Utzurrum: Elena of the fifty summers
IT TOOK lovely, statuesque Cathay Pacific (CX) flight supervisor Elena Sy-Chua more than six months to prepare for her memorable half-a-century mark in this planet. It surely paid off, for the party was a milestone, an entertaining extravaganza, an evening of nostalgia, reminiscing, loving...
Utzurrum: All about women
WOMEN'S month was brimming with activities especially focused on Zonta Club of Cebu 2’s advocacy on raising the status of women locally and eventually globally. Their theme for the month was “Women weathering climate change, governance and accountability: Everyone’s responsibility.”
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Utzurrum: A ‘Cebu book’ launched
“WE are very proud of you, Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard for launching your ninth book!” and being both a Cebuana and a Theresian!
She’s done it again, “Out of Cebu: Essays and Personal Prose,” was released by the University of San Carlos (USC) Press, and launched at the Casino Español de...
Utzurrum: A MOA signing and a mall blessing
“Save the Gabaldons!”
This was the thrust of the United Architects of the Philippines Regional District C-1 (UAP RD C-1), Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (Rafi) and the University of San Carlos (USC).
Utzurrum: C’est magnifique: The Masquerade ball
IN THE words of Beautiful Cebu Movement Foundation Inc. (BCMFI) chairman Mariquita Salimbangon-Yeung, the project was “quite challenging considering the Cebuano penchant for not spending; the project after all was an ambitious one—to beautify Cebu from the historic Fuente Osmeña strip to busy...
Utzurrum: Shopwise means value shopping
BARGAIN-HUNTERS, shopaholics, (aren’t we all) and even the just plain curious, all flocked to the newest, latest, hypermarket to open in our bustling Queen City—Shopwise, along Natalio Bacalso Avenue, Basak, San Nicolas.
Shopwise, the pioneer in the hypermarket concept, is owned and...
Utzurrum: Of angels, sisters and battered women
WITH the increasing and alarming incidents of violence and homicide against women happening under our very noses, and even among our peers, the Zonta Club of Cebu 2 took it upon themselves to organize a forum on domestic violence aptly called Ang Dangoyngoy sa Kahilum.
Held March at the...
Utzurrum: Cebu furniture in focus
IF YOU'VE ever wondered why Cebu has become the ‘Mecca of fine furniture design and manufacturing’, the book, Cebu Furniture: “A History of Inspiration and Innovation,” will relate the untold and unique stories that comprise, the more-than-sixty-year history of the Cebu furniture industry.
Utzurrum: Amigos, fiestas and a getaway
BE REFRESHED direct from the source!
Have you ever heard of a two-day getaway for the soul?
Utzurrum: Hop onto the Balikbayan bandwagon
BALIKBAYANS all agree that the best time to touch base with one’s roots is January, when it’s the feast of our dearly beloved Santo Niño de Cebu, and the weather abroad is freezing cold, anyway!
But for ultra-successful medic, Radiation-Oncologist, Dr. Jose “Bebe” Barba anytime is...
Utzurrum: Cebu Zontians: 'scene stealers'
CEBU Zontians performing the Sinulog dance did steal the scene and how!
This was the consensus of the guests who saw the ladies swing and sway to the infectious beat during the 16th Zonta District 17 Conference at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila.
More than twenty eager...
Utzurrum: Cebu Zontians: 'scene stealers'
CEBU Zontians performing the Sinulog dance did steal the scene and how!
This was the consensus of the guests who saw the ladies swing and sway to the infectious beat during the 16th Zonta District 17 Conference at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila.
More than twenty eager...
Utzurrum: Kung Hei Fat Choi and a Diplomatic lunch
OUR Chinese New Year was a double celebration at Waterfront Airport Hotel & Casino Mactan, for although we had multiple New Year invites that day, communications angel January Leron, just wouldn’t take no for an answer!
Utzurrum: A topping, a pastry chef and feeding time
APPLE One Tower, recently held its Topping Out ceremony at its enviable location at Cebu Business Park, beside Cebu City Marriott Hotel, and across Ayala Center Cebu and The Terraces.
Apple One, launched in Dec. 2010, has 48 office units, four levels of podium parking spaces and 20 units...
Utzurrum: Of community aid, a coalition and a heritage gem
A DAY to remember in December was the inauguration of the office of the Cebu Coalition of People Power Volunteers for Reform (PPVR) at the third floor, Manros Plaza building along Mango Avenue.
Though a rather modest office, the mid-afternoon affair created quite a stir—with the presence...
Utzurrum: Justin Uy’s day of triumph
THE Board of Directors of Everjust Realty Corp, owner and developer of J Centre Mall, had chosen a most auspicious date, Nov. 11, 2011 (11/11/11), for the blessing and grand opening of their spacious and streamlined, multi-level mall at A. S. Fortuna St., Mandaue City. Even the hour was...
Utzurrum: Of historic bells and a book on Cebuano ties
MY GOOD friend Cecilia ‘Baby’ Manguerra-Brainard has done it again—for the ninth time that is—writing her ninth book entitled, Out of Cebu, Essays and Personal Prose. The book released by the University of San Carlos Press, will be launched on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2:30 pm at the Granada Room of...
Utzurrum: El Sistema and Zonta’s community work
AN ADMIRABLE project for the youth which started in Venezuela more than 35 years ago, is fast catching fire in many parts of the world; including Cebu in particular and the Philippines in general.
The project, called El Sistema is a countrywide outreach program in music education which...
Utzurrum: Theresians on the go
SO very successful were the past two fun runs organized, that members of the St. Theresa’s Alumnae Association (Staa) were gung ho for the latest one—with 10K and 5k categories for both male and female, plus a special STC category.
Utzurrum: Suroy-suroy sa Southern Heritage Trail
WOULD you believe? We covered 22 towns and cities in 60 hours? This was the Southern Heritage Trail, part of the Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbu tourism project of our beloved lady Gov. Gwen Garcia, a comprehensive style of “getting to know Cebu” in a nutshell.
Utzurrum: Tots go to a party
WE GOT an overseas call from excited grandma Sony Alonso, all the way from California, to “block Nov. 24 for a special family event”; we did reserve that day for the “getting to know you” kiddie party of her first granddaughter, Alexis Isabelle Kiryakides, daughter of stunning and statuesque...
Utzurrum: Yuletide events; better to give than to receive
HOW lucky indeed are the kids from the Children’s Joy Foundation Inc. who are recipients yearly of the bounty of Mandaue Foam Furniture Store’s management and staff. This year, the Rondalia Group rendered songs and dances at the store premises along Hernan Cortes St., Mandaue City.
Utzurrum: Christmas parties and a charity ball
MUCH awaited is the highlight of the Christmas social season. The annual Bachelors-Femina Holy Innocents Day Ball at the Casino Español de Cebu. The BF is probably the oldest socio-civic club in Cebu, being born in 1919.
This year, the members, led by Bachelors president Patrick Yared and...
Utzurrum: Christmas parties and a charity ball
MUCH awaited is the highlight of the Christmas social season. The annual Bachelors-Femina Holy Innocents Day Ball at the Casino Español de Cebu. The BF is probably the oldest socio-civic club in Cebu, being born in 1919.
This year, the members, led by Bachelors president Patrick Yared and...
Utzurrum: Memorabilia, museums and a merry white Christmas
TODAY, we shall bring you on a historic journey through a time machine back to Jan. 12, 1931 marking the exact date of purchase of the property of the then Banco De Las Islas Filipinas (Bank of the Philippine Islands to you), from the Augustinian Friars, located at the corner of Magallanes and P...
