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 News Overview (July 1, 2008)

Here are the the top news articles for today, the first of July, 2008:

Thai massage company opens training center. The emergence of Thai wellness spa industry, which caters to the influx of both local and foreign tourists alike in Cebu, has opened up more job opportunities for the locals. more >>

Canada’s Best at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu. Savour the taste of the best of Canadian cuisine as the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service, holds a two-week Canadian food and beverage festival from July 2 to 15. more >>

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Solar power system to be set up in Malapascua Island

The Cebu provincial government has planned to install solar-power system in Malapascua Island, after the island fell into a blackout, from April 28 to last week, when its only generator conked out.

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia had raised this idea earlier when she saw the solar and windmill power system installed at the 4-hectare property of environmentalist lawyer Antonio Oposa in Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island.

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North Cebu airstrip spurs interest in Malapascua Island

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.

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P500-M six star hotel to rise in Daan Bantayan

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.

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