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 (June 10, 2008)

Here are the top news items in and around Cebu for today, Monday, June 9, 2008:

MCIAA consults Japanese firm on airport expansion. THE Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) will focus on the expansion of the existing international and domestic terminals to accommodate more airline passengers and concessionaires. more >>

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Philippine Airlines eyes Mactan airport space

NATIONAL flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) began negotiations two weeks ago to lease space at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) for a maintenance facility, its first outside Manila.

The flag carrier is eyeing a 6.6-hectare property that it will lease for a minimum of 25 years, PAL president and chief executive officer Jaime Bautista said yesterday.

Philippine Airlines | photo by cicadajet (Flickr)

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