Cebu Informer

Update: According to a reliable source, no one actually called the fire station for help during the fire. It just so happened that a nearby fire station was doing their fire drill and noticed thick black smoke coming from Waterfront. Also, the night before the incident, VECO was doing maintenance on the said substation. Haven’t [...]

This is going to be a short and sweet news for all of those monitoring the developments of the campaign trail of all the Presidentiables. Whether you like Villar or not; whether you are going to vote for him or not, I think you’d love to chew on this information: While Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro’s headquarters [...]

Today, Cebu will witness the vocal prowess of one of the Pinoy prides, Arnel Pineda on the much awaited Valentine special here in Cebu City. The venue will be at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. Ticket prices are: VIP               Php 2,000.00 Premium       Php 1,500.00 Deluxe          Php 1,000.00 Patron          Php    800.00 Balcony        [...]

This is the first time I’m gonna be really proud of people in jail. A lot of media publicity has come in Cebu City because of our dancing inmates, and voila, it all reached Michael Jackson’s long-time choreographer Travis Payne who came here to choreograph this video which will be included in the This is [...]

It’s official. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde was pronounced dead in Makati Medical Hospital at 11:51AM today. His wife is now rushing to Mactan International Airport to catch an immediate flight going to Manila. He was earlier reportedly found unconscious in his Malacañang office earlier today, but was later corrected to say that he was found [...]

Yes guys and gals, because Kris Allen will be here in the Philippines, and to be more specific, here in Cebu for a concert! Despite the news that Simon will be leaving American Idol as its most outspoken and harsh judge ever, good news still reigns supreme. Season 8′s Kris Allen will be in Cebu [...]

Or so I’d hope. Anyway, they are going be here in the Philippines. The Backstreet Boys will have a concert on February 27, 2010, Saturday at 8PM at the Araneta Coliseum. Ticket prices are at: Patron VIP (Reserved Seating)  – 4760 Patron (Reserved Seating) – 4280 Lower Box (Reserved Seating) – 3810 Upper Box A [...]

Have you heard? There’s already 1 known casualty from playing Farmville. The above fact was proven by a conversation overheard by my sister-in-law while on the travel from Bohol to Cebu City via Weesam. Actual names withheld to protect their privacy. Guy A: {while so busy clicking his mouse and telling the story} So tragic [...]

Senior citizens here in Cebu City rock. Aside from allowances and bonuses during the year, like the P2,000 cash incentive given earlier this year for those who have voted during the 2007 elections, an additional incentive of P2,000 each released before Christmas (as declared during their Matron Queen Program), and another P4,000 by March of [...]

And this is not regarding the hotel. Previously, we have shared with all our readers the sisterhood between two cities, that is Haarlemmermeer and Cebu City and “Beyond Marco Polo” is their common goal. Honorable Theo Weterings, Mayor of Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, spoke of generously giving Cebu City a brand new ambulance for its use on [...]

High ranking officials of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer are here in Cebu City to forge a stronger friendship with Cebu City. Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water, and the name Haarlemmermeer means Haarlem”s Lake, still referring to the [...]

Next year, there will be another call center that will open its doors to the Cebuano public. The Filipino Cebuano Business Club Inc. will start its very own call center sometime next year to help MSMEs or Micro Small and Medium Enterprises here in Cebu. FCBCI Chair Rey Calooy said they are currently collecting data [...]

Last night, Globe Business celebrated good business with its most loyal customers in Cebu City in the Marriott Hotel, the theme of which was “A Night in Las Vegas”. Among those invited are Globe’s customers for the last three years some of which are Julies Franchise, Fast Logistics, and Waterfront Hotels. The event started with [...]

Did you know that in the next few months, Friendster, one of the earlier social networking sites which came before Twitter and Facebook, will be sold to an Asian buyer for at least $100 million? Based in California, Friendster had turned down a $30 million offer from Google Inc. six years ago, but is now [...]