China Overseas Exchange Association and Cebu-Filipino Chinese United Community proudly present Si Chuan: A Modern Puppet Show
Cebu Chinese Community were able to witness the 3 night puppet show from February 23-25 at the Cinema 1 of SM City Cebu.
An Opening Dragon Dance
The Mandaue Children’s Choir with Maestro Dennis Sugarol was also part of the China Spring Festival
Rolling Light
Bian Lian (Changing Face)
Cebu has emerged as the number one tourism destination in the Philippines for 2009, the official year-end report of the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed.
Cebu ‘s total tourist traffic arrival for the year hit 1.61 million, a 1.2 percent increase compared to the figure recorded in the previous year.
Korea remained the top tourist market for Cebu accounting for 29 percent of the total foreign tourists. Read more…
To experience what the region can offer as a vacation destination, a Cebu-based travel agency flew in 15 Russian travel agents.
In an interview with Sun.Star Cebu, Nikita Osharov, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Pelagos Tours and Travel, said, “Russian people don’t know much about the Philippines and to increase their awareness of the country and its people, we invited them to come here.”
Pelagos is a Cebu-based travel agency that caters to Russian tourists who visit the country. The 15 travel agents, who represent travel agencies in Russia, arrived in Cebu on Monday as part of their familiarization tour of the Philippines. More…
Electronics manufacturers are trying to get a share of the the growing electronics market in Cebu.
The electronics industry had experienced tremendous growth in the Cebu market in the last eight to ten years, said Joel L. Pe, Silicon Valley president and chief executive officer.
Pe gave this observation during the recent opening of Toshiba concept store in SM City Cebu, where top executives of the electronics company from Singapore also see Cebu as a major growth area for Toshiba Philippines. Read more…
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Korean investor in Cebu are requesting for more flights from Korea and other foreign countries to Cebu to give boost to the already increasing number of tourist arrivals in the province and in the whole country in general.
Imperial Palace Waterpark and Spa General Manager Richie Kang said that they are hoping that the Department of Tourism would address the need for more flights coming in to Cebu.
Kang said during the weekly 888 news forum in Marco Polo Plaza Hotel that at present there are already flights from different airline companies like Korean Air however there is still a need for more. Continue…
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With the first of three 82 megawatts (MW) capacity units expected to go online by Feb. 15, Cebu Energy Development Corp. (CEDC) reiterated its claim of using environment-friendly technology by announcing a long-term coal supply contract with PT Adaro.
“Adaro is a company known for its patented envirocoal which has the lowest sulfur content among coal suppliers in the market today. Moreover, PT Adaro has garnered various awards for corporate social responsibility and entrepreneurship programs for its host communities,” said Jesus N. Alcordo, CEDC president, in a statement. More…
Arrivals to the Philippines is expected to substantially improve this year following the positive performance reported by the transport industry recently.
“We are expecting a substantial boost in tourist arrivals this year given the efforts of the airline industry to cope with the competitive market. Also, initial reports of our partner stakeholders in the transport sector indicate a rising shift in focus from the OFW market to mainstream holiday travelers, which would translate to higher seat allocation for tourists,” said Ace Durano, Secretary of Tourism. Read more…
Being the country’s biggest in terms of number of malls and supermarket outlets nationwide, SM Prime Holdings is aware that it has an important role to play in creating the habit of using environment-friendly shopping bags by their customers.
“We started on Jan. 16, 2009 and it was Robert Sy who first suggested it,” said Sherry Tuvilla, SM City Cebu mall manager.
Banking on their numbers, Tuvilla said they believed they could create a bigger impact if they did it as one. Thus, all SM malls and supermarkets nationwide now use what they call the “Green Bag” which could last for two years even if used every week. More…
The promising outlook for real estate sector in Cebu has prompted a Cebuano capitalist group to put its focus on the industry and readies to invest at least close to a billion pesos this year.
The company that developed three buildings, two of which are BPO buildings, the Sykes building and TG Universal (TGU) Building at the Asiatown IT Park, has created Innoland Development Corporation to pursue its active real estate developments for Cebu in the next few years. Continue…
CEBU will host next year’s Philippine Meetings, Incentive Travels, Conventions and Exhibitions (PhilMICE) convention at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), organizers said over the weekend.
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia made the official announcement on the third day of this year’s four-day PhilMICE Convention held at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center last Saturday.
“The 2011 conference has been dubbed ‘Cebu: Top Island Destination. See you in Cebu!,” Garcia said. Read more…
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A new training and review center opened in Cebu City to provide new ways in the way reviews for the nursing board examinations are given.
Apex Global (AG) Network Solution Inc., which was launched last Friday, aims to provide consulting and enhancement services in the field of nursing to facilitate and produce top caliber young professionals. More…
The Don Vicente and Inday Pining Rivera Gullas Ang Tipiganan Sa Mga Kanta Ug Kinaiyang Sugbuanon Museum will officially open to the public on Wednesday, February 3.
The museum, situated at the corner V. Gullas Street and D. Jakosalem Street, will be open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Source: The Freeman
