Cebu is 4th Best Island in Asia last year according to Travel + Leisure Magazine, follows closely Bali, Maldives and Phuket. This designation is complemented by the the Island's capability as the Information Technology Hub in the South. White sand beaches with crystal clear waters with varying aquamarine hues. Numerous Diving Sites.A couple of  International hotel and resort chains plus water facilities. High Class Airports and Seaports. Business Districts and Research and Development firms. Trainable workforce both R&D and Outsourcing fields from numbers of Good Universities. Making Cebu as one of the prime Tourist destination and strategic location for Potential Investors.

And top of it all, the hospitality and the warm smiles of the Cebuanas. Well its common to us all Filipinos to offer what we can to visitors. As for the latest enhancement of Cebu, an underground tunnel has been open to public lately to improve traffic in port areas and the gateways to southbound. In Cebu, you would only need 15-30 minutes to reach the beach resorts from business districts. It makes an ideal place to dwell in, Work-Life balance-family is included in all ways.
Letting the World know what Cebu can offer to them in my own way and my blog . I am happy to see how Cebu will  be the next years. Making me proud of it and would always promoting it to my blog and invite my readers around the globe to visit Cebu. I am a proud Cebuano. That's why I see the fun in exploring Cebu, the Queen City of the South.
Experience Cebu's world class Hotel Beach Resorts, Festival and hospitality posted at Cebu Events Blog

This Tsunami Cancellation Report is in relation to February 6, 2012 Earthquake with epicenter at Negros Oriental (Tayasan) at Intensity 7 and felt throughout Dumaguete City (Intensity 7), Argao, Cebu (Intensity 6), Cebu City (Intensity 5), Cebu Province (Intensity 5-6), Lapu-Lapu City (Intensity 5) with the estimated farthest reach at Pagadian City with Intensity 1. At 2:30pm February 6, 2012 Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology-PHILIVOLCS has CANCELLED the TSUNAMI ALERT issued earlier due to the event.

This will be the last bulletin issued for this event.
Related Useful Resources to Cebu-Negros Oriental Earthquake:
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council website (NDRRMC)
http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILIVOLCS)
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/
Cebu - Negros Earthquake Update Tsunami Alert posted at Cebu Events Blog

NOKIA's Top Downloaded Apps and Games from Nokia Store for 2011 reveals Filipinos have gone completely social as Filipinos shares and connects more with their friends and companions based on the significant number of Chat and Messenger Apps. Game applications also tops the list most downloaded apps and games of Nokia Store for 2011. Mobile Games developed by Filipinos who received significant hits from downloaders who find their content fun, easy and related to their taste. Mobile Games in Nokia Store like a simple puzzle game or action-packed racing games. Nokia Store App and Games download reaches to 46 million Global Application downloads.

Complete list of the most downloaded Free Apps from Nokia Store in the country.

1. Facebook Chat – For those who just can’t get enough of Facebook, Facebook Chat feeds your hunger for social networking by allowing you to catch up with your friends easily even on the go.  
2. Chat for Facebook Pro – This is the only application for chat on Facebook for mobile phones that allows you to connect with your contacts no matter which carrier you are using.  Chat for Facebook Pro also shows all your friends’ profile pictures and sound notifications, and is even faster than when you chat on PC.
3. Skype – Skype lets Nokia users keep in touch with the people in their lives by offering free Skype to Skype calls (voice and video) over Wi-Fi as well as messenger style chat and low costs international calls.
4. Adventure of Ted – This game app lets you jump, run, and kick your enemies out of your way.  Save Ted from enemies and help him to get to his home in this cute game. 
5. eBuddy Mobile Messenger – With over 100 million downloads to date, this is hands down the most popular free chat app today.  It lets you chat on MSN, Facebook, Yahoo!, GTalk, AIM, MySpace and ICQ, and allows you to send pictures, set your display picture from your phone camera, choose colorful themes, and much more!      
6. Snaptu – This app helps you make the most of your device by keeping everything you need in one place.  It includes mobile essentials such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, News, Weather, Sports, Movies, Sodoku and more.
7. Dictionary & Translation Pro – This offers easy one-touch access to an extensive online English dictionary, thesaurus, and translation service supporting a wide set of languages including Hindi, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and many more. 
8. High Speed 3D Free – This top downloaded app allows you to take to the streets in High Speed 3D, racing on 20 tracks in 9 different cars. Enjoy the insane drifts and nitrous boosts of this action-packed racing game!
9. Hangman – Discover new words, develop your vocabulary, and have lots fun with this game app. 
10. Bubble Popper XXL – This free game allows you to compete with your Facebook friends for bubble-popping supremacy. 

