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  • Amara enjoys high sales, set to launch new phase soon
    Sunday, Jun 14, 2009
    High-end seaside development Amara announces high take-up of its residential lots despite the global financial crisis.


  • Life meets style in the South
    Sunday, Jun 28, 2009
    If you listen closely, you might just hear a heartbeat. Strolling around The Terraces at Ayala Center Cebu is like being at the city's very nucleus, where you feel alive with the effervescent city and one with the people that make it so. A melting pot of people, culture, and lifestyles, there is never a dull moment at Ayala Center Cebu - just an easy excitement that keeps both shoppers and merchants coming back for more.


  • Ayala club targets P100k from first recyclable fair
    Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009
      The 12 active member-companies of the Ayala Business Club (ABC) hope to earn at least P100 thousand from its first "Recyclable Fair" which opened recently at the Cebu Business Park (CBP).


  • Business group encourages the public to donate their recyclable trash
    Friday, Jun 26, 2009
    IN a concerted effort to help reduce waste and at the same time raise funds to build homes for the homeless, the Ayala Business Club of Cebu, Inc. (ABCCI) is holding its first Recyclable Fair Today, from 10.am until 4pm at the Cebu City Marriott hotel parking lot.


  • 17 Cebu City residents complete barista training under CHI project
    Friday, Jun 5, 2009
    A SECOND chance at a better life.


  • Cebu Holdings reports record income last year
    Tuesday, May 5, 2009
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), an affiliate of Ayala Land Inc., capped a record year 2008, posting its highest-ever revenue at P1.5 billion and an all-time high of P399.5 million in net income the year when the company celebrated its 20th year.


  • Ayala developer explores domestic market for Amara
    Saturday, May 2, 2009
    With the overseas worker's market slowing down, the developer of a high-end seaside residential community in Liloan own is looking into the domestic market to sustain the positive growth o their premier development.  


  • CHI net income up 59 % in 2008
    Thursday, Apr 30, 2009
    Cebu Holdings Incorporated (CHI) will focus this 's investment efforts toward the Business Process Outsourcing sector after it posted a 59 percent growth performance at P399.5 million in 2008 compared to the preceding year.


  • CHI posts 'all-time high' revenue
    Thursday, Apr 30, 2009
    CEBU Holdings Inc. (CHI) posted new all-time revenue records for its 2008 performance, despite the decline of the company's share prices that closed at P1.56 per share from P3.60 at the end of 2007.


  • Ayala company to prioritize BPO services, tourism devt
    Thursday, Apr 30, 2009
    Business process outsourcing (BPO) and tourism will remain the priority investments for Ayala-owned company Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) which said it anticipates growth in these areas despite the economic crisis.  


  • Earth Day 2009 challenges
    Monday, Apr 27, 2009
    The only time of the year spent to inspire people to be aware of the rich natural resources around the globe, Earth Day, was a time for "green leaders" to impress upon Cebuanos tested means to save the environment.


  • Support for Earth Hour
    Friday, Mar 27, 2009
    MALLS, hotels and several properties and groups in Cebu will join tomorrow's international observance of Earth Hour to promote electricity conservation and environmental protection by lowering carbon emissions.


  • Earth Hour gathers more participants
    Friday, Mar 27, 2009
    Mandaue City and two more business establishments have pledged their support for the worldwide observ ance of the Earth Hour tomorrow.


  • Cebu Holdings celebrates 20 years
    Thursday, Mar 19, 2009
    Sustainable development and environmental protection are of utmost importance to many planning systems across the world. It curtails the current living habits that may lead to problems such as the overuse of natural resources, eco-system destruction, pollution and large-scale climate change.


  • 'Adopt a police station' gets aid
    Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009
    Cebu Holodings Inc. recently donated office supplies to barangay San Nicolas police and fire stations in support of the 'Adopt a Police Station Program' of the Police Coordinating and Advisory Council of the Cebu City government headed by Vice Mayor Michael Rama and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.


  • CHI bags MAP award
    Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009
    Real estate company Cebu Holdings Inc. placed fifth during the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) Best Annual Report (BAR) Awards (covering 2007 annual reports) held at the Intercontinental Hotel in February this year.


  • Police, firemen get supplies
    Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009
    BARANGAY San Nicholas' police and fire stations received office supplies and appliance units from donors.


  • A triple treat
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2009
    Twenty years ago, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), started a ground breaking, a mammoth lifestyle community on a unique but centrally located property in the heart of Cebu.


  • Cebu Holdings, Inc.: Going beyond traditional reporting
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2009
    SUSTAINABILITY IS the byword in the 2007 annual report of Cebu Holdings, Inc.


  • Ayala Land, Inc.: Corporate governance beyond buzzwords
    Tuesday, Feb 3, 2009
    FOR AYALA Land, Inc., good governance and sustainability are more than just buzzwords and box-ticking corporate exercises.


