Celebrate with Oponganons and the rest of the country commemorating the first act of Heroism by Datu Lapu-Lapu with Music and Food.From dining, shopping and live performances, The Mactan Newtown is packed with things to see and do for the whole family to enjoy. Megaworld's The Mactan Newtown is home to a mixed-use community complete with world class commercial establishments, offices, hotels, schools and residential developments all situated at Mactan Island Cebu.


Join the festive party and catch live performances form Barbie Almabis, The Dawn, Sheila and the Insects, Drive Me to Juliet, Jewel Villaflores, and the Break Offenders. The event will also feature fun activities to for all to enjoy thanks to the attractions of The Mactan Newtown. The celebratory concert, Sounds of Victory is happening on Friday April 22, 2016 7PM at The Mactan Newtown.



The Mactan Newtown also features all year round activities for both Cebuanos and tourists alike on top of the Kadaugan Festival Concert. See the top 5 must try attractions at Mactan Newtown.

1. Mactan Alfresco is your One Stop Food Tour - Mactan Alfresco is an outdoor dining strip inspired by Singapore’s famed hawker/food hall centers featuring a varied selection of authentic Cebuano food like Lechon and Seafood.
2. Feast on Lechon Overload - Witness Cebuano Lechon cooked before your eyes  and feast.
3. Cultural Shows on Cebu’s Rich Culture - Traditional dances like Ritwal, Banga, Tinikling, Sinulog, Singkil, Subli and Fire Dances performed on stage from 6:30-8:00 PM every weekends. 
4. Shop for Souvenirs - Cebu Guitars, T-shirt souvenirs, snacks, home décor and furniture to make your visit to the Queen City of the South more memorable.
5. A Beachfront Lifestyle for You - Visit the Mactan Newtown Showroom for a glimpse of the country’s first beach side township and the “Live, Work, Play, Learn” lifestyle offered by Mactan Newtown.

For more information, please call the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Concierge at 709-9888, 709-0888, 0917-8380111 or visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com.

The Mactan Newtown Kadaugan sa Mactan Festival posted at Cebu Events Blog

From welcoming Lunar New Year & Valentines Day to another Season change, Starbucks joins every Filipino in observance of our heritage and tradition this quarter. Exciting Starbucks Card designs to look forward to such as the delightfully decorated eggs are a highlight of any Easter basket now available at your favourite Starbucks outlets for an initial consumable load amount of 500 pesos each.

Have you noticed that iconic feminine figure in Starbucks Logo? Starbucks called it Siren and represents change of season. The special edition Siren Card features and hand-painted with water colors design. Also available for an initial consumable load amount of 300 pesos.

Starbucks new line of Macchiato beverages shows its passion for all things coffee with these new beverage innovations, and coffee aficionados are sure to fall in love with the rich, complex flavors of the all-new Starbucks Chocolate Hazelnut Macchiato, Starbucks Roasted Caramel Macchiato, and Starbucks Caramel Macchiato Frappuccino as well as classic Starbucks Caramel Macchiato.


Chocolate Hazelnut Macchiato features layer upon layer of delicious chocolate and hazelnut flavors; the Roasted Caramel Macchiato delight in its layers of smooth, velvety milk and deliciously rich caramel taste while most popular Caramel Macchiato in a Frappuccino variant combines smooth milk, caramel drizzle all three have in common of a shot of Starbucks best quality espresso.

It's really suggested to select the complimenting partner of your favourite beverage and you couldn't say no to these Starbucks featured food whether it’s for lunch or light snacks.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie is a vegetarian diet with banana, granola, oatmeal and dark chocolate in moist and chewy healthy cookie.

Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookie boasts of buttery cookie flavored with vanilla bean decorated with an orange flower sugar icing.

Belgian Chocolate Chip Cake combines layers of vanilla sponge cake with chocolate chips, milk chocolate ganache and frosted Belgian milk chocolate with mini chocolate chip cookies on the sides.

A tortilla wrap filled with moist breaded fish fillet, baked potato wedges and egg mayo dressing makes up your Fish and Potato Wrap.

Farmer’s ham and sharp parmesan cheese layered on sweet savory brioche French toast indites your Monte Cristo menu.

Flour tortilla filled with wasabi tuna flakes topped with crunchy Japanese bread crumbs and roasted nori strips makes your Tuna Wasabi Turnover fusion.

Introducing the featured coffee for this season, these coffees combine the highest quality beans from several growing regions to create the perfect harmony of flavors.


