Red Ribbon unravels a more beautiful store in Cebu City

RED Ribbon Bakeshop Inc. (RRBI), the country’s fastest-growing bakeshop chain, unleashes the newly-renovated Red Ribbon SM City Cebu.

A simple blessing kicked-off the first day of operation of the more beautiful store.

SM City Cebu’s Foodcourt | photo by illuheaven (Flickr)

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Cebu City Hall landscaping stopped

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Part of Magallanes Street in Cebu City fronting the City Hall will stay closed until June due to delays in the completion of landscaping works for City Hall.

Vice Mayor Michael Rama said the P5 million that the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) released for the landscaping project has run out. The city government is awaiting the release of another P6 million, since the PTA promised a total of P11 million for the project.

Cebu City Hall | photo by vench_y (Flickr)

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SM City Cebu joins Earth Hour, saves electricity

SM City Cebu switched off 100 percent of the lights of their logo, dropdown banners, photo billboards, landscapes, and advertising boses, as well as tenant signages.

It also switched off fifty percent of the lights of the covered and parking areas, terminal, lobby lights, and hallways.

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Staff from Cebu Trans-Axial study may be rehired

CEBU CITY, Philippines - The Provincial Board on Monday asked Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to retain the services of “key personnel” whom the provincial government hired to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed Trans-Axial Highway project.

Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez Jr. said the services of these “experts,” whose contracts expired on Monday, were still needed in bidding out the project to investors.

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Cebu Trans-axial project report now with Eco Enterprise Council

Consultants of the Cebu Trans-Axial Development Project study yesterday turned over their report and the equipment used in the study to the Economic Enterprise Council chaired by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.

The council also passed a resolution recommending the use of the equipment utilized in the conceptualization of the project.

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Residential units to rise in Cebu City

THE Romoff family of clothing designers has ventured into their first residential real estate offering, promising “more than strategic real estate planning.”

Viranclava Realty, owned and managed by the Romoffs who are among Cebu’s families known for their fashion business, developed Palazzo Uno, a nine-story condominium with 34 private residences on Escario St. and Gorordo Ave., Cebu City.

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Ayala Center Cebu’s Leisure Oasis

Competition between Cebu’s two premier malls, Ayala Center Cebu and SM City Cebu, is getting stiffer, tighter and more exciting as Ayala Center Cebu will soon unveil its Leisure Oasis. The name sounds nice, but there is something deeper in it. What’s in a name? Well, a name is one’s identity so it has to be meaningful. And what meaning does Leisure Oasis possess?

I grabbed a dictionary and checked:
Leisure - relaxation, recreation, unhurried ease
Oasis - something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.

The Leisure Oasis is Ayala Center Cebu’s answer to the recently opened Northwing of SM City Cebu, which is currently being dubbed as the “Ultimate Lifestyle Center of Cebu”. The Leisure Oasis is nearing completion and it looks promising. Who will emerge as the ultimate winner, Ayala or SM? The answer is neither. It is the Cebuano people and the general public who will arise victorious as more choices are made available therefore elevating the lifestyle experience here in Cebu. As a result, Cebu’s shopping scene is brought to a whole new level.

For those who aren’t aware, the Leisure Oasis is what was the old lagoon of Ayala Center Cebu. It is being rejuvenated and redeveloped since 2006 and it is expected to open within the second half of 2008. Chic and ambience-driven dining and leisure outlets will provide a wide variety of options from casual cafes to fine dining restaurants. The carefully selected mix will be a balance of popular local and Manila-based restaurants. A number of lifestyle stores (including health, fitness and recreation outlets) will also be opened within this location.

According to Cebu Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land who owns and operates the mall, the completion of the Leisure Oasis will make Ayala Center Cebu the ultimate icon of style in Cebu and a landmark of unsurpassed shopping and dining experience. (Is it just me or is the word “ULTIMATE” being overused these days?)

Anyway, here is an artist’s rendition of the Ayala Center Cebu Leisure Oasis once it is completed

photo grabbed from The 2007 Annual Report of Cebu Holdings Incorporated