Sunday, October 12th, 2008 • Cebu, Philippines
IN BANTAYAN ISLAND. Suroy-Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade was a three-day tour of 15 towns in northern Cebu.
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On top of the list of places to stay of many regular Cebu City visitors is Elicon House, a pension house located in the heart of the mid-town area.
Elicon House is located on P. del Rosario St., just a few meters away from the University of San Carlos and the Sto. Rosario Parish. The pension [...]
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Fifteen of Cebu’s northern towns will be the official stops in next week’s Suroy-Suroy Sugbo, a tourism project of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia.
Dubbed the “Northern Escapade,” the tour will run from August 30 to September 1 and will start on Thursday next week with a visit to the town of Consolacion where participants will have [...]
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Thinking of visiting Bulacan? Some information provided in brochures featuring the province might be useful. The brochures were distributed during the Visayas-Mindanao Travel Show 2007 held recently in SM City in Cebu.
Important details about Bulacan have been copied from the brochure and posted below.
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Bulacan is the gateway to the north of Metro Manila. It [...]
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Various Boracay destinations invite guests to try out the numerous resorts in the world-famous island paradise this summer, during Holy Week, or at any time of the year.
Several Boracay resorts joined the Visayas-Mindanao Travel Show 2007 that ran from March 16 to 18 in SM City Cebu and gave out brochures of their summer and [...]
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Various tourist destinations from Luzon to Mindanao were featured in the recent 2007 Visayas-Mindanao Travel Show held at the Trade Hall of SM City in Cebu.
Hotels and resorts in Philippine premier tourist spots from the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon to Caraga in Mindanao joined the travel exhibit that ran from March 16 to 18 [...]
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Still haven’t decided what to do or where to go this Valentine’s Day? Don’t despair.
Be it lunch or dinner by candlelight or a stroll in the mall, take inspiration from the various offerings of Cebu establishments to make this day of hearts memorable for you and your loved ones.
The Parklane Cebu (Ayala Business Park, Cebu [...]
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When you come up for air in one of the swimming pools of Tubod Flowing Water Resort, don’t open your mouth to breathe. Its pools are littered with flies that dive into the water every few minutes. What’s even more curious is that the flies don’t die, they lie motionless on the pool’s sides after [...]
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Marco Polo Plaza (formerly Cebu Plaza Hotel) is no longer accepting bookings for December 1 to 15 except for delegates to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit.
Hotel sales manager Arabella Barz said in an interview with Sun.Star Cebu that this move is upon the instructions of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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I swam with the fishes in Alegre. Literally. Try wading in the resort’s seas and they’d follow you around, circling your legs, perhaps hoping you’d throw them a morsel of bread.
The Alegre Beach Resort in Sogod in Cebu has declared its sea waters a marine sanctuary. A sign on the beach says fishing or capturing [...]
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Going into the specifics of the Sto. Niño's role in the everyday Cebuano life earned for Barangay Labangon the top prize in Sunday's Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan secondary division. → Read more
Do you need a clean but affordable accommodation for your Cebu trip? We check out Elicon Pension House, a popular pension house among regular Cebu City visitors. Elicon is located in the heart of downtown Cebu City. → Read more
Its towering facade blends Muslim, Romanesque, and neo-classical architecture, this church of the Señor Santo Niño de Cebu--which translates literally as "holy child of Cebu." → Read more
Fort San Pedro is the oldest and smallest fort in the Philippines. Built by the Spaniards to repel sieges by hostile natives and Muslim pirates, the fort was deemed finished in 1738, some 200 years after it started construction. → Read more
Travel by boat and van from Cebu to Calicoan in Eastern Samar is one long and rough ride but the wonders of the island are worth every minute of ache and discomfort. → Read more