2 abandoned babies at Asilo
THE Asilo de la Milagrosa, a licensed and accredited child-caring agency, is looking for the parents or relatives of the two babies who are currently under the agency’s care.
The concerned parents or relatives are advised to visit Asilo and look for social worker Gerald O. Ebanen from...
Foundation grants livelihood projects to 2 upland communities in Cebu City
TWO upland communities in Cebu City now have the opportunity to earn additional livelihood income and to grow as an organization following the turnover of projects granted to them by the Aboitiz Foundation Inc.
The projects—Umahan sa Katawhan and bee farm garden—were made open to the...
Telco responds in Visayas quake aftermath
FOLLOWING the recent earthquake in the Visayas, wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) set up libreng tawag centers in the hardest-hit areas in Negros Oriental.
Company personnel were immediately deployed to the Guihulngan National High School in Guihulngan City and...
Silliman sets deadline on Feb. 24
THE Silliman University national writers’ workshop announced it is now accepting applications for the 51st National Writers Workshop set on April 30 to May 18 at the university’s Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village.
This workshop will offer 15 fellowships to promising writers who want to...
GSIS lifts policy for beneficiaries to visit field offices to renew status
THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) reminded its pensioners that they need not visit the GSIS offices anymore for their annual renewal of active status (Aras) to ensure continued receipt of their monthly pension.
As part of the initiatives to provide greater convenience to the...
February is Civil Registration Month
FEBRUARY of every year has been observed as the Civil Registration Month pursuant to Proclamation 682 signed by then president Corazon C. Aquino.
This year’s theme “Tamang Rehistro, Pananagutan ng Bawat Pilipino,” serves as a reminder to all citizens to register vital events correctly...
Islands Souvenirs: Cebu loves you this love month
THIS love month, Islands Souvenirs brings another attention to another kind of fondness: love of place for the place that has loved us back.
Islands Souvenirs’ I Heart campaign was launched two years ago on the same premise: allowing people to literally wear their hearts on their sleeves...
Ultimate Valentine’s Day at Crimson Resort
SWEEP her off her feet this Valentine’s Day with a Romantic Getaway and enchanting dinner choices at Crimson!
Stay in a charming Deluxe Room for P12,500 /night or a plush Private Pool Villa for as low as P21,000 /night which includes buffet breakfast at Saffron Cafe, a Romantic Dinner for...
Red Hot Date with 8 for Valentine’s
LADIES, this Valentine’s week sing your hearts out at Red Box: Rock, Dine, Roll at Ayala Terraces Cebu.
From Feb. 10-18, 2012 ladies who come in to celebrate Valentine’s in groups of eight get in absolutely for free during Primetime (7 p.m.-12 m.n.).
Why mope or be conventional...
Metro's ‘Cars and Cash Extreme’ grand winners
METRO Supermarket and Department Stores nationwide recently announced the grand draw winners of the Metro “Cars and Cash Extreme” promotion. The following are the six lucky shoppers who will each drive home a Nissan Sentra 200: Susana Panulde from Minglanilla, Cebu; Tess Galang from Cebu City;...
Metrobank Group distributes bags of blessing to families in Cebu
AS PART of the company's celebration of the 2012 Chinese New Year, the Metrobank Group of Companies gives back to society by donating P10 million worth of food packages to select 10,000 Filipino families in identified areas nationwide.
San Remigio Beach Club, Pensionne Suites offer Valentine’s promo
“ALONE at last in hideaway, far away from all the worries in the world; we share each other while the sun’s going down, not another soul around.”
These lines from Neil Sedaka’s “Alone At Last” hit aptly depict the scene a couple would experience in this month of the hearts at the San...
Search for top teachers launched
NOW on its 28th years, the Metrobank Foundation once again launched the national search for outstanding teachers.
With the intention to show gratitude to the teachers, the foundation started the nomination for this year’s search that coincided with a forum of public school teachers and...
Free breast, cervical cancer screening set
THE Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Rafi) will hold a free cervical and breast cancer screening on Feb. 4 from 8 a.m. until noon at the EJACC conference room located within the compound of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.
This...
‘Out of Cebu’ book to be released on Feb. 5
THE University of San Carlos Press announced it will be releasing the book, Out of Cebu: Essays and Personal Prose, by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard on Feb. 5.
The book is a collection of 28 essays about the author’s Cebuano ties, including colorful accounts about her mother’s family, the...
Georich scholars finish cooking course
THE scholars of the Georich Livelihood and Learning Foundation Inc. (GLLFI) recently graduated from a basic cooking course at the Banilad Town Center (BTC) for Professional Development.
Literature workshop set in Bohol
THE Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) will hold a workshop on Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holy Name University, Janssen Campus, Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
Trade fair, awarding of loyal workers and outstanding partners launched
IN CELEBRATION of its 61st anniversary, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas last Friday launched a trade fair at its field office at the corner of M.J. Cuenco Ave. and General Maxilom Ave., Cebu City.
With the theme, “DSWD @ 61: Tuloy Tuloy sa...
Bathalad convention set on Jan. 28
THE Bathalad Inc. will hold its annual convention on Jan. 28 at the Marcelo Fernan Press Center in Ecotech, Lahug, Cebu City.
The group of Cebuano poets and writers organized the event, in partnership with the The Arts Council of Cebu, to further its commitment to uphold the local...
Rafi, Missionaries of the Poor holds groundbreaking of new elderly home
MORE than two months after the signing of a memorandum of understanding last Sept. 5, 2011, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Rafi) and the Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) made the groundbreaking of the 4,500-square meter land where a home for the elders and persons with disabilities will be...
Sony Phils. extends aid to Sendong victims
TO HELP in the rebuilding process of areas devastated by tropical storm Sendong, Sony Philippines recently launched its “Service Support Project,” which offers owners of Sony products special assistance to repair damaged items.
The program covers all items bought from Sony Philippines...
Swiss hotel workers donate P55T
THE employees of Mövenpick Resort and Spa Cebu, through a salary deduction option instituted by the human resources department, pooled in a total of P55,950 as aid to the victims of tropical storm Sendong in Mindanao.
The contributions of the resort’s staff were donated through the GMA...
Power utility substations undergo facelift
TO IMPROVE public safety, the Visayan Electric Co. Inc. (Veco) initiated the renovation of its substations’ façade.
The facilities now look safer in their modern design.
“The highly-elevated concrete fences eliminate the notion that high voltage is dangerous and that the...
MCWD aids Sendong victims in CDO
WHEN Cagayan de Oro (CDO) was in need of all the help it could get because of the wrath of Typhoon Sendong, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) was among the first to lend a helping hand.
On Dec. 23, MCWD sent two water trucks to CDO with eight personnel to man it round-the-clock...
PTA federation presidents in CV convene to plan out 2012 activities
FEDERATION presidents of the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs) in Central Visayas, together with the Department of Education (DepED)-PTA focal persons, convened on Dec. 28 at the Ecotech Center, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City, for the mid-year assessment (July to December 2011) on the operations of...
