Cebu loves the Arts

(painting by: Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza)

9 Visayan Artists will be honored  with the Garbo sa Bisaya Award for elevating the Visayan Arts. It will be scheduled on a a four-day from November 16 to November 19.  The nine honored artists will include Edward Defensor, Lamberto Henchanova, Dennis Ascalon, Brenda Fajardo, Cristina Sollesta Taniguchi, Hermogena Borja Lungay, Luis E. Yee Jr., Carmelo Tamayo and Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza.

Congrats!! :-)

Cebu loves Queen 2010

(Photo from: Kit Bajar Bakarashi)

Maki Eve Mercedes of Venezuela, was hailed as the new Queen 2010. She got the highest title for the night as Queen Universe. The title for Queen World and Queen International went to Miss Malaysia and Miss Italy respectively. Other winners were Miss Mexico who got the 2nd runner up place and Miss Ethipia who placed 1st runner up.

Last year's Queen Universe Rain Marie Madrigal and the other two title holders Miss Lebanon and Miss Spain passed on the crown to a new set of Queen Beauty titlists. The event was organized by the Clothes for Life foundation headed by Ms. Cary Santiago. The evening was graced by Miss Universe 1973, Margie Moran Florendo. 

Truly before the night ended, everyone bowed down to the Queen! 

Cebu Opens S and R Membership Shopping

(Photo from: S&R official site)

Cebu City’s shopping experience will never be the same again as it opens S & R. The new shopping center located in Ouano Ave., cor EO Perez Street, Subangdaku Mandaue City. It’s a membership-shopping club modeled after famous warehouse shopping chains introduced in the USA.

S & R offers a variety of high quality products on local and international brand names that will guarantee customer satisfaction. The new shopping hub promises to deliver unparalleled savings and an added value for members, everyday!

The new shopping craze opened its door last November 4, 2010. It’s here to finally change the shopping landscape of Cebu City. 

Cebu bows down to Queen of Cebu 2010

(Photo taken from: Queen of Cebu Profile in Facebook)

In a place where beauty flourishes in almost like a day to day basis, its no longer quiet a shock that Cebu can put up a show that will not only promote what the world has often perceived as beautiful but beautiful among those who would one can consider as alternatives. Last year, Clothes for Life Foundation organized QUEEN of Cebu 2009: A PAGEANT FOR ALTERNATIVES. The event became a huge success as Cebu's best designers, photographers, choreographers, beauty experts and stylists have gathered round as Cebu bowed down to its Queen. Indeed, the pageant crowned three deserving beauties Queen of Cebu World was crowned to Miss Marianne Arguelles, Queen of Cebu International was crowned to Miss Paula Gerinea and the whole Universe was ruled by the obvious winner Queen Rain Marie Madrigal.

(Photo taken from: Rain Marie Madrigal's Facebook Profile)

The success of last year's Queen of Cebu raised the clamor for Cebu to once again take on the universe and crown its new queen. And this year on November 6, 2010 at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront at 7:30 PM, 21 Goddesses will gather as they come and conclude the show with only one Venus to be hailed as Queen 2010. Tickets will be available at P1,500; P800; P300 and P150. True to the Beauty Pageant's Creed of Beauty with a Purpose, all proceeds will go to charity specifically the Little Lamb Children's Center. See you there because Everyone bows down to the Queen!!!