CBS, a premiere blogging group in Cebu, is one of my best peers. You get to meet different people with different attitude, but despite all that, we are a family. Blogger Bio: Full Name: Andrew S. Buenaviaje Highest Educational Attainment: BS Computer Engineering Age: 26 Gender: Male Place of Birth: Lapu-lapu City Doyzkie is a person who loves travelling, eating, photography, and [...] [...more]
The idea to qualify a slot for the Sinulog short filmfest is to make sure Sto. Niño does a cameo role in the story. It’s a risky guideline, although it puts the festival in context, because it invites YouTube-like works whose Sto. Niño appearances are more like afterthought or last-minute addition. Good thing nothing of [...] [...more]
CBS is a prolific group of individuals that has effectively taken blogging and Cebu to a whole new level. Being the elite of the scene, CBS leaves enough room for the up-and-coming to showcase fresh new angles of the already saturated blog stage. Blogger Bio: Full Name: Nick Nichelle Dael Age: 25 Sex: Male Place of Birth: Pamplona, Negros Oriental Highest [...] [...more]
Mark your calendars and set your alarms CEBU for the FIRST stop of MUSICFEST 2010!!! Friday, February 5, 2010 Metro Card Club in cooperation with Channel [V] Philippines, GMA 7, PLDT myDSL WatchPad present Metrocardclub.com M U S I C F E S T 2 0 1 0 with American Idol Season 8 winner K R I S A L L E N [...] [...more]
In its continuing efforts to promote Cebu’s tourism, 88DB.com, an online service portal, takes part in this year’s Sinulog. Through its Cebu arm, cebu.88DB.com, the online service portal will be taking part in this year’s festivities by setting up a booth in front of Acha Pizzeria where street performers and the parade will be passing by [...] [...more]
Christmastime is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is also the time to spread happiness. But what is Christmas without some good food and bonding time with family? That is what we Filipinos are known for. Merrymaking at its best combined with the sweetest dishes on our table — it’s what defines [...] [...more]
November 30, 2009 — The Cebu Bloggers Society participated in SM Foodcourt’s first ever food event for the bloggers — the Asia-in-a-Basket Food Bloggers’ Meet. The event, with the aim of increasing brand awareness of SM Foodcourt while highlighting its great features and services (good food and Wi-Fi availability), was opened by the Foodcourt Manager, Ms. [...] [...more]
CBS has grown from merely a group of bloggers who want to meet new friends into a media partner that promotes Cebu through each member’s blogs. CBS has been raising the bar as always and will continue to do so. This organization, that started from an idea and now into a reality, will rock on [...] [...more]
About thirty thousand years ago, Aetas crossed the Asian continents through land bridges. They were the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines. But as the land bridges disappeared, islands started to emerge. One of those isles is Cebu. Early inhabitants referred this island as Zebu or Sugbu, whose trade or commerce reached as far as China, Thailand, [...] [...more]
“CBS is a good venue to meet new friends–not just fellow bloggers. The organization also encourages me to promote Cebu and other causes in my own little way.” Blogger Bio: Full Name: Milafel Hope M. Awe-Dacanay Sex: Female Age: 25 Status: Married Place of Birth: Cebu City, Cebu Highest Educational Attainment: BS in Management Accounting Current Job: Freelance Writer/ Copy Editor Milafel Hope Awe-Dacanay [...] [...more]
The Conde Nast Traveler magazine has released the annual Readers’ Choice Awards 2009 listing of best cities, islands, hotels, transportation and resorts worldwide. It’s three years in a row that Cebu maintains its 7th rank in the world as best island destination. What’s the effect on this? It is clear that even in tough times Cebu [...] [...more]
Photo by Cane Events This October 30 & 31, an enchanting experience awaits everyone in Cebu as darkness arises and continues to rise to its optimum. There are unidentified and obstructed shadows lurking all over the county to give you the thrill and an experience that you surely would never want to miss. Brace yourself as here [...] [...more]
Photo by Ruben Rallos As Philippines is known to be the only Christian nation in Asia, we come to see the need to find the roots of Christianity here in our country. On April 21, 1521, a voyager by the name of Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Cebu. Upon his arrival the famous “Magellan’s Cross” was planted [...] [...more]
The Cebu Bloggers Society was once again invited by the staff of AboitizLand Inc. to another event dubbed as the second bite. The group went on a tour of the AboitizLand projects as far as Consolacion up north and Talisay down south. The group made 8 stops which included new and existing residential communities and other [...] [...more]
Cebu City’s plan to adopt the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system excites supporters and likewise raise the eyebrows of skeptics. Several questions are asked. Is this just another solution that will become a problem later? Will this only introduce newly dressed-up buses that look novel at the start but still clog city streets? Will this system [...] [...more]