Top 5 paid Game Apps From Filipino Developers for 2011.

1. The Tallest Ice Cream – The object of this fun and addicting game is to create the tallest ice cream.  The taller your ice cream becomes, the faster the scoop moves.  
2. Pharaoh’s Tomb – This game lets you embark on a quest through a magical maze, collect as many score points as you can and find the exit – all while avoiding the traps and pitfalls along the way.
3. Tong-its Extreme – The improved version of the highly rated “World Tong-its Tour” game, it allows you to take on multiple personalities that use different AI engines. Enjoy unlimited chips to beat the AIs, and battle your way to the top of the World Tong-its Chip Leaders server screen.
4. Pinball ME – This arcade game features nice graphics, real pinball sounds and addictive gameplay.
5. Nice Fruits – A casual game where you must collect three or more of a kind of fruit.  It features nice music and sound effects, stunning graphics and high replay value.

Rhomel Marcojos, senior marketing services manager of Nokia Philippines says “The number of downloads garnered by social networking sites, chat, video chat and messenger applications reflects just how important it is for Filipino mobile users to be always online and connected with the people who matter most to them." To download applications for your Nokia smartphone, simply visit the Nokia Store at http://www.store.ovi.com/.
NOKIA Top Download Apps & Games in 2011 revealed posted at Cebu Events Blog

eBloc 3 or eBloc Tower 3 is a 12 storey Modern Office Building located at W. Geonzon Street in Cebu IT Park of Cebu Park District. The groundbreaking activity February 1 for eBloc tower 3 was led by Ayala Land president, Antonino Aquino, and Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC) and Asian i-Office Properties Inc. (AIO) president Francis Monera. eBloc Tower 3, a sequel of eBloc 2 is a project of AIO, a partnership between Ayala Land Inc. and CPVDC.

eBloc Tower at Cebu IT Park are envisioned as premier location for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology-enabled Services (ITES) business. eBloc tower 3 will be designed to have a substantial retail provision with landscaped storefront at the ground floor to cater the needs of the BPO worker 24/7.

eBloc 3 building will also be a proud manifestation of environmentally sustainable design practices through energy-efficient electrical, air-conditioning and water-efficient plumbing systems.
eBloc Tower 3 will soon cater the needs of the growing BPO-IT industry in Cebu, The groundbreaking activity marks the start of its construction with is estimated to complete in July of 2013.
eBloc Tower 3 Modern Office Building at Cebu IT Park posted at Cebu Events Blog

IBM brought to Cebu "IBM Smarter Computing Approach" event which is focused on Retail and Manufacturing Industries. The IBM Smarter Computing session was held at Marriott Hotel Cebu City February 1 2012 for local clients and business partners to help create action plan to reveal business value, solve tough information technology issues and enable transformation plus growth in emerging markets like Cebu and the Visayas Region.

Innovation and technology have helped manufacturers build smarter products in less time and less cost. But again, many Manufacturers failed to live up to embrace the available technology and had since lag behind left behind into limbo.

Though the retail industry is experiencing significant growth especially in the country because of rapid urbanization and happening all throughout the country which contributes to the Philippine economy.

IBM introduced its Smarter Computing approach to information technology last year as a way for Organizations to realize greater efficiencies, improved reliability and better performance, all at effective costs. IBM Smarter Computing Strategy centers around 3 fundamental aspects:

• Leveraging Analytics to exploit vast amounts of data for Business Goals
• Utilizing optimized systems that are designed for specific tasks; and
• Managing as much of the IT as possible with Cloud-Computing Technologies

IBM brings to Cebu the Smart Computing Approach to Business posted at Cebu Events Blog