Posted on 20 May 2013. Tags: Cebu's, Culinary, heritage
Cebu's culinary heritage Going north, in Plaza Hamabar near Parian, Cebu City, which was a thriving central business district in the past, a long stretch of barbecue stalls will be waiting for people on a shoestring budget. Very close by is University of Southern Philippines … Full News here – Read more on Sun.Star
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Posted on 14 May 2013. Tags: Broadway, Cebu's, Club, Cre8tive, meet, Thespians, World.com
Meet Cebu's Cre8tive Thespians Club – Broadway World.com Cebu City, Philippines, May 13, 2013–Daisy Baad, veteran playwright and director once told Sonny Ouano Alquizola, Cre8tive Thespians Club Inc.'s (CTC) founder and artistic director, that CTC is one of those theater groups with very humble members that … Full News here – Read more on Broadway [...]
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Posted on 11 May 2013. Tags: Cebu's, change, Continuity, Davide, Garcia, Rappler.com
Cebu's Garcia vs Davide: Continuity or change? – Rappler.com CEBU, Philippines – In vote-rich Cebu, the Liberal Party's Hilario "Junjun" Davide III is challenging the Garcias' 18-year hold on power. His rival, Congressman Pablo John “PJ” Garcia, promises to continue the legacy of his sister, suspended Gov Gwen … Full News here – Read more [...]
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Posted on 03 May 2013. Tags: Cebu's, past, rallies
Cebu's SWU rallies past EAC for 2nd win Little by little, we made it,” said coach Mike Reyes, who has been leading the Cebu-based team in Manila. Cameroonian Landry Sanjo continued his dominating performance, leading the Cobras — who play their last game in the tournament on Saturday … Full News here – Read more [...]
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Posted on 10 April 2013. Tags: Cebu's, Dancing, film, Inmates, Inspire, prison
Cebu's dancing inmates inspire prison film In this photo taken March, 2010 and released by Portfolio Films Wednesday, April 3, 2013, inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center perform during the taping of the movie "Dance of the Steel Bars" inside the jail compound in Cebu … Full News here – Read more on [...]
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Posted on 26 March 2013. Tags: Cebu's, Filipino, HSBC, meets, movers, president, shakers
Filipino president of HSBC meets Cebu's movers and shakers HSBC hosted one of the liveliest parties of the season when its president and CEO Wick Veloso came to town for a customer appreciation event. It was a great occasion for Cebu's crème de la crème to meet the genial Veloso. He made it a point [...]
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Posted on 17 March 2013. Tags: Cebu's, Center, convention, Keeping
Keeping Cebu's convention center I am happy with the decision of Acting Cebu Gov. Agnes Magpale not to sell the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) but instead have it renovated in preparation for hosting international events. It was change of heart for Magpale after she … Full News here – Read more on Inquirer.net
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Posted on 01 March 2013. Tags: BPOs, Cebu's, image, improve, project, spot
Project to improve Cebu's image as top spot for BPOs The doubling of Megaworld Corp.'s investment for its Mactan Newtown Center project will help cement Cebu's image as one of the world's top outsourcing destinations. Local businessmen and outsourcing stakeholders gave this observation after Megaworld … Full News here – Read more on Inquirer.net
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Posted on 27 February 2013. Tags: Cebu's, CROWN, defend, Heart, NBTC, Sacred
Cebu's Sacred Heart to defend NBTC crown SIXTEEN teams including two-time defending champion Sacred Heart-Ateneo de Cebu will compete for the right to be called the best high school squad in the country this year. Schools such as St. Albert D' Great School (Dagupan City), Sacred Heart of … Full News here – Read more [...]
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Posted on 15 February 2013. Tags: Cebu's, pattern, rally, Voting
UNA rally and Cebu's voting pattern But impressive as the number may be, one has to remember that 50,000 is only two percent of Cebu's total voting population of 2.5 million. Thus, even assuming that all the people who attend the rally will vote straight for the UNA senatorial ticket, it … Full News here [...]
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Posted on 25 January 2013. Tags: 1.2M, Brave, Cebu's, Grand, heat, parade, Sinulog, Watch
1.2M brave heat, watch Cebu's Sinulog grand parade CEBU CITY—Tens of thousands of revelers braved the heat to witness Cebu's grandest and biggest celebration, the Sinulog Grand Parade. The police placed the crowd in the city streets at 1.2 million, many of whom used umbrellas to provide shade and … Full News here – Read [...]
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Posted on 09 January 2013. Tags: Before, Cebu's, days, Grand, Limpag, race
Limpag: 10 days to go before Cebu's grand race The Cebu Executive Runners Club have been organizing a Sinulog run for the past five or six years—I remember meeting Mary Grace delos Santos for the first time in a CERC event—before deciding to do the Full Mary back in 2010. When CERC announced … Full [...]
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Posted on 05 January 2013. Tags: Cebu's, complaint, files, Governor, Sugbo, ‘acting
Cebu's Sugbo TV files complaint vs acting governor CEBU CITY, Philippines – Employees of Sugbo TV filed a complaint against Acting Cebu Gov Agnes Magpale and 3 others before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas, on Wednesday, January 2, for alleged abuse of authority, among other … Full News here – Read more [...]
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Posted on 05 January 2013. Tags: back, Basilica, Cebu's, int'l, Miss, newlycrowned, Niño, Sto., TOURISM, visit
Back in PHL, newly-crowned Miss Tourism Intl to visit Cebu's Sto. Niño Basilica The 22-year-old beauty from Cebu who closed 2012 with an honor for the Philippines has returned to the country on Thursday evening, GMA Network's "News to Go" host Kara David said on Friday. Rizzini Alexis Gomez bested over 50 candidates from … [...]
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Posted on 27 December 2012. Tags: Cebu's, governor’s
Cebu's two governors CEBU now has two governors–Gov. Gwen Garcia, who resents being called the “suspended governor,” and Agnes Magpale, who has been sworn in as acting governor. Malacanang's suspension of Gov. Garcia for alleged abuse of authority has thrown … Full News here – Read more on Sun.Star
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