Grand Mosque soon to rise in Cebu City on Oct 15, 2009 in General Interest Main Religion cebu city Central Visayas Grand Mosque Muslim Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA) Sakiran Hajan South Road Properties An official from the Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA) in Central Visayas bared that if the funding will immediately be sourced out and the schedules will be properly followed, this city will soon have its Grand Mosque at the South Road Properties (...
Resto reinvents itself, eyes more clients on Oct 15, 2009 in Business Eating Out General Interest Main Cebu Jim Hiranpruck Krua Thai Radisson Hotel Royal Krua Thai sm city cebu A Thai restaurant is reinventing itself to get a better share of the market with the expected opening of the Radisson Hotel in Cebu next year. “After nine years of Krua Thai’s existence here in Cebu, we have decided to reinvent it. And part o...
PhilHealth Region 7 opens Mandaue office on Oct 14, 2009 in General Interest Main Cebu Consolacion cordova lapu-lapu city Liloan Mandaue City PhilHealth Region 7 Wireless Wireless Plaza PhilHealth Region 7 launched its newest service office in Mandaue City on Monday, October 12, expanding its major service points to now cover eight strategic locations in the region. The new PhilHealth office-located at Wireless Plaza, Wireless, Mand...
Lapu child wins int’l quiz tilt, honored on Oct 14, 2009 in Cebu Success Story General Interest Main Studies/Stats Cebu Jann Eric Niño del Campo Manglapus Junior High School Mathematics Olympiad lapu-lapu city Another Oponganon gave Lapu-Lapu City pride by taking home the bronze medal in the international academic competition that drew 51 teams from seven different countries held in Tianjin, China last month. Jann Eric Niño del Campo Manglapus competed in...
Cebu continues to be strong BPO arena on Oct 14, 2009 in Business General Interest Main BPO Cebu Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology Sabino Dapat Cebu remains a strong and viable city for business process outsourcing (BPO) activities. “We have balanced infrastructure development with many domestic and international transportation [options]. We are the second largest city and fastest growing...
Cebu retailers push for end to plastic bags on Oct 8, 2009 in Business Cebu Cebu Organizations General Interest Main cebu city melanie ng Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) In the wake of the devastating typhoons that hit Luzon, retailers in Cebu are pushing a green initiative that could lead to the elimination of plastic packaging from their stores in the next few months. Melanie Ng, president of the local chapter of t...
Cebu to host “mechatronics” confab on Oct 8, 2009 in Events General Interest Main Cebu International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Synergy and Breakthrough in Mechatronics Technology Waterfront - Cebu City Hotel and Casino For the first time, the Philippines will host the International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT), which will be held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on October 20 to 23. Already in its 13th year, the annual event is attended...
Rare Cebu bird is focus of tourism, conservation on Oct 8, 2009 in Cebu General Interest Main tourism Birdlife International Cebu Biodiversity Conversation Foundation (CBCF) cebu flowerpecker Department of Tourism Haribon Foundation Inc. Lisa Marie Paguntalan species guardian A rare bird endemic to Cebu island has become the focus of preservation and protection efforts by local and international conservation groups, with the support of the Department of Tourism (DOT). In a memorandum of agreement signed yesterday between...
Plan to conduct tourism survey of Cebu okayed on Oct 8, 2009 in Business General Interest Main Studies/Stats tourism Agnes Magpale Cebu Department of Tourism Japan International Cooperation Agency Tourism Statistics System The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will conduct a three-year tourism survey in Cebu to determine the island’s tourism potentials and guide it in its policy directions. Provincial Board Member A...
Dutch experts to assist Cebu’s export industry on Oct 7, 2009 in Business General Interest Main tourism Cebu Center of the Promotion of Imports PhilExport-Cebu Three Dutch experts were recently deployed to Cebu to impart their expertise to the export industry here through the Center of the Promotion of Imports from Development Countries (CBI). Experts in the creative market specifically for furniture, fashi...
