North Cebu airstrip spurs interest in Malapascua Island
December 20, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under News
CEBU CITY, Dec. 19 (PNA) - Work on the planned P30 million airstrip in Daan Bantayan town in northern Cebu will start once the master plan for Cebu’s 4th district is completed.
Rep. Benhur Salimbangon of the 4th district said he wanted the airstrip to complement the master plan of the district.
The master plan will become the bible for development in the 4th district. Any development to sprout in the district has to jibe with it, otherwise it will not have a significant impact to the public, Salimbangon said.
P500-M six star hotel to rise in Daan Bantayan
December 20, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
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CEBU CITY, Philippines - To complement the position of Malapascua island as a premier tourist destination, Cebu-based MSY Holdings Corp. is building a P500-million six-star hotel in barangay Agujo, Daan Bantayan, north Cebu.
Martin Philip S. Yeung, MSY Holdings Corp. chief operating officer (COO), said that the 18-room exclusive facility would be completed in the middle of next year.
Yeung said he was upbeat about Malapascua island’s prospects because of the planned opening of an airstrip in Daan Bantayan.
Valerie and Carlo in mall show
December 19, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under Festivals and Events, News, Shopping
CHRISTMAS is a time for thanking people.
The Gaisano Inc. Group of stores—Gaisano Main, Gaisano Country Mall, Gaisano Balamban and Gaisano Bogo—will have the first draw of its Christmas promo on Dec. 23.
Aptly titled, “A Million Thanks,” the promo is conceived as the Group’s way of thanking their valued shoppers.
Cebu expansion not final yet
December 15, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under News
WHILE the owner and operator of SM malls has yet to come up with final arrangements regarding its plans for the South Road Properties (SRP), a company executive said his group has to have something concrete by 2008.
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI) president Hans Sy said he does not want the company’s expansions in Cebu to be overtaken by that in Mindanao.
Sinulog 2008: Schedule of Activities
December 10, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under Sinulog 2008
January 11, 2008 (Friday) - Sinulog 2008 Kick Off
- 2:00PM - Sinulog Photo Exhibits through the years @SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA)
- 2:00PM - Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
- 3:00 PM - Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
- 7:00 PM - Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña featuring Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu and Dance Troupes from Cebu’s schools and universities
- 8:00 PM - Launching Fireworks
- 8:00 PM - Concert @ Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 12, 2008 (Saturday) - Sinulog sa Kabataan - Lalawigan
- 1:00 PM - Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
- 2:00 PM - Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
- 4:30 PM - Awarding of Winners
- 7:00 PM - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) DepEd, Cebu Province
- 8:30 PM - Ms. Cebu ’08 Presentation
- 9:30 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands
January 13, 2008 (Sunday) - Sinulog sa Kabataan - Dakbayan
- 8:00 AM - Medical Mission sponsored by Unilab Rose Pharmacy @Plaza Independencia
- 1:00 PM - Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
- 2:00 PM - Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
- 4:30 PM - Awarding of Winners
- 7:00 PM - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) University of Cebu
- 9:00 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 14, 2008 (Monday)
- 7:30 PM - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) Univ. of Southern Philippines Foundation, Cebu Institute of Technology and University of Cebu
- 9:00 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands
January 15, 2008 (Tuesday)
- 7:30 PM - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Carlos
- 9:00 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands
January 16, 2008 (Wednesday)
- 9:00 AM - Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
- 7:30 PM - Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Abellana National School, Cebu Doctor’s University and Cebu State College of Science and Technology
- 9:00 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 17, 2008 (Thursday)
- 9:00 AM - Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
- 7:00 PM - Ms. Cebu ’08 , Coronation Night @ Cebu Waterfront Hotel
- 7:30 PM - Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Jose Recoletos, Southwestern University, Salazar College – Science Institute Technology
- 9:00 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands
January 18, 2008 (Friday) - Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
- 8:00 AM - Devotee City
- 7:30 PM - Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) DepEd, Cebu City
- 7:30 P.M - Handumanan “The Concert” @SM City Cebu
- 8:00 PM - Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
- 9:00 PM - Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 19, 2008 (Saturday)
