#MINDANAO John Tria Flying through the Mactan Cebu International Airport in Cebu is both nostalgic and inspiring for many reasons. Nostalgic because Mactan is a historic airport of transit for many Mindanaoans flying to the capital. For many of them, it is their first airplane ride. I remember the...
Not everyone agrees with Lolit Solis relating to Bea Alonzo’s looks. These include producers of “1521: The Battle of Mactan,” a film with a multinational cast to be shot in Palawan. In there, Bea is Diwata, a character described as a young native princess with goddess-like beauty. Of course....
CEBU CITY – A 27-year-old man was arrested after a pack of suspected shabu was discovered in his possession at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Monday, July 25. The suspect, Vincent Obong, was supposed to board a Leyte-bound aircraft when airport personnel caught him at Terminal...
President Duterte said Filipinos should remember Philippine culture and history as honoring historical figures will encourage the people to honor modern-day heroes. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this during the 501st anniversary of the Victory at Mactan and the closing of the...
Megaworld Hotels and Resorts sends more help to Odette victims in Mactan, Cebu Megaworld Hotels and Resorts Corporate team together with the Ibo Elementary School teachers and students present during the turnover of the Rebuild Recover Visayas project in front of the three newly reconstructed...
AID TO TOURISM Traveling again to the pristine beaches of Newcoast Boracay or stay in any of Megaworld Hotels and Resorts properties. A portion of your stay directly goes to MHR’s Rebuild Recover Visayas Project to help schools in Mactan Cebu devastated by Typhoon Odette Starting your year right...
Operations at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are still suspended "until further notice" due to the damage caused during the onslaught of Typhoon "Odette." Mactan Cebu Airport (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The airport is undergoing damage assessment and debris clean up activities to...
For the record, it's "Lapulapu"--not "Lapu-Lapu"--when referring to the first Philippine hero. Photo from Wikipedia. The caption reads, “Imaginary posthumous portrait of Lapulapu by Carlo Caacbay for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, 2019.” The standard spelling of the name...
mactan_cebu_airport The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) are inaugurating Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA)'s new Corporate Building in Lapu-Lapu City, Oct. 28, 2021. Completed this March, the six-storey Corporate Building will...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
The newly-conserved theater’s maiden show will premiere on Oct. 24, 2021 A piece of Philippine history is set to unfold at the recently restored Metropolitan Theater (The MET) in Manila with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) “ Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan ,” the first...
Opening in 2024, the new and improved Abaca Resort Mactan promises to usher in the new era of Cebu Landmasters Inc. and its CLI Premier Hotels Inc., being at the forefront of the very best that Cebu tourism can offer. Through the years, the Abaca Resort Mactan has already notched an enviable...
