Shop ’til you Drop on September 5-7

Mark your calendars as Cebu’s two premier malls will be holding a weekend sale on September 5-7, 2008. Enjoy up to 50% savings on selected items.

Together with the weekend sale, Ayala Center Cebu will be bringing Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 Live! to entertain the kids and the kids at heart at the Activity Center. Show times are at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 6pm. For more information, you may call their Concierge Hotline at 2315342 (local 324).

So what are you waiting for? Prepare yourselves to Shop, Spend, and most of all, Save at the September Shopfest Sale!

CebuDaily News Overview (August 27, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Wednesday, August 27, 2008:

New hotel to open. AN INTERNATIONAL hotel chain will open its 10th branch in the country, in Lapu-Lapu City, next week. more >>

BSP: P10 bill still legal tender. The P10 currency note is still a “legal tender” and can be accepted in any trading activities in the country, contrary to what most people have presumed. more >>

Clinics, travel agencies push Cebu ace in medical tourism. With the recent formation of the Cebu Health and Wellness Council (CHWC), stakeholders opened initiatives to establish Cebu as the country’s prime destination for medical tourism. more >>

Safety at Mactan airport continues to attract international airlines. SEVERAL international airlines are interested to put up direct flights from Cebu to other countries because not one incident involving terrorism had been recorded since the Mactan airport was upgraded to international standards in 1991. more >>

CebuDaily News Overview (August 21, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Thursday, August 21, 2008:

CebuDaily.com begins countdown to Sinulog 2009. 150 days before the much-awaited Sinulog 2009 Grand Parade, CebuDaily.com begins its own countdown by posting the Sinulog 2009 Schedule of Activities, Participants’ Guidelines, Festival Route Maps, and other essential news and updates regarding the event. more >>

Mactan-Cebu airport to set aside P300-M for expansion. About P300 million will be spent for the terminal expansion program of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) to address the increasing volume of passenger traffic. more >>

‘Silicon Valley possible’. AMID the lack of qualified people who meet the labor demands of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, an official of a Cebu-based foundation remains bullish about Cebu’s potential to be a Silicon Valley or an “innovation island” and contribute to the country’s economic growth through technological entrepreneurship. more >>

Capitol gets P700M for projects. THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved the first supplemental budget worth more than P700 million for Capitol’s various expenditures. more >>

Mandaue business sector, geeks to initiate IT party. The Mandaue business sector and Information Technology geeks are set to converge to propel the province’s bid to become an IT hub by organizing the country’s largest 24-hour “Geek LAN Party” this weekend. more >>

Chartered flights to Europe, Asia pushed. Tourism and airport officials are pushing for more chartered flights to and from Cebu from key points in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. more >>

CebuDaily News Overview (August 16, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Saturday, August 16, 2008:

Banilad - Talamban Flyover Update. The construction of the Ban-Tal flyover is going smoothly and is “on schedule” for the September 5 target completion date. But that doesn’t include the 28 days needed for the “curing period” before the vehicles can finally get to use the facility, which is seen to ease traffic along Governor M. Cuenco Avenue. more >>

Tomas Osmeña bares more projects before his term ends. Before his final term as mayor of the City of Cebu ends in 2010, Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants to get the thumbs-up and financing for three flyovers and two underpasses which will serve as additional components of the Cebu South Coastal Road. more >>

Northern Cebu towns pinpointed as potential top destinations in Visayas. The Department of Tourism has identified the Sogod-Bantayan-Malapascua corridor in Northern Cebu as one of the top three strategic destination areas (SDA) in the Visayas. more >>

Asian Palm: Now Open at The Gallery! Karl A.E.F. Cabilao visits Asian Palm, a new dining destination which promises to offer the Cebuanos’ ever discriminating taste with an “alternative dining destination”. more >>

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CebuDaily Construction Updates (August 15, 2008)

Before the Cebu Bloggers Meet yesterday afternoon, I took some shots of some of the buildings currently being constructed at the Asiatown IT Park. Here they are:

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CebuDaily News Overview (August 12, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Tuesday, August 12, 2008:

Cebu, Bohol ‘easy to sell’. AN OFFICIAL of the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed that Cebu and Bohol are the “easiest” destinations to sell during foreign missions conducted by the DOT. more >>

Cebu-Bohol tourism tandem pushed. To further boost the tourism potential in Central Visayas, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is now poised to maximize the magnetic charm of the Cebu-Bohol tandem. more >>

SRP rerouting scheme to take effect Thursday. Rerouting of vehicles at South Road Properties will be implemented on August 14, as portions of the current route will be closed with the ongoing tunnel project of the Kajima Corporation. more >>

