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...
A new musical entitled "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" is set to be staged at the Metropolitan Theater (MET) next month, the first production to be mounted in the newly-renovated playhouse. (Photo from National Commission for Culture and the Arts) National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)...
All international flights bound for Cebu will continue to be diverted to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) until June 12, 2021, Malacañang announced Tuesday. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2. (Photo by Juan Carlo de Vela/ MANILA BULLETIN) Executive Secretary Salvador...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, May 28, appealed to the government to provide assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and travelers bound for Cebu. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The chairman of the Senate labor...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has launched its "Balikatan Sagip Negosyo Program" in efforts to bring registered business enterprises on the pathway to recovery amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. PEZA Director General Charito Plaza (Photo from PEZA) PEZA Director...
Wala Lang Mactan was not an impressive place in the 16th century. As late as 44 years after Magellan’s stay, Miguel López de Legaspi found Mactan “swampy, largely inhospitable, and sparsely inhabited” by “some 300 indios in four or five small settlements.” It was strategically located...
President Duterte is sticking to his belief that Lapulapu, who led a group of warriors to defeat Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan five centuries ago, was a Tausug from Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President made the assertion about Lapulapu's roots even...
Instead of physique and age, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored that one’s persistence and commitment to fight any challenge should be used as the basis of being a hero. Education Secretary Leonor Briones/DepEd/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN Briones, in a statement issued Friday,...
April 27, 2021 is the 500th year or quincentennial of the Victory at Mactan and part of the celebration is a competition to find the best design for a new Lapulapu Monument that would rise in Mactan, Lapulapu City, Cebu. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the...
