Miss U and the whales in Oslob

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/14/2016

To be featured during the Miss Universe pageant next year would have brought a huge impact on the tourism industry in Oslob, southern Cebu, but recent developments have made that a less likely prospect. Oslob Mayor Jun…

DOT exec: Oslob may be out of Miss U show

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/13/2016

Whale shark watching in Oslob town in southern Cebu may not be included in the final show of the Miss Universe pageant, which will involve 90 candidates. Tourism Undersecretary Katherine de Castro said that they are considering…

Miss U candidates fall in love with Cebu mangoes

Apple Ta-as 12/13/2016

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—If there is something Miss Universe candidates love about Cebu, it is the mango. Five candidates expressed their loves for Cebu mangoes during a news conference at JPark Island Resort and Waterpark in Lapu-Lapu on…

Netizens raise concerns over exploitation of whale sharks

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 12/12/2016

As the ten Miss Universe candidates accompanied by 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach tour Cebu today, concerns have been raised over one of the activities scheduled — swimming with the whale sharks in Oslob town, some 130…

Exec says Miss U activities prove Cebu safe

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2016

THE fact that Miss Universe organizers pushed through with its activities in southern Cebu despite a travel advisory issued last month shows how safe the area really is, a tourism official said. “US advisory or no advisory,…

Twenty years of legal alternatives for women center

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/07/2016

Law Center Inc. last Monday, December 5, had its general assembly. Clients, members and partners (Kaabag, Zonta, Sidlak, Kahupayan) actively celebrated its 20th year of growing and learning with women: listening to women, providing legal services, linking…

Show of force by military, police in two Cebu towns

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles 11/29/2016

FOUR navy vessels and at least two helicopters patrolled the towns of Argao and Oslob in southern Cebu and Dumaguete City in Negros Occidental while Central Command and police personnel set up sea blockades in the mainland…

Touching people

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/19/2016

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) celebrated its 50th anniversary of embarking on programs and projects that aim to touch the lives and shape the future of people in its partner communities through its seven programs: Integrated…

Tourists still visit Oslob, south Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 11/06/2016

Tourists continue to arrive in towns of Oslob and Santander in southern Cebu despite the US Embassy advisory warning American citizens to avoid the southern part of Cebu for the supposed presence of terrorist groups with plans…

Noble warns against false FB reports on kidnappings in southern Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 11/06/2016

The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) denied reports currently circulating on social media that there were kidnapping incidents in two towns in the south. CPPO director Senior Insp. Eric Noble, speaking to reporters during his visit to…

Tour operators assured amid US travel advisory

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/05/2016

IT’S business as usual for tourist destinations in southern Cebu despite a recent warning by the US Embassy in Manila regarding kidnapping threats in the area, a tourism official said. Judy Gabato, officer-in-charge of the regional Department…

SECURITY UPPED IN SOUTH CEBU

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 11/04/2016

Better safe than sorry. Amid calls by law enforcement authorities for people to stay calm, government officials in Cebu don’t want to take chances and have stepped up security measures in southern Cebu. Cebu City Mayor Tomas…

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