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Cebu News Digest Jan. 4, 2015: Bad weather till Wednesday, international cargo ship sinks, Sibonga bridge problems
It’s gloomy weather in Cebu today, with dark skies and light to moderate rains affecting most of the metro. The weather bureau said Cebuanos can expect the situation to continue until Wednesday due to a weather disturbance it calls the tail end of a cold front. Pag-asa expects better weather on Thursday, when activities for…
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Cebu keeps 8th rank in 2015 Tholons outsourcing list
Cebu remains a competitive player in the business process outsourcing (BPO) or business process management (BPM) space as it keeps its eighth rank for the third straight year in the 2015 Tholons International Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations Report. (Download PDF of full report here) Tholons also put Cebu in eighth place in 2013 and 2014.…
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Cebu News Digest: 3rd Mactan-Cebu bridge groundbreaking, water service interruption
Good news greeted Cebuanos on the first day of 2015 with the groundbreaking of the 3rd Mactan-Cebu Bridge that will link the town of Cordova to Cebu City. Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said he wants the structure named after the Sto. Nino in honor of Cebu’s protector whose image symbolizes the start of Christianization in…
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Bella’s Bites serves tasty Italian dishes
We stumbled upon Bella’s Bites Soups and Salads along a line of clothing shops in Marina Mall, Lapu-Lapu City. Doubling as a cafe and restaurant, Bella’s Bites Soups and Salads is small but clean and comfortable. It carries Italian dishes – soups, salads, pastas, risottos, quiches – and serves fruit juice and shakes as well…
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Cebu Yellow Submarine now operates from Hadsan
Although it had highly controversial beginnings, the Cebu Yellow Submarine continues to operate in Lapu-Lapu City and is one of Mactan Island attractions. Instead of the JPark Island Resort and Waterpark (formerly Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa), the underwater vessel operated by the Cebu Yellow Submarine and Undersea Tour Corp. now docks at the…
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Cafe Marco features Christmas favorites in festive season buffet
Marco Polo Plaza Cebu brings the Christmas cheer with its festive season buffet that features favorites like the Christmas ham, chicken relleno, and the German version of the fruitcake called stollen bread.
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Popular Cebuano native restaurants open in SM Hypermarket Cebu
Popular Cebuano restaurants Conching’s Native Chicken, A-One Tinola ug Sinugba, and Cebu Lechon Belly have opened at the SM Hypermarket Cebu.
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Azia Suites offers promo room rates for Sinulog 2015
Azia Suites and Residences opened just last July and is located near Gen. Maxilom Avenue (formerly Mango Avenue), along the route of the Sinulog 2015 dancing contingents.
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SuperCat Cebu transfers to Terminal 1 in Pier 1
2GO Travel inaugurated on Thursday a ticketing office within Pier 1 in Cebu City for SuperCat fast crafts plying the Cebu route. The move makes it easier for passengers to book trips on SuperCat vessels travelling from Cebu to destinations like Manila, Tagbilaran in Bohol, Ormoc, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, Romblon, and Masbate, a company…
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Sinulog Festival 2015 schedule of activities
Cebu’s Sinulog Festival is a celebration both solemn and festive, a festival of festivals held every January in Cebu City with much pomp and pageantry. Although the Sinulog Festival has grown to become a month-long festivity, its highlights happen every third week of January. The important Sinulog 2015 dates are January 17 and 18. Sinulog…
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Lunch at Bodos Bamboo Bar Resort, Alcoy
Once upon a long drive to Cebu’s southernmost towns of Santander and Samboan, we found ourselves stopping for lunch at the Bodos Bamboo Bar Resort in Alcoy. The BBB Resort in Alcoy has a restaurant on top of a hill that offers a panorama of sea, sky, and mountain. Since it is made of wooden…
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Pizza Republic Cebu offers Pick + Mix options
That particular night we decided to have pizza at the Pizza Republic Cebu branch along Salinas Drive, the place was crowded, loud, and chaotic. I don’t know if it was just because we picked a particularly busy time, 7 p.m. on a Friday, or this place really draws a big crowd, especially the younger population.…
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Everything Yummy in IT Park perfect for small groups
It goes by Everything Yummy and so far the dishes I’ve tasted at the restaurant seem to bear its name out. The Everything Yummy IT Park branch is cozy and tastefully decorated and perfect for small groups of diners. It is at eBloc Tower 2, Cebu IT Park, Cebu City. My favorite starter dish is…
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2 top choirs perform Handel’s Messiah in Cebu concert
Two of the best choirs in the Philippines unite to present the popular English-language oratorio Handel’s Messiah in a Christmas concert in Cebu City on December 6, 2014. The New Life Sounds and Coro Cantabile will perform portions of the music of German-born classical composer George Frideric Handel for the benefit of sexually abused and…
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Be Resorts holds Bonfire Fridays weekly up to December
Out on the wide white sandy beach and under a clear starry sky, we lounged about on native handwoven mats, roasted marshmallows on a large open-air fire, and had our fill of drinks as the music played on. It was the exclusive preview of Bonfire Fridays, ongoing weekly up to December and set up at…
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Ipanema Selfeet takes over Cebu Sunday
Ipanema Selfeet Sunday is happening this October 12 in Cebu. Take an #ipanemaselfeet, upload to Facebook or Instagram, and not only do you get a discount on your next Ipanema purchase, you can win an overnight stay at Shangri-La Mactan. Visit Ayala Center Cebu for a Colorful Adventure with #ipanemaselfeet. With its stylishly chic and…
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19 Samboan attractions that make it a top Cebu destination
With several waterfalls thriving in the hills and forested areas of Samboan, no doubt a journey to this humble town begins and ends with a splash. It’s not always about the quantity, of course, but talk about flowing waters — from loud, shallow currents to inviting hushed cascades — it’s on these God-given gifts that…
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Pancake House brings high-end resto Maple to Cebu
With the number of Cebuanos who dine out growing fast, the Max’s Group, Inc. believes the Cebu market is ready for its upscale American restaurant Maple. Maple serves American comfort food and its dishes are inspired by South American flavors which carry a lot of spices, said Bernadette Lee, chief operating officer of the Pancake…
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Samboan is home to natural, heritage attractions
As one of the few towns located at the southernmost tip of Cebu, Samboan is an unspoiled gem of natural wonders and ancient stone monuments. It is home to rivers, springs, waterfalls, caves and clean coastlines as well as structures that are hundreds of years old and bear silent witness to Samboan’s early years. Here…
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TBT: Fuente Scandal
It’s hard to imagine today but the Fuente Osmeña circle was considered dangerous in the 1900s because it was far from the city center. Fuelling the fear in that period was what author Lucy Urgello-Miller described in her book “Glimpses of Old Cebu” as a “scandalous, melodramatic case” that happened in the area. On the…