Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers in Ayala Center Cebu

Here's Joe Jonas being interviewed in Ayala Center Cebu



And here's Joe Jonas doing one of his songs for his screaming fans in Cebu City

Vampire Diaries Most Handsome Vampire in Palawan

I feel rather giddy right now, knowing the most handsome of the Vampire Diaries -- Mr. Ian Somerhalder landed in Manila then is now in El Nido, Palawan. He's in the Philippines! And he thinks it's beautiful!

 “Reporting live from some beautiful island in the Philippines where it's,on my time schedule, impossible to sleep past 5AM :( SO beautiful here,” the actor tweeted.

Well, he's no less beautiful too

According to ABS-CBN, “Vampire Diaries” heartthrob arrived at the popular tourist destination on board a chartered flight. He arrived in Manila last Saturday. Somerhalder is expected to do a photo shoot for his endorsement of the clothing line. He and his group are reportedly staying at Lagen Island

He's just about to make El Nido a more attractive place for tourism. Come to Cebu Ian!

Proud to be Pinoy? Jessica Sanchez in American Idol's Top 2

Maybe it's just hype that Jessica Sanchez is being dubbed as half Filipina, I would have been proud but Wikipedia says Jessica Sanchez is an American singer as she was born and raised in the USA. The only claim to fame for Filipinos is the fact that her mother is Filipino American born in Bataan. Well who knows really right? I guess she just desperately needed the votes of another billion or so country that wouldn't have voted for her had she been truly American

She looks very Filipino though, quite the Sarah Geronimo look-a-like

VECO Scheduled Brown Outs in Cebu - October 2011

Scheduled Service Interruptions on
October 22-29, 2011

October 22 (Saturday)
[1] Time: 4:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. (4hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate relocation of primary pole & lines
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgy Guadalupe & entire Brgy Sapangdaku, Cebu City along H. Labra St., including Sitios Napo, Lupa, Sandayong, Lanipao, Kabarang, Arcos, Baksan & Mohon, St. Martin Heights Subd, Garden Grove Villa Subd, Sapangdaku Brgy Hall, Napo Elem School, Visayan Glass Factory, Sunshine Cor Ministry of Encouragement Inc, Smart Communications Inc, Pacific CATV Inc, PLDT SB 135 & Cebu Cable Television Inc

[2] Time: 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (7hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate installation of primary pole
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgys Centro & Mantuyong, Mandaue City along SB Cabahug, Gomez, B. Ceniza, Rizal, FC Pesons & A Del Rosario Sts., including Sitios Tribunal, Asinan & Bombil, Brgy Mantuyong Multi Purpose Court, Mandaue City Public Market, Multi Purpose Bldg, Health Nutrition Svcs & Gov't Plaza, Rural Bank of Mandaue, St Joseph's Academy, Prisolutions Corp, St John the Baptist Chapel, Petrogas Mktg Corp, Mayol Magdalena Water Pump, Radio Comm of the Phils Inc, Unite Gen Merchandise Inc & Norkis Distributors Inc

[3] Time: 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (7hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate extension of primary lines
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgys Labogon & Basak, Mandaue City along Caimito, Gama & Valeriano Sts., Fatima & Circumferential Rd., including Sitios Tabay, San Jose, Familia, Sta Cruz, Canumay, Chicos, Sliding Hills, Labosak (Labogon) & Mabolo (Basak), Sanchez Cmpd & Labogon Elem School

