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Cebu City was busy preparing for the upcoming Sinulog Festival and the International Eucharist Congress while I was scanning HotelQuickly app on my smartphone. Streets in downtown Cebu were clogged by buzzing vehicles with major roads closed to give way for the street dancers of the Sinulog sa Kabataan. Checking the app at some random…
Last year, the last novena mass and procession were ticked off on my list of things to do during Sinulog Festival. Fluvial parade, on the other hand, wasn’t realized as I wasn’t able to search on how can I get access to the boats joining the parade on sea. This year, with an invite from…
Numerous events are being held during the Sinulog Festival but the most awaited part is the Grand Street Parade where contingents from Cebu and nearby provinces of the country participate in the carousel parade around the city. The parade route this year was again flocked by locals and foreign tourists to witness the colorful costumes…
SINULOG SA KABATAAN SA LALAWIGAN is being held every second Saturday of January in preparation for the much awaited Sinulog Festival Grand Parade. The competition is being joined by schools and divisions in the entire Cebu province. A separate competition, SINULOG SA KABATAAN SA DAKBAYAN, is dedicated to schools in the city. Winners of these…
First weekend of October and I intentionally cancelled my trip to Romblon. To recover from the hard feeling of not utilizing my plane ticket, I availed a room in Bayfront Hotel Cebu, located a few blocks from SM Cebu. That weekend was also the annual UAAP Cheerdance competition that made the hotel stay worthwhile. For…
Friday night. Payday. Heavy traffic. I managed to file a shift-change at work and went out around 6PM. A day prior to the event, I secured a Gabii sa Kabilin 2015 ticket worth PHP150 at the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. office that gave me access to all the participating museums and heritage sites, as well…
Summer is synonymous to a getaway especially if you’re in Cebu. The original plan was Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, Leyte then circumstances brought it to Camotes Island, and then changed to Bantayan Island. We really have a lot of options. Around 2 in the morning, we were the only group messing inside a bus bound…
For a person who has the travel bug, a hectic week in Cebu City means a great outdoor activity on a weekend. Around midnight, I went directly to my abode, not to shrug-off the stressful week I had, but to get some of my travel essentials for a day of chasing waterfalls in south western…
Fine white sands. Crashing waves from the ocean. Clear blue skies kissing the clear blue waters of the sea. Colorful umbrellas dot the shoreline with some lounge chairs best for bumming while sipping some cocktails during happy hour. That’s summer. And I need to reiterate to myself that rainy season just started with the unpredictable…
Pusô, famous as hanging rice, is probably one of the best innovations in Cebu due to its affordability and convenience when it comes to pairing it with some local food. These qualities perhaps are the reasons why Quest Hotel opened its Pusô Restaurant, to offer excellent meals conveniently to its guests on very reasonable prices….