- 6:00 AM - Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
- 6:00 AM - 4th Street Vibrations Bike Rally 2008
- 9:00 AM - Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto. Niño
- 2:00 PM - Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
- 6:30 PM - Sinulog Festival Queen 2007, Cebu City Sports Center
- 7:00 PM - Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
- 8:00 PM - Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu
January 20, 2008 (Sunday) - Sinulog Grand Parade
- 9:00 AM - Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
- 7:00 PM - Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
- 7:30 PM - Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña
- 8:00 PM - Grand Fireworks Display @ Ayala Football Grounds sponsored by Mitsumi Group of Companies
January 21, 2008 (Monday)
- 1:00 PM - Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center
January 31, 2008 (Thursday)
- 1:00 PM - Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest
February 1-10, 2008
- Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘08” @SM City Cebu
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Daily Sinulog next month for city’s schools
December 10, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under Sinulog 2008
TO offer more chances to children who want to join the Sinulog Festival but cannot, the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Division declared January as Sinulog month for all the schools in the city. This will encourage students and teachers to participate in the Sinulog dance, with its characteristic “two steps forward, one step back” movement, for five minutes after every flag ceremony starting Jan. 1.
photo from Gio Bacalso - Flickr
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Tallest Christmas tree to rise in front of CICC
December 7, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under News
THE Cebu Provincial Government will put up the tallest Christmas tree in Cebu in front of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC)
It will be visible from several roads and from airplanes approaching the airport.
Kia Motors has committed to help the Provincial Government put up the tree, which is designed to be more than 130 feet tall.
Cebu Province okays 90-km bridge to Bohol
December 7, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
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CEBU CITY — The Cebu Provincial Development Council has approved the preparation of a feasibility study on the proposed Cebu-Bohol Friendship Bridge that will link both provinces through the 90-kilometer bridge estimated to cost over P20 billion.
During a meeting with the Bohol Provincial Development Council on Tuesday, the council approved the feasibility study that would determine the exact cost of the project, including the sources of funds that will be used in the proposed linkage.
SM to invest P1B more to make hotel near Cebu mall operational
December 6, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
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AFTER completing its expansion project for SM City Cebu, the real estate development arm of the SM Group is now bent on completing its first hotel venture in Cebu next year and has earmarked P1.5 billion for the interior works and finishing works.
Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI), said the company’s total capital investment for Sofitel Hotel is estimated at P2.5 billion, where an additional P1.5 billion will be allotted for interior works and finishing touches and not for repairs as relayed by past controversies.
photo from marvin gaerlan’s Flickr
Sy belied rumors about the hotel’s construction, saying the construction was stopped not because of structural defects but due to the huge slump of the Philippine economy relative during the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) disease that hit Asia.
SM City Cebu’s Northwing opens
December 1, 2007 by CebuDaily admin
Filed under Shopping
The Northwing, SM City Cebu’s annex building, has finally opened yesterday, November 30th. With a price tag of P1.3 billion and with all the hype surrounding it, you’d really be curious to see what’s inside the massive structure. It is also dubbed as the “Ultimate Lifestyle Center of Cebu” (even when it wasn’t opened and has not proven anything yet) so there must really be something inside. With that, I suggested to my parents that we check out the latest addition to Cebu’s shopping scene. Also, as a mallrat, I had to step on the new wing on its first day of operations, haha, or else I’d be guilty if I didn’t.
Anyway, when we arrived at SM City Cebu yesterday afternoon, we had a difficult time looking for a parking space. I assumed that the Cebuanos have converged at SM to either take a peek at the Northwing or to see one of the most high-profile local celebrities, Ms. Kris Aquino, in the flesh, at the taping of Deal or No Deal at SM City Cebu’s North Parking Area II.
This was the scene at SM’s North Parking Area II when we arrived. The ABS-CBN staff were busy with the final preparations for the show’s taping. They tested their video, audio, lighting, etc. while people were beginning to flock the area. Some of the 26K members were also seen rehearsing their dance routine.
