A restaurateur in Cebu sees real estate as more lucrative and has decided to invest on more properties instead of adding more outlets to his restaurant.
Efrain Pelaez, part-ower of Cebu restaurants such as Mikado, Grand Majestic, and Café de France, told The Freeman that he is taking advantage of the real estate boom in Cebu and will be developing some of his idle properties in Mactan Island and Olanggo.
Think about it: beaches are less than an hour away, the cost of living is relatively cheaper than that of Manila, and businesses are booming.
The Sinulog grand mardi gras is under way and if you’re not in Cebu City, you’re missing an explosion of colors, dances and Sto. Niño devotion. The city center is packed with people: devotees carrying their own Sto. Niño images, tourists lugging around cameras, teeners riddled with henna tattoos and just about every one else.
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The solemn procession and high mass scheduled this year on January 20 is the religious highlight of the Sinulog, Cebu’s celebration of the feast of the Holy Child Jesus.
During the procession, an of the Sto. Niño is brought out of Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and placed on top of a carriage that will take it around downtown Cebu City. The image is a replica of the statue left behind by Portuguese and Spanish explorers in 1521 and found preserved in a burned wooden box in 1565.
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With the postponement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, Cebu City hotels suddenly find themselves with low occupancy rates. Shangri-la’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa saw its occupancy drop to 12 percent last Monday, which would have been the first day of the summit, from the average occupancy rate of between 80 to 85 percent.