October 23 (Sunday)
[1] Time: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (9hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate replacement of rotten primary pole
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgys Tayud, San Vicente, Yati, Lataban & Sta. Cruz, Liloan, & entire Brgys Catarman, Poblacion, Mulao, Jubay, Cotcot, & Cabadiangan, Liloan including Sitios Molave, Silot Bay, Lamac (Tayud), Sambag (Lataban), Sambag & Bajac (San Vicente), Amara, Vista Laplaya, Stokkaville, Carlos Ville, Psalmville,Verie Hills, North Gate, Summerville, Gardenbloom Villas, Villla Aloha, Villa Divina & Villarosa Subds, Cyclone, Cit & Milagrosa Villages, S & V Townhomes, Cuyos Comp, Sunflower Village & Dev't Inc,Municipality of Liloan Training Center, Public Market, District Office & Training Center, Catarman Elem. School, Health Center & Multi-Purpose Coop, Tayud Brgy Hall & Elem School, Brgy Mulao Multi-Purpose Coop, Poblacion Brgy Hall & Sports & Cultural Center, Tiltilon Elem School, Mulao Brgy Hall, Elem School & Farmer's Multi Purpose Coop, Cabadiangan Day Care Center, Multi-Purpose Bldg & Elem School, Liloan Central Elem School, Cotocot Brgy Hall, Lataban Water Service Coop, Sacred Heart School for Boys, Holy Child School, Manila Memorial Park, Rural Bank of Katipunan Inc, Palawan Dev't Bank, MCWD Pump SV 5,11, 12, 3, 4, 6, 9, & 8, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Christ Church of the Phils, Christian Mission Phils Inc, The Salvation Army, Salesian Society of St John Bosco, David Livingston Missionary, San Fernando Rey Parish Pastoral Center, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Mother of Perpetual Help, Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, United Church of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kingdom Hall for Jehovah's Witness, Our Lady of Remedios Parish, All the World Outreach Church, Veco Liloan Office, Veco Catarman Training Center, Cebu Holdings Inc, Marans Intl Trading Corp, Bright Star Industries Inc., Convex Const & Dev't Corp, 168 Dev't Corp, Digitel Mobile Phils Inc,Catalina Embroideries Inc, Neca Catv Corp, Composite Craft Corp, Gramercy Forge Int'l Inc, Pan-anargal Const & Dev't Corp, Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes Inc, Lopzcom Realty Dev't Corp, L.S. Pacific Dev't Corp, Titay's Liloan Rosquillos, BP Cebu Foundation Inc, Cebu Forever Steel Forming Corp, Innove Communication Co Inc, Ceed Properties Inc, Kingswood Rubber Corp, Primary Structures Corp, Mont Royal Holdings Inc, Pema Plastic Cebu Ind'l Corp, Una Int'l Trading Corp, ABQ & Sons Realty & Dev't Corp, JIP Plastic Crush Traders, Jubay Industries Inc, Commonwealth Estate Inc, High Point Dev't Corp, Glorious Global Mission Dev't Inc, Kenrich Dev't Corp, PLDT, Lacto Bacillus Pafi Techno Resources Corp, Rose Pharmacy, Cebuana Lhuiller Pawnshop, Reliable Mfg Works, Metro Cebu Pipe Corp

October 26 (Wednesday)
[1] Time: 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (6hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate relocation of primary pole & lines
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgy Lahug, Cebu City along Salinas Drive including Sitios Son-oc & Fatima, Lower Nivel Hills, BC Homes Subd (along Calle Rojo, Calle Azul & Calle Amarillo), Son-oc Community Day Care Center, Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Inc & PLDT

[2] Time: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. (4hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate installation of Elevated Meter Center
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgy Ermita, Cebu City along Quezon Bvd., Escano, F. Calderon & M.C. Briones Sts., including Carbon Market Unit 1 & Carbon Police Station

October 27 (Thursday)
[1] Time: 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (6hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate relocation of primary pole & lines
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgys Quiot Pardo & Punta Princesa, Cebu City along Greenbelt Drive & E. Sabellano St., including Sitios Sto Niño, Yati & Granada, Sunshine Valley, View Hills, Nazareth Phase 2, Greenbelt Subd, Saint Euphrasia Homes, Talavera Retreat House & Helpmate Inc

October 29 (Saturday)
[1] Time: 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (6hrs)
Purpose: To facilitate relocation of primary pole & lines
Areas affected:
Portion of Brgy Talamban, Cebu City & Cabancalan, Mandaue City along Highway 77 including Sitios Cadahuan, Kalubihan (Talamban) & Pilit (Cabancalan), La Citadella, Jesusa Ville & Casa Del Rio Subds, St. Anthony Village, La Citadella Condominium, San Isidro Parish School, MCWD CAD-1, Exeland Inc, Nexland Estate Ventures Inc, Commonweath Estate Inc (Streetlights), Pilipino Telephone Corp, PLDT CAB 210 & Innove Communications Co Inc CEB 786


These interruptions are needed to improve our facilities in the areas mentioned and to further augment our services to our valued customers. VECO apologizes for any inconvenience the temporary loss of power on this day might cause our customers. Our engineers will exert all effort to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are unavoidable circumstances wherein restoration may extend beyond the published schedule.
For information please contact our call center at 230-8326. For those who prefer to receive this schedule via e-mail and/or text message, please log on to www.veco.com.ph and register your account name, account number and e-mail address/ cellphone number. You will receive an e-mail/text notice ONLY if you will be affected by the Scheduled Service Interruption.
For updates on Scheduled Service Interruptions, visit our website www.veco.com.ph.