Tunnel works prompts change in traffic routes. STARTING this Thursday, all vehicles from the south will use a diversion road as egress from the South Road Properties (SRP) instead of going straight to M.J. Cuenco Ave. in Cebu City. more >>

Aboitizland opens first BPO facility in MEZ II. Taking advantage of the growing demand for business process outsourcing (BPO) in the country, a real estate and property developer unveiled the first IT facility at the Mactan Economic Zone II (MEZ II) in Lapu-Lapu City. more >>

One Cebu opens breaks for micro-entrepreneurs. Aside from providing a venue for local government units to showcase their existing projects and exotic locales, the recently held One Cebu (Obra Negosyo Expo Cebu) activity is also seen by organizers as a way to provide awareness for products of small and medium entrepreneurs based in the countryside. more >>

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CebuDaily News Overview (August 11, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Monday, August 11, 2008:

Dinagat Festival winner depicts evils of illegal fishing. DANCE interpretation of the adverse effects of dynamite fishing on marine resources won top prize in yesterday’s Dinagat Festival of Cordova, Cebu. more >>

Museo Sugbo opened. CEBUANOS now have a museum that they can call their very own. more >>

US company expands Cebu facility. AN American company has expanded its facility in Cebu to cater to increasing demands in the global semiconductor and solar power-based industries. more >>

Osmeña eyes graffiti-free city. The Cebu City government will be intensifying its anti-graffiti drive in the next few days in a bid to make the city graffiti-free and make it more beautiful. more >>

Insurgency in Cebu dwindling. The insurgency problem in the province of Cebu has already dwindled, according to Cebu Provincial Police Office director Sr. Supt. Carmelo Valmoria. more >>

Visayas Corn festival set for Aug. 25 to 27. The Department of Agriculture will be celebrating the 2nd Central Visayas Corn Festival 2008 in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. more >>

Cebu Marriott referring patrons to nearby hotels. Despite the ongoing major renovations and running only at a fifty percent service capacity, Cebu City Marriott Hotel is still enjoying brisk business at the same time helping neighboring hotels by referring guest overflows. more >>

CebuDaily News Overview (August 6, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Wednesday, August 6, 2008:

Rerouting to start next week. TRAFFIC in Guada-lupe, Cebu City will be rerouted the whole week next week in an experiment to reduce the number of vehicles using V. Rama Ave. going to the church area from the M. Velez St. intersection. more >>

Today is special non-working holiday in Cebu. In celebration of the 439th Founding Anniversary of the province of Cebu, there will be no classes and work in the entire Cebu today. more >>

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CebuDaily News Overview (August 5, 2008)

Here are the must read news articles for today, Tuesday, August 5, 2008:

Garcia calls for towns, cities to unite. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday called for unity among local officials in the towns and cities the same way Provincial Government officials have united. more >>

Innovation In Pan Bisaya: Lapu-Lapu awarded for nutrition program. Lapu-Lapu City is being recognized as outstanding city in the region for its innovations like “pan Bisaya”, the locally baked bread fortified with micronutrients, which aims to supply the micronutrient requirement of schoolchildren and folks in areas with higher prevalence of malnutrition. more >>

Toledo mine completes rehab. CARMEN Copper, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp. (ACMDC), is set to start commercial production of its Toledo copper mine next month, following the completion of its phase one rehabilitation. more >>

Two Garcias among “Garbo” awardees. The Capitol has chosen two Garcias as among this year’s recipients of the annual “Garbo sa Sugbu” Awards in line with the province’s 439th founding anniversary. more >>

Seven Days in Cebu: A Sidewalk Photo Exhibit by the Cebu Provincial Government

There’s an ongoing sidewalk photo exhibit at the vicinity of the Cebu Provincial Capitol. Dubbed as “Seven Days in Cebu” because the photographers spent about a week in the province, the exhibit comes in relation with the week long celebrations of the 439th anniversary of the founding of the Province of Cebu. The photos include scenes representing each municipality in Cebu. The photographers responsible for the crisp and superbly shot photos are Tonee Despojo of Cebu Daily News, Chito Cleofas of the Federation of Philippine Photographers, Cheryl Baldicantos of the Cebu Provincial Capitol, Noel Celis of Manila Bulletin, Ryan Lim of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Melyn Acosta of PCPO/Malacañang, Ferdinand Edralin of The Freeman, and Revoli Cortez of The Philippine Star.

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Cordova festival: Fewer groups, bigger prizes

FEWER contingents are expected to join this year’s Dinagat-Bakasi Festival in the town of Cordova on Mactan Island, Cebu on Aug. 15 to 16.

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