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Tomas accuses Mayor Rama of bankrupting Cebu City; De los Reyes claims Rep. Gullas influencing students to enlist as Talisay voters: Cebu News Digest July 6, 2015
Politics is heating up in Cebu with elections less than a year away. In today’s news, former mayor Tomas Osmeña accused Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama of wasting government funds while Talisay City Mayor Johnny de los Reyes claimed 1st District Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas asked students of the University of Visayas, which his family…
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Port Restaurant puts together 17 years of classic dishes in July menu
Update: Port Restaurant has postponed its July promo. We just received this announcement from assistant manager Tom Pitogo. Here’s his statement: Please be advised that we are going to retract the recent announcement we had on anniversary promo and the roast lamb last June 23, 2015. This is due to the on going renovation of…
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From Magellan’s stew to tableya ice cream, Feria reimagines Cebu street food for Grand Chamber Awards
Balbacua turns into slow cooked oxtail stew topped with ginger flakes, dinuguan comes in a quiche topped with chicharon and crispy kangkong, while paella is wrapped in palm leaves shaped into a diamond container that Cebuanos call puso.
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Top DJs to rock Cebu in Red Bull Thre3style Philippine Qualifiers
On its second year in the Philippines, Red Bull Thre3style gives 18 local DJs three chances to rock crowds with their originality in song choices, confidence in performing and in mixing during three qualifiers. The first six DJs are set to wow LIV Superclub in historic Cebu City tomorrow, June 17, followed by the second…
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Marco Polo Cebu highlights food of the revolution in Independencia culinary journey
All throughout Independencia: A Tribute to Our Filipino Heroes, which will run up to June 20, Cafe Marco will carry dishes that have been around for centuries and favorites of such notable personalities as Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, and Emilio Aguinaldo.
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Primary Group fun run raises P400,000 for scholars
The Primary Group of Builders staged a successful PrimaryHomes Home Run 2015, raising P400,000 for the scholars of the company’s foundation. A Kenyan, Douglas Mwiti, dominated the male category while local runner Melody Perez topped the female category of the 12-kilometer distance race. “With its objective to grant scholarships, it has successfully raised P400,000 that…
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The Penthouses of Woodcrest Residences offers breathtaking vista, luxurious loft living
Staying in means basking in the view of urban Cebu’s multi-colored lights at night from your spacious home at The Penthouses of Woodcrest Residences. Weekends are fitness days spent at the second floor gym.
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Philippine Government’s goal: 500 startups by 2018
Develop at least 500 startups with a total worth of US$2 billion by 2018. That is among the “ambitious” goals of a Philippine Startup Roadmap that’s currently being formulated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under the lead of the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO).
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AboitizLand introduces space-saving solutions in Persimmon Studios
Since condominium living can be tight and presents a problem when you have visitors, AboitizLand, Inc. introduces the “transformative living concept” in its Persimmon Studios units at Persimmon Plus along MJ Cuenco Ave.
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Country’s biggest summer event happens this weekend in Cebu
Summer reaches fever pitch as Cebu plays host to the Ipanema Summer Sunscream 2015 this weekend at the Green Lagoon Park beach resort in Compostela. Tickets are still available to summer’s biggest and grandest party that’s bannered by top bands and DJs. Buy online at www.tselive.org or visit the ticketing outlets at the third floor Customer Service…
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Yakimix Cebu offers ‘biggest, most affordable’ Asian food buffet
A few days after opening day, Yakimix Cebu is filled with diners attracted to its wide buffet selection. Robert Chua, Yakimix Cebu owner, said they offer the biggest and only smokeless grill buffet in Cebu City at a very affordable price.
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Gabii Sa Kabilin 2015 sites: A walkthrough
Gabii Sa Kabilin or Night of Heritage is the year’s most-awaited cultural and heritage event in Cebu. On this day, which is always the last Friday of May, museums, churches, temples and heritage houses in Cebu stay open until midnight. To preview and plan ahead your Gabii Sa Kabilin route on May 29, check out…
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CBM 2015 schedule of activities
To make the most of the many opportunities opening up as a consequence of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration, Cebu Business Month or CBM 2015 schedule of activities will focus on establishing networks of local and global interconnections.
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Cebu records hottest day in 2015; it will get even hotter: weather specialist warns
Cebu recorded today, May 21, its highest temperature for the year, with the weather station in Mactan logging 35.3 degrees Celsius at 2:30 p.m. That reading is the highest in the province in 2015, engineer Al Quiblat of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Mactan Island station told MyCebu.ph. In the days ahead,…
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‘We raised bar for Cebu entrepreneurs,’ CCCI president cites successes, business development activities in report
A year into her term as president, Ma. Teresa B. Chan reported that the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) improved the productivity and broadened business ties of Cebu’s entrepreneurs. Cebu’s leading business organization conducted seminars, workshops, and trainings on entrepreneurship, human resource development, financial management, and other topics crucial to business growth and…
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Book Jpark rooms at discount with ‘Jpark SummeRush Sale’ promo
Summer’s not over at Cebu’s only five-star waterpark resort, Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark (JPI).
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#DigitalNomad hotspot: Bo’s Coffee in Datag, Maribago
This branch of Bo’s Coffee is at the center of the tourism enclave in Datag, Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City. It is a veritable Republic of Korea, with the sprouting of foreign, mostly Korean, shops and restaurants and the influx of droves upon busloads of Korean tourists. But whenever we need to work outside the house but…
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Microsoft, TechTalks.ph boost startups with free tools, seminars in Startup Camp series
Most startups focus on their application of technology to solve a problem but fail to think about how to monetize this, Microsoft Philippines technical evangelist for Azure Arnie Locsin said over the weekend. Locsin was in Cebu for the Startup Camp, a one-day workshop on technology and entrepreneurship held last May 9 at the University of…
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3rd Geeks on a Beach summit set in Boracay in August
Tech startups, technoprenuers, businessmen and designers from all over the world will meet again in Boracay Island this August for the third installment of Geeks on a Beach (GOAB) organized by Techtalks.ph in collaboration with partners. “Also known as the International Summit for Tech, Startups and Design, GOAB 3 eyes to create productive discussions on…
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Tumalog Falls in Oslob offers breathtaking vista, refreshing experience
After a steep two-kilometer climb that had the smell of burnt rubber wafting in the air as we got out of the parking area and a harrowing motorcycle ride of less than a kilometer of bad and steep road, we found ourselves in the breathtaking, almost ethereal Tumalog Falls in Oslob, southern Cebu.