  • Triple fete marks the 20 years of Cebu Holdings
    Sunday, Jan 25, 2009
    A-THREE-IN-ONE EVENT TOOK PLACE AT Cebu Business Park presided by Fernando Zobel de Ayala, chair of the Ayala Land, Inc. This is an area that was once the sprawling golf course of Cebu's Club Filipino. Now it is a little Makati, thanks to Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI), an affiliate of Ayala Land.


  • Big-hearted welcome for balikbayans
    Sunday, Jan 25, 2009
    With over 250 guests relaxing under a clear evening sky, balikbayans felt right at home in the annual Balik Cebu welcome party.


  • CHI welcomes balikbayans in a special dinner party
    Sunday, Jan 11, 2009
    Like so many events for the Sinulog celebration, the Balik Cebu activities have become tradition and something to look forward to this time of the year.


  • Refreshing views at the Terraces
    Sunday, Jan 4, 2009
    Have you been to the Terraces? That line was almost an old chestnut in most conversations among Cebuanos in the past few months. Of course, they were all referring to Ayala Center Cebu's newest addition and Cebu's latest stop, The Terraces.


  • An enchanted evening in Amara
    Monday, Nov 17, 2008
    Amara is an idyllic seaside residential community in Liloan developed around the revered Bagacay Lighthouse. A joint venture between Cebu Holdings Inc. (an Ayala affiliate) and coastal Highpoint Ventures Development Inc., it is the first and only one of its kind in Cebu.  


  • Amara and Saturday nights
    Sunday, Nov 16, 2008
    THOSE who know me well also know that my Saturday nights are reserved for my 96-year-old father who may be blind but remains as mentally sharp as years ago.


  • CHI reports fast take-up
    Thursday, Nov 6, 2008
    DESPITE the current economic situation, take-up at Amara's newest phase has been impressive since it was opened to buyers late last month, developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) reported.  


  • Tomorrow's Survival and Saving Tips for companies, families and students
    Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008
    Frankum said a total of 115,623 square meters of new office space was scheduled for completion across Metro Cebu by the end of 2008.


  • Cebu Holdings celebrates 20th anniversary
    Monday, Dec 15, 2008
    TODAY, December 15, Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI) celebrates 20 years with its major stakeholders and the rest of the Cebuano community with a triple event, celebrating its anniversary as well the re-launch and 10th anniversary of the Cebu City Marriott Hotel, and the grand opening of Ayala Center???s The Terraces.


  • Cebu Holding, Inc.: Creating the future
    Monday, Dec 15, 2008
    TWENTY years ago, Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI) started with a single space and a big vision. The deliberate and calculated transformation of this space now spans two decades, with a master-planning that has more than changed our land but has enriched lives and fashioned a new social fabric from where new patterns and textures of community life have begun.


  • CHI 'prudent' amid crisis
    Friday, Dec 5, 2008
    Exec says company has ro see when market is ready before pursuing other project


  • The Terraces grand opening Dec. 15
    Thursday, Dec 4, 2008
    The HONORARY Consul General of Turkey in Cebu Mrs. Leontina Benedicto will host a reception this evening from 6:30 to 8:30pm, at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic Turkey. Expected to be present are HE the Ambassador of Turkey to the Philippines and Mrs. Adnan Basaga.


  • Nature park trekking
    Monday, Dec 1, 2008
    Naturalists who want to take a glimpse of the diversity of Cebu in terms of flora and fauna species would only have to take a drive that takes about 30 minutes to 40 minutes from the city???s commercial center.


  • Cebu Holdings Inc. unveils Amara's village clubhouse
    Friday, Oct 24, 2008
    THIS Saturday, Oct. 25 Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), realizes its promise to Amara residents and lot owners with the blessing of the village clubhouse.


  • Amara residential project opens fourth phase in Liloan
    Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008
    After selling more than 250 lots for its first three development phases, real estate developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) will open the fourth phase of Amara, a high-end seaside residential community in Barangay (village) Catarman, Liloan town.


  • Home by the Sea
    Saturday, Oct 25, 2008
    LIVING in a beautiful archipelago, Filipinos are always fond of the sea. Ask anyone about where their dream houses will be, majority would prefer any place that is near the ocean.


  • Amara North enjoys 30% take up in barely a week
    Friday, Oct 24, 2008
    Despite the current economic situation, take up at Amara???s newest phase has been impressive since it was opened to buyers Friday last week, developer Cebu Holdings Inc. reported.


  • CHI set to launch Amara's next phase
    Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008
    Due to brisk take-up and with zero lots left in its inventory, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is set to launch the next phase of its seaside residential development-Amara within the month.


  • CHI eyes fourth phase for upscale project
    Saturday, Oct 4, 2008
    Developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) reported the sell out phase 3 of its seaside residential development, Amara.  