The 3 Region Blend is the kind of coffee that makes you want to sit outside, feel the breeze in the air and enjoy a beautiful day. it exudes floral, citrus, and berry aromas and flavors.


Starbucks Tribute Blend introduced in Starbucks 40th Anniversary is a dark roast, full-bodied blend is best complemented with berries, spices and chocolates. Tribute Blend in Starbucks VIA packaging uses the same four amazing components found in the whole bean coffee, 100% natural roasted Arabica beans to make an instant and microground coffee.


Starbucks Reserve Stores features Whole Beans Coffee Ethiopia Guji Bilida Bukisa and Beunos Aires Nicaragua Maracaturra. Starbucks Reserve Ethiopia Guji Bilida Bukisa is alight-bodied coffee with its distinct lemon and currant flavors perfect to pair with berries, herbs and baking spices while Starbucks Reserve Beunos Aires Nicaragua Maracaturra coffee tree blooms gorgeous, giant coffee cherries of a distinctly rare variety that offers flavors of herbal aromas with apricot, peach and honey.

Starbucks New Macchiato Beverages and Starbucks Easter Cards posted at Cebu Events Blog

Sun Life financial literacy advocate Matteo Guidicelli leads the multi-media campaign of Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc. (SLAMCI) new offering - the Sun Life Prosperity Card. Matteo successfully leads SLAMCI’s Rise and Prosper concert in Ayala Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu last February 8. The Sun Life Prosperity Card is a gift card worth P5,000 which may be invested in any of the peso-denominated mutual funds managed by SLAMCI under its Sun Life Prosperity Funds.

Matteo Guidicelli is more than proud to be part of Sun Life Prosperity Card campaign because he understand the importance of investing and the value of financial freedom and also accessible to the youth.

SLAMCI also continue with its multi-media campaign dubbed “Slam the Scam,” which was created as a response to the proliferation of investment scams in the country.
Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc President Valerie “Riena” Pama recalls that Filipinos follow many of the Chinese New Year traditions that are believed to bring in luck and fortune and that it should be complement with actions with the help of the Sun Life Prosperity Card where their investing journey begins.

The Sun Life Prosperity Card may be purchased from a Sun Life Financial Advisor, at any Sun Life Financial Store, or online at www.sunlifeprosperity.com.ph

It aims to introduce more Filipinos to investing and encourage them to explore a wider array of financial instruments that would enable them to achieve their financial goals. SLAMCI is also set to launch two new dollar-denominated funds in additions to the Sun Life Prosperity Funds, while a regular investment program will also be initiated in partner banks.

For more information please visit www.sunlife.com.

Matteo Guidicelli leads Sun Life Prosperity Card campaign posted at Cebu Events Blog

Sony Philippines' 36th Sony Centre at the new Robinsons Galleria Cebu highlights most of Sony devices including Bravia 4K TVs and Home Entertainment products, Hi-Res Audio, Walkman, ActionCam, Alpha, Cybershot, Xperia Tablets and mobile phones. Customers can freely touch and try them for an immersive product experience and a PlayStation corner and ActionCam demo area, allowing customers to get a better gaming and photography experience.


Sony Centre Robinsons Galleria features an innovative display of the latest Sony Bravia 4K TV line up.The Sony X9000C and X8300C supports Google’s latest Android TV OS 5.0 or lollipop allowing to easily stream video and use as a gaming device. Sony Bravia 4K TVs comes with the new 4K Processor X1 for a better Sony 4K viewing experience on TRILUMINOS Display. Sony Bravia 4K TVs also features Google Cast, Voice Search (done through a remote equipped with a microphone) and Google Play just as what they like to do on their smartphones. The X9000C and X8300C are “HEVC” and “VP9” ready that can receive 4K distribution services and YouTube in 4K.




At 4.9mm at its thinnest part, the X9000C is the thinnest LCD TV from Sony and is virtually frameless and mounts flush to your wall. Meanwhile, the X83000C models are Sony’s introductory 4K LCD TV series that expands the 4K experience to multiple screen size options.


Sony SHAKE-X7D features a 3-way speaker: a 2.5cm tweeter, 15cm mid and 38cm woofer, that can output up to 2400W and 116.5dB powerful sound in your entertainment room. Lighting effects comes in handy in 10 colour patterns that synchronise to the beat of the music. If you want more, you can use Party Chain to connect compatible sound systems together for an added amplification. Deejaying effects is preloaded with Sony Shake-X7D such as Flanger, WAH, Frequency Isolator and PAN. Go wireless with Fiestable App or SongPal app installed on your smartphone or tablet and connect with SHAKE-X7D to adjust sound settings and lighting effects, add special djing Effects, or queue your playlist.

A Filipino home is incomplete without a Karaoke set, just connect your SHAKE-X7D to the TV, choose your favourite Karaoke DVD playlist or Youtube videos to get started or put on your latest DVD movie and grab some popcorn for an instant get-together.


Visit Sony’s various product line at visit www.sony.com.ph. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@SonyPHinc).

Sony Centre Concept Store Robinsons Galleria Cebu posted at Cebu Events Blog

Satisfy your Korean Barbecue and meat cravings at KPub BBQ, the coolest and biggest Korean barbecue and meat-all-you-can restaurant in the country located at the 2nd level of Ayala Center Cebu Terraces.

KPub President and Proprietor George N. Pua is equally excited and happy to bring the concept of KPub to Cebu. He cited especially now that Korea is becoming a favorite tourist destination of Cebuanos, KPub will bring in the vibrant food and culture for the local market to experience and will be a welcome and unique addition to Cebu's growing culinary landscape. KPub restaurant's concept is authentic Korean barbecue fused with the exciting vibe & energy of KPop.


KPub Cebu has a grand 600-square meter space features a main dining hall, six VIP rooms, a smoking area, and an al fresco area that can seat up to 350 people, an alternative venue for corporate gatherings, product launches, big parties and simple get-togethers, events and other group bookings for its distinct dining experience and built in facilities.

Diners get to choose from KPub’s restaurant meat-all-you-can packages where selected main dishes are barbecued on the smokeless grill on each table, giving customers the fun and excitement of grilling their own food. To complement the meal a selection of popular Korean appetizers is served on the side. A full-serviced set up with side dishes being served ahead and the time starting only when the meat starts grilling, ensures diners get the full experience within a specified time frame. See below KPub four meat-all-you -can Packages to choose from:


An hour of unlimited servings of seven signature meat dishes: beef sukiyaki, pork belly, Korean-style bacon, marinated pork chop, marinated chicken in sweet soy sauce, pork belly and chicken both marinated in sweet and spicy sauce. Eat & Run package also includes appetizing side dishes such as cabbage kimchi, mashed potato with egg, onions with chili, cucumber kimchi, tofu kimchi and anchovies), choice of kimchi fried rice or steamed rice, steamed egg, kimchipanjeon (Korean pancake), house salad, lettuce, and soup of the day.


Basically this is Eat & Run package plus the following seafood and meat dishes: garlic butter shrimp, marinated fish fillet, japchae, fish tofu, calamari, lamb chorizo, and pizza (kimchi and cheese, tomato and cheese, bulgogi, or spicy pork) with grilling time of one hour.


An unlimited frilling time that has all of the 12 signature meat choices including premium beef selections: the KPub So Galbi (marinated beef short rib), L-A Galbi (marinated cross-cut beef short rib), So Bulgogi (marinated beef slice in sweet soy sauce), and Dwaeji Bulgogi (marinated pork slice in sweet soy sauce), dried seaweed roll with kimchi or beef bulgogi and the additions of bibimbap and Korean ice cream.


This is the ultimate Korean barbecue experience, it includes all of the above for two hours plus salmon belly, salmon steak, fresh prawns, crab sticks, tempura platter (ebi, crab, and vegetable), seafood pizza, seafood kimbab, seafood japchae, fried dumplings, assorted vegetables, and fried spring roll.

KPub also offers an ala carte menu of authentic Korean favorites such as bibimbap, japchae, odeng tang, seafood pajeon aside from its Meat-All-You-Can packages plus a selection of cocktails for after hours.



Oppa! Chicken, offered first in Cebu branch, comes in original, snowing cheese, soy and garlic, and sweet and spicy with more flavors soon. It's KPub's own version of Korean chicken traditionally cooked twice for crispier skin that’s less greasy while maintaining its tenderness inside.


KPub Cebu comes fully equipped with a stage and band set-up, state-of-the-art lights and sound system, and three large LED walls, the biggest in the country, which can be readily used by clients and which air Korean music videos on regular nights, completing the ultimate Korean Pop (K-Pop) experience. KPub Cebu VIP rooms can seat up to 10 people and come with its own LCD TV, making it ideal for intimate dinners with friends and family. Starting March, local bands will be featured every evening from Tuesday to Saturday.

To get the latest updates on promos and offerings, follow the KPub BBQ Cebu Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KpubBbqTheTerracesCebu

For inquiries, reservations and function bookings, please call KPub Cebu Contact numbers:
(032) 410-7590 or (032) 410-7592.