BULLISH IN 2017

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/31/2016

CEBU’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (FIRST OF THREE PARTS) Amid a backdrop of turbulence in the country’s political arena as well as an international backlash on the Duterte administration’s brutal war against drugs, the business community is unaffected and…

‘Sunday Beauty Queen’ marks milestone in MMFF 2016; wins Best Picture

Apple Ta-as 12/30/2016

FOR the first time in 40 years, a documentary won on its debut at this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). “Sunday Beauty Queen,” the only documentary film to be included in the MMFF history, brought home…

Full-service terminal set to operate in Bogo City next year

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/22/2016

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), the development arm of Robinsons Corp., has recently committed to the City of Bogo and its constituents to construct a full-service Transport Terminal that is set to operate next year. Located in Cayang,…

Tourist surge in 2017 seen

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/18/2016

DOT chief urges stakeholders to build more hotels and resorts There is a need to build more hotels and resorts in the country especially since more tourists are expected to visit the Philippines in 2017. Tourism Secretary…

Capitol to launch tourism education program

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/16/2016

The Cebu provincial government will be launching a tourism education program next year, an initiative that will delve on the benefits as well as negative impacts of tourism to communities. Joselito “Boboi” Costas, provincial tourism chief, said…

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…

PB OKs deal to bring P7.5M to two towns

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/12/2016

Two towns in the province of Cebu will get a boost in their tourism industry once funds worth P7.5 million for the building of tourist information centers will be released. This developed after the Cebu Provincial Board…

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,…

Selling Negros Or., Siquijor

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/08/2016

New CV Tourism chief to focus on promoting emerging destinations in these two provinces Emerging destinations in Negros Oriental and Siquijor can expect a boost in visitor arrivals as the new Central Visayas Tourism chief is bent…

Chan: Chance to serve ma’s place

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/08/2016

THE New Central Visayas Tourism chief accepted his new post because it was an opportunity to serve the place where his mother came from. Catalino Chan III, new Department of Tourism in Central Visayas director, cited this…

New CV tourism head urged: Continue former director’s programs

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/03/2016

TOURISM stakeholders in Cebu welcomed the appointment of a new regional tourism chief and called for the continuity of programs implemented in the previous administration. Edilberto Mendoza, president of the Cebu Association of Tour Operators, said he…

Eco-cultural tour

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/03/2016

I heard about how the Bojo River in Aloguinsan has been transformed into an eco-cultural tourist destination about seven years back but never had a chance to go. At the “Reconsolidation of CSO / Private Sector Participation…

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