  • Ayala Center set to open P600-M Terraces project
    Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008
    Mall developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) will soon open a P600-million redevelopment project of Ayala Center Cebu, which will create a resort ambiance within the urban community.


  • Ayala to unveil "The Terraces'
    Saturday, Sep 27, 2008
    Cebu Holdings Inc., (CHI), the developer of the chic shopping and leisure mall Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) will opens its P600 million expanse next month dubbed as "The Terraces."


  • New mall feature
    Saturday, Sep 27, 2008
    Ayala Center Cebu???s redesigned lagoon area makes complex look like Glorietta, Greenbelt.


  • Amara: Your place under the sun
    Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008
    For many Filipino professionals who had lived abroad for many years, the yearning to come back to the country of their birth is an emotional tug that has brought many of them home.


  • Bringing the world to Cebu
    Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008
    Established almost two decades ago, Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) served as spearhead in Cebu???s investment offensive embodied in the ???Ceboom??? phenomenon.


  • Kid???s haven at Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Aug 4, 2008
    Face paints, photos with animal statues and murals, butterflies at the butterfly sanctuary, toys, puzzles and games with kids in their most adventurous safari attire transformed the grand opening of Ayala Center Cebu???s Play Area into an exciting world of ???Animalandia,??? last July 20, 2008.  


  • Balikbayans take a tour of Amara
    Thursday, Jul 31, 2008
    Inside the clubhouse of this posh development in Liloan town, licensed real estate broker Henry Sta. Teresa was talking and mingling with guests. The 70 potential clients, mostly balikbayan nurses and their family, were either dining indoors or taking advantage of the beautiful view of the infinity pool and the seascape.


  • CHI, a partner in shaping Cebu???s lifestyle & development
    Friday, Jul 25, 2008
      Established almost two decades ago, Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) served as spearhead in Cebu???s investment offensive embodied in the ???Ceboom??? phenomenon.


  • Coming home: Your place under the sun
    Friday, Jul 25, 2008
    For many Filipino professionals who had lived abroad for many years, the yearning to come back to the country of their birth is an emotional tug that has brought many of them home.


  • Transforming the city
    Thursday, Jul 10, 2008
    Twenty-first century living is more than just piles of hollow blocks and cements and roof above every head. Real estate developers are assigned with tedious task to meet the demands of ever discriminating clientele asking for affordability, convenience, security, fusion of residence and leisure and a whole lot more.


  • Cebu holdings to build third condominium
    Monday, May 26, 2008
    Cebu Holdings Inc. will be building its third residential condominium as it takes advantage of growing industries within its flagship project.


  • CHI to build new condo at the business park
    Monday, May 26, 2008
    After noting a good economic prospect for Cebu, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) recently announced to build another condominium project within the 50-hectare Cebu Business Park.


  • CHI to build new condo at Cebu Business Park
    Saturday, May 24, 2008
    Cebu???s economy is enjoying a boom cycle as a result of continuing upsurge of the tourism and IT (information technology) industries.


  • Ayala firm optimistic on 2008 growth
    Wednesday, May 14, 2008
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), the property development company affiliated with Ayala Land Inc., is optimistic of a strong financial portfolio for the 2008 projecting P962 million in capital expenditures by the year end.


  • Bila-bilaong sarap at City Sports Club Cebu
    Monday, May 12, 2008
    Filipinos are known for their generosity and hospitability. It???s innate for Filipinos to share. For them, it won???t be a real meal until it is shared.


  • New executive lounge at City Sports Club Cebu
    Monday, May 12, 2008
    As business continues to surge this side of the country with its rapid development, the need for a fresh location alternative for meetings and get-togethers also increases.


  • Cebu Holdings mulls buying more land
    Monday, May 5, 2008
    Cebu Holdings Incorporated (CHI) has expressed interest to acquire more properties in Cebu, to add up to its existing land bank for development of more projects in the next few years.


  • P1B earmarked for Ayala unit???s Cebu expansion
    Friday, May 2, 2008
    Cebu Holdings Inc., A subsidiary of Ayala Land Inc., has earmarked about P1 billion for the expansion of its shopping mall here and for other real estate projects this year.


  • Ayala holds waste exchange activity
    Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008
    The Ayala Group of Companies yesterday held its Waste Exchange program at the Ayala Center Cebu to encourage waste diversion techniques and showcase products made out of recycled materials.


  • Mall, barangays make money out of wastes
    Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008
    To celebrate Earth Day yesterday, the Cebu Park and officials of its neighboring barangays gathered and urged the public to go into waste segregation.


  • Business group donates garbage trucks
    Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008
    As a sign of support to the Solid Waste Management Program of the Cebu Business Park and Neighboring Barangays Altruistic Alliance, Inc. (CBP-NBAAI), Cebu Holdings