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For only PHP 6,000 for each person, guests can enjoy the signature Haplos Massage for two, a soothing couples’ Kawa Bath, and a bottle of wine. Couples can avail of the package starting February ...

View of Cebu Business Park and Ayala Center Cebu at night. Cebu is off to an auspicious start and is poised to capitalize on the strength of its tourism, manufacturing, and business process ...

Bath prop Beno Obano has signed a new contract to stay with the Premiership club until the summer of 2027. The 30-year-old has made 157 appearances since his debut a decade ago in 2015. Obano, who ...

TO ALLEVIATE traffic congestion and improve public transport in Metro Cebu, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is considering the construction of an underground rail line. The DOTr’s Cebu master ...

SEPARATE fires erupted in Metro Cebu, including one in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. The blaze, which began around 1:28 p.m., tore through Sitio Sanggi, destroying 36 houses ...

MANILA, Philippines — More than 925,000 passengers of low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific will soon have to travel to Clark just to take their flights to smaller towns that are reachable only by ...

Abando called for the promotion of the responsible use of drones, a call echoed by Consul General Hideaki Matsuo of the Consulate-General of Japan in Cebu. Matsuo said the importance of drones in ...

MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific will transfer its direct flights to Masbate and Siargao from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) to Clark International Airport by March 30 as the ...

CEBU, Philippines — Water is the very essence of life, and without it, survival becomes uncertain. In Cebu City, a highly urbanized area in the southern Philippines, water scarcity has evolved ...