic that improvements on the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will continue even as the facility’s general manager will be replaced this week. Gordon Alan Joseph, president of the Cebu Business Club (CBC), said…

‘Serging sowed seeds of Cebu’s economic growth’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/04/2016

Sergio “Serging” Osmeña Jr.’s legacy as a visionary leader is seen in the many projects he pursued which were instrumental in shaping Cebu into an economic powerhouse in the country. During yesterday’s commemoration of Serging’s 100th birth…

Man caught carrying marijuana at airport

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/24/2016

A 33-year-old man was detained for possessing 2.4 grams of crushed, dried marijuana leaves inside his luggage at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Wednesday. Personnel of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) of the MCIA…

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