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Korean hotel chain to build P3-billion resort in Cebu

Posted on August 4, 2006 by | Leave a comment

A hotel chain in Korea will be building a P3-billion five star resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Sun.Star Cebu reported. The resort, Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa, will be built on a 7.5 hectare property in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City.

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New photo hosting for Cebu Living photos

Posted on July 10, 2006 by | 1 Comment

Cebu Living will be transferring to a new photo hosting service, Zooomr. The Flickr competitor offers a more generous package for bloggers. Zooomr is set to launch version 2.0 of its site later this week and they’re offering bloggers a free pro account.

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Battle of Mactan: history and myth

Posted on May 8, 2006 by | 67 Comments

There is a spot in Lapu-Lapu City in Mactan island that’s revered by islanders more than any other place. A marker says it was on that site that a man who had sought dominion over the island in the name of the Spanish king had died in the hands of the brave warrior chieftain Lapu-Lapu 485 years ago. (Click on photos to view larger images)

Lapu-Lapu’s deed is fact but it spawned legends about the man–how he defeated the Spanish forces with their powerful artillery (guns, swords, cannons, cross-bows, body armor) and killed their leader Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan–and what became of him.

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