Cebu City has made history by becoming the first major city in the Visayas region to adopt Next Generation 911 (NG911) emergency response technology, a system widely used in the United States and Europe. This move positions the city as a leader in emergency management innovation in the southern Philippines. On September 30, 2024, Acting […]
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Cebu, Philippines to Host First UN Asia-Pacific Gastronomy Tourism Forum
The Philippines is hosting the first-ever United Nations (UN) Tourism Regional Forum of Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific on June 26-27 in Cebu City. The 2-day forum, organized by the UN Tourism, the Basque Culinary Center, and the Department of Tourism (DOT), will be held at Shangri-La Mactan, alongside the 36th UN Tourism […]
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Filipino Dogs Star in Asong Pinoy Next Top Model
The Asong Pinoy, better known as Aspin, will star in the Cebu City Government’s Next Top Model Contest to celebrate the local Asong Pinoy Day scheduled on June 30, 2024, at the Cebu IT Center. Asong Pinoy Next Top Model will feature Cebu City’s healthy aspins with complete anti-rabies vaccination and are ligated. The local […]
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Survivors of Typhoon Agaton receive aid from Cebu City Jail Guards
Following the onslaught of Typhoon Agaton in the Visayas over the Holy Week, members of the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory (CCJMD) lent relief assistance to the evacuees of several Barangays in Baybay, Leyte.
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Cebu is UNESCO’s newest global Design City
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hailed Cebu as a Creative City of Design, making the Central Visayas city the Philippines’ second to receive the title after Baguio City. Cebu successfully achieved its new distinction a few months after the city submitted its bid to be classified as Creative City in July […]
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World-class Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue redesigns Cebu vendors stalls for FREE
Multi-awarded Filipino industrial designer Kenneth Cobonpue will share his talent in redesigning the stalls for Cebu vendors, for free. The world-renowned Cebuano furniture designer and manufacturer offered to redesign the Santo Niño sidewalk vendor stalls with heritage and religious touches. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella announced in a press conference in October the willingness of […]
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Miss Grand Philippines Samantha Lo leads swimsuit, national costume polls in Venezuela
The Philippines’ bet, Samantha Ashley Lo of Cebu City, is leading in the online voting of the swimsuit and national costume competitions at the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2019. The Bb. Pilipinas – Grand International candidate arrived in Venezuela later than other candidates due to passport and visa issues but came in time for the […]
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Cebu heritage town thrives with eco-sports tourism
The heritage town of Argao, a coastal town along Cebu Strait about a two-hour drive south of Cebu City, has embraced modern eco-sports as part of its tourism offerings. The historic town is presented as “a sprawling natural wonder endowed with pristine coastal waters, white-sand beaches and rolling hills and mountains” that is now welcoming […]
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Cebu City opens the Philippines’ largest oceanarium
The Philippines’ largest and deepest oceanarium has opened next to SM Seaside City Cebu. Cebu Ocean Park, the first marine theme park in the Visayas, boasts of a larger and deeper water volume than that of Manila Ocean Park. The new world-class marine animal-themed complex was created by the same team that pioneered the Manila […]
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LOOK: Cebu City’s Malacañang sa Sugbo transformed into a beautiful museum
The National Museum of the Philippines will lead the transformation of the Malacañang sa Sugbo building in Cebu City into a museum. The proposal to set up a national museum in Cebu coincides with preparations for the Philippines’ quincentennial commemoration of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines and marking the achievement of circumnavigating the world. […]
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6 Filipino cities in the Top 100 Super Cities in the world index
Six Philippine cities made it in the “Top 100 Super Cities” list of global strategic firm Tholons.
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Amazon’s 1st PHL service center in Cebu to create 1,300 jobs
E-commerce giant Amazon.com has set up its first customer service center in the Philippines in Cebu City.
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