In keeping with today’s technology, VECO launches its mobile phone texting service dubbed “Text Broadcast.”
With this new and innovative text service, customers can inquire on the status of major unscheduled (emergency) power interruptions.
All you have to do is type ASKVECO (space) OUTAGE and send to
2327 for Globe users
391-8326 for Smart
09229998326 for Sun Cellular subscribers
Customers availing of this info-text service will pay only P1.00 for every text message sent to VECO.

Now you can also inquire your BILL  thru text just type ASKVECO (space) BILL (space) Account ID/Number
and send to the numbers found above

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Ayala Center Cebu's Love Trip Promotion

Shop & dine your way to a Trip for Love with Ayala Center Cebu 's Love Trip Promo.
Get a chance to win a trip for two to Boracay, Dumaguete & Mactan for a minimum purchase amount.

For details, call 232 0380

From February 12 to March 31 get one raffle coupon for every single or accumulated receipts worth P 800.00 from any Ayala Center Cebu Store or Restaurant

Or one raffle coupon for every single receipt worth P 1,500.00 for groceries at Metro Gaisano or Rustan's Fresh

Here are their mechanics:

Commuting in Cebu Goes Back To Normal with Fare Rollback - P7 for Jeepneys and No more Additional P10 for Taxis

Don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful that the fare will be cheaper but I for one do sympathize with drivers and a few pesos will go a long way for them. I don't get the big deal on why they can't just come to an agreement on this.



I personally don't get lawyer Manuel Iway, and why the scheme can't be advantageous for drivers? Isn't business supposed to favor the the manufacturer? While of course I'm against over-charging at the same time, there should be a balance here somewhere for everybody to be able to meet half-way.


But for public consumption as an FYI -- starting December 15, the minimum jeepney fare in Cebu will be P7 for the first five kilometers. Taxis, on the other hand, are no longer allowed to collect the P10 add-on fare.


A hearing on February 18, 2009 has been set to discuss whether the current rates should be restored or scrapped.

Jewelry Store in Mango Square Mall Gets Robbed

I'm not usually this atuned to news of robbery because I'm such a coward and would rather not think of incidences like this. But because I used to work in Mango Square building, I just had to blog about it. I really talked to these people and almost bought jewelry from this store. Of course I couldn't afford it

But anyway, it's true that they weren't heavily guarded at all for all the jewelry they were carrying.

Inevitable? Jeepney Fares at P10 And Taxi Fares Starting at P45?

This has got to be a cruel nightmare! If the rising price of groceries and gasoline wasn't enough, now commuters' fare will go up too. I do understand that jeepney and taxi drivers also suffer from the gas price increases and maybe this is truly necessary so they can make a decent living as well.

It just really hurts!

Cebu jeepney drivers will cry for a P10 minimum fare if incentives aren’t given by the government to cushion yesterday’s increase in fuel prices, the 18th round this year. A P10 minimum fare is reasonable for jeepney drivers, said Ryan Benjamin Yu, vice chairman of the Cebu Integrated Transport Service Cooperative Inc.

Commuters now pay P7 to ride the jeepney, after two rounds of 50-centavo increases were given on a provisional basis by the LTFRB this year while waiting for the drivers’ petition to be resolved. But according to Yu, the P1 buffer is not enough to offset the fuel price increases.

Given the relentless oil price increases, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Thompson Lantion said the agency is likely to approve a P1 fare increase for jeepneys and a P10 “add-on” in cab fares.

So I guess it's inevitable folks! Just be prepared to hand over your P10 in jeepney fare and an additional P10 to the taxi cab. Maybe I should just get a bike?