Sunday, October 12th, 2008 • Cebu, Philippines
A rustic garden where in the middle a cherub artfully supports a water fountain catches the eye immediately upon entering Collinwood. So do the tastefully made homes with Spanish-inspired designs–evident in the foyer’s roofing and canopy, their arched windows, and stone covered column base.
Collinwood subdivision in Basak, Lapu-Lapu City offers houses that fit a wide [...]
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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 [...]
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Located in the interior portion of the village of Gabi in Cordova in Mactan island, Cordova Bay town homes are built at par with houses in middle-end subdivisions elsewhere in Cebu but sold at lower cost.
The total area of Cordova Bay Townhomes is also smaller compared to other subdivisions in Lapu-Lapu City and in other [...]
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The Aldea del Sol subdivision is in the village of Bangkal in Lapu-Lapu City in Mactan island. It has two house models–Redwood and Daphne–that are of Spanish-inspired themes.
Filinvest Land Incorporated, which owns the subdivision, considers Aldea del Sol among its middle-income projects and the cost of the houses in the subdivision ranges from 1.5 million [...]
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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