It's December already and everybody is excited for the Holiday Season! Not just that, everyone is gearing up for the latest happenings here in Cebu especially the grandest festival in the country, Sinulog Festival 2014. But wait, today, all happy feet are getting ready for the opening of The Outlets at Pueblo Verde situated at Mactan Economic Zone 2 (MEZ2) in Brgy. Basak Lapu-Lapu City. Brought to you by Aboitizland, The Outlets will showcase top brands with year-round discounted prices —Nike, Levi’s, Dockers, Adidas, Timberland, Oakley, Reef, Converse, Giordano, and so much more!

The Outlets At Pueblo Verde Entrance

Indeed, The Outlets at Pueblo Verde is not an ordinary commercial area. Why it's different from other stores and malls here in Cebu? The Outlets at Pueblo Verde hosts top brands and items with big discounts everyday. Shopaholics can also enjoy a mix of dining outlets and green open spaces that will support their shopping adventure with family and friends.

The Outlets Shopping stores, top brands!!!

The Outlets Opens at Pueblo Verde is the first Outlet shopping destination in the Visayas and Mindanao. It is open daily from 11 am to 9 pm.

The Outlets At Pueblo Verde Map

Follow The Outlets Store at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOutletsAtPV
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOutletsAtPV
Instagram : http://instagram.com/TheOutletsAtPV

Hashtags: #GreatDeals #GreatFinds at #TheOutlets

Are you a busy young professional, student and design-conscious individual with a desire for easy-to-own investments, immediate move-in and convenience in a fully functional home after a day’s work? Then you should see and experience the true essence of the word convenience as Aboitizland opens its professionaly furnished units or Condo Units via The Persimmon Studios.




Experience a hassle-free move in and find leisure in a fully functional commercial area just right down where you live. Here are some details of this new development at the heart of Cebu.


Fully Furnished
Design ready units equipped with ready to use furniture & fully functional appliances.

Furniture and appliances

• 7cu Samsung Refrigerator
• 32” Samsung Flat Screen LCD TV 
• La Germania Electric Stove with Range hood
• 1.5 HP Samsung Window Type A/C 
• Single / Double Bed 
• Dining and Living Set

Combinable Studio Units
Bigger units – combinable 18.69, 24.50 and 26.41 sqm



Easy to Own
Fully furnished units for as low as P7,888.00 per month!

Flexible Financing Scheme:
        15% over 36 months
        20% over 36 months
       10% spot, 15% over 36 months
                         * 15% discount for spot payments



Should you need further inquiry, you may visit www.facebook.com/TPStudiosOfficial or call them at 411-1623 or 419-1400

Launched in 2003, On Demand Community, IBM's flagship program for empowering volunteers, enables employees and retirees to find volunter activities and identify skills and expertise they can contribute to a specific cause. Last year, IBM volunteers worked on a Mangrove reforestation project in Olango Island at Lapu-Lapu but this time, the activity is focused in Poblacion, Aloguinsan, Cebu. As part of its 75th anniversary, IBM Philippines has collaborated with Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) for a Mangrove plantation and maintenance project in the said province of Cebu on June 16, 2012.


Together with other CBSi and iLuvCebu Bloggers, FaceCebu.net author joined the environmentalism affair with IBM employees and volunteers. We met at IT Park Lahug and together we traveled for an estimated time of two to three hours before we arrived at the Municipality proper of the province of Aloguinsan. Aloguinsan, known as a fishing town in the Midwest of Cebu has over 5,000 households that depend on fishing for a living. It is said that 75% of all tropical commercial fisheries pass part of their lives through mangroves because it serve as nursery grounds, provide shelter and food.

Before the planting proper, we first visit Bojo river known to everybody as "Mini Palawan Of Cebu" and did a cruise. Hospitality was embraced while receiving a fresh Buko juice with a designed Gumamela flower in it paired witht heir native or home made bread. Smiling faces welcomed us and the volunteers. After a short break, one of the Natives gave us a lecture on the Mangrove detrital food chain and how Mangroves help in populating the fishes in that area.


Bojo River Nature Reserve, which includes the 1.4 kilometer long Bojo river and its riparian zone - home to about 61 bird specifies and remarkable native flora including the 22 species of Mangroves, was protected by local fishermen and natives. Local guides will paddle you down to the river in a traditional baroto, while they interpret the river's rich natural and cultural heritage including the famous Goddess Maria Tang-an. According to townsfolk, she was a nature spirit who took the form of a one-eyed, single-breasted female, a siren in the tradition of cyclops of Homeric epic and a protectress of the home that was a wilderness as natural as any primeval Eden (via Business Mirror)




The tour was organized by the Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association (BAETAS). Here are the packages for the ECOTour.

Duration: 3 hours

Rates:
5 persons – Php800.00/head
6-10persons – Php550.00/head
11-15pax – Php530.00/head
16-20pax – Php500.00/head
20-30pax – Php480.00/head
30-50pax – Php450.00/head

Package includes orientation and lecture on mangroves,  ecology and bird wildlife lecture, handicraft (mat-weaving) demo, a buffet lunch and a snack (cool drink and freshly-baked salvaro, a native pastry) and a cruise down the river (via Lovely Philippines)

You can contact Rudney Carcuevas with the mobile numbers below.

TM/Globe: 0905-9133-055
Sun: 0922-4798-822








So much of the River Cruising, now back to the main goal of the visit - Mangrove Planting. The River cruise was initially done so that volunteers can understand and really appreciate what would be the fruit of their effort in planting Mangrove trees in the shores of Poblacion. "Planting and maintaining Mangrove forests greatly contribute not only in ensuring the balance in our ecosystem and the protection of our natural resources and people. It also helps in bringing back biodiversity, in developing eco-tourism, and sustaining socio-economic development in our country. Thus, community-based initiatives are crucial in the preservation and nurturance of the environent," RAFI President Roberto E. Aboitiz said.







IBM's deep commitment to drive progress through innovation resonates in the company's engagement with the industry, academe, government and communities that strategically employs IBM's technology and expertise to enhance the country's global competitiveness and help improve the lives of the citizens. "On July 20, 2012, IBM will mark a diamond milestone -- 75 years of operations and service in the Philippines, unmatched in the local technology industry," said Mariels Almeda Winhoffer, President and Country General Manager of IBM Philippines. "This year will not simply be a milestone, rather it will be an opportunity to heighten IBM's commitment to the country. We have been in Cebu for five decades now and we will continue to engage in partnership with cebu to seize the opportunities and the promise of Cebu today and the years beyond," she added.

Complete Set of Photos at FaceCebu.Net Facebook Page

Indeed, It is more Fun in Cebu, Philippines and how to experience such fun? Join the yearly and much awaited cultural event, the Gabie Sa Kabilin 2012, the sixth installation and as tagged in the video of CNN, It's fun in Kalesa Ride in Downtown Cebu! The sixth run of Gabii Sa Kabilin is set to be held on May 25, 2012 Friday - from 6 PM to 12 midnight, and this time, GSK will showcase 22 museums and heritage sites!


 Here is the Press Release from Rafi, main organizer of the event:

Do  you  know  where the head of the center is? How about the oldest of the oldest?  If  you  feel  like  trudging  down  the  past while capturing the present, AboitizLand Inc. is challenging you! In  line  with  Gabii  Sa  Kabilin  2012,  AboitizLand  Inc.  has  unveiled Kabag-uhan:  Now  and  Then  Photo  Contest  - Year 2, a defining moment to highlight the changes that the city has gone through.



Open  to  all  photographers  who  have  a  knack  for  heritage  shooting, Kabag-uhan  is  a novel way of connecting with the past. Seven (7) rendered images  of  Cebu  streetscapes  and  heritage  points from Andoni Aboitiz’s private   collection  were  recently  released  at  AboitizLand’s  Official Facebook    Page   Made   for   Life   (www.facebook.com/MadeForLife)   and AboitizLand’s website (www.aboitizland.com) .







Up  for the challenge? The task is to identify the location of the rendered images  and  photograph  it  in  its  present state on the exact or closest location. One  (1)  winner per rendered image will win cash prizes and be featured on AboitizLand's  Kabag-uhan:  Now  and Then Photo Exhibit - Year 2 as part of its  participation  at Gabii Sa Kabilin 2012. The challenge rolled out last April 16, Monday and will run until May 16.

What  are  you waiting for? Grab your camera, lenses, batteries and the map and start searching for Cebu’s celebrated heritage points.


Apart  from Kabag-uhan: Now and Then Photo Contest and Exhibit, AboitizLand will  also  be  offering Cebu Trivia Night, Heritage Show and Food Festival for  Gabii Sa Kabilin 2012 on May 25. Like Made For Life on Facebook to get updated for these AboitizLand’s cultural treats.

The Anvil Awardee Gabii Sa Kabilin (Cebuano for Night of Heritage) is spearheaded by Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. and supported by Visayas Association of Museums and Galleries Inc., local government and private sectors. More museums and heritage points such as Casa Gorordo Museum, Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Fort San Pedro, Museo Sugbo, and local government units await everyone in offering more than the usual heritage experience complete with tartanilla rides and cultural presentation on May 25 from 6PM to midnight
Check this Article for Gabii Sa Kabilin 2011 highlights.