Tag: Cebu
Bohol’s coast guard hero Ralph Barajan receives maritime award for sea bravery
Boholano coast guard Ralph Ofalla Barajan is receiving the 2020 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for "exceptional bravery at sea".
Kenneth Cobonpue honored in Interior Design Best of Year Awards
The Philippines' Kenneth Cobonpue has been honored with a nomination from the prestigious Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Awards.
Philippines dominates Asia’s Top Islands in Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
The Philippines' Cebu and Visayas islands were voted the Top Island in Asia, while Palawan and Siargao joined Asia's Top 5 in the World's Best Islands list of the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) Readers' Choice Awards 2020.
Palawan, Cebu nature parks named in Lonely Planet’s spectacular dive spots
Tubbataha Reef National Park in Palawan and Moalboal in Cebu are once again cited among Lonely Planet's recommended "most surprisingly spectacular" dive spots in the world.
Over 5,000 families in Cavite, Cebu, Leyte get access to clean water
More than 5,000 families in disadvantaged communities in Cavite, Cebu, and Leyte have been granted access to clean water amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philippines scores 15 nominations at World Travel Awards 2020
The Philippines is enjoying 15 nominations at this year’s prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA).
Visayas’ biggest Red Cross Molecular Lab opens for COVID-19 swabbing, testing in Cebu
The Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) biggest molecular laboratory in the Visayas islands has opened for COVID-19 swab tests and processing.
Lapulapu Memorial Shrine and Museum to rise in Mactan
A Lapulapu Memorial Shrine and Museum is set to rise in the center of the Philippines' celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan in the year 2021.
Finding Rare Comet NEOWISE in Philippines’ skies this July
The magnificent rare Comet NEOWISE can be seen in Philippine skies this July and will be seen closest to earth's horizon on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
World’s 1st airport PCR testing lab for COVID-19 starts operations in Mactan-Cebu, Philippines
The world's first airport with PCR testing and molecular laboratory for COVID-19 has started operations at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in the Philippines.
Cebu 4P’s teen Jhon Rhod Amodia gives out relief packs
A 13-year-old 4P's beneficiary, Jhon Rod Amodia, has managed to give out relief packs to his neighbors in Barangay Gabi, Cordova in Cebu, despite coming from a poor family.
Philippines celebrates Battle of Mactan quincentennial anniversary eve with new Lapulapu portrait
A new portrait of Lapulapu was released to celebrate the eve of the quincentennial anniversary of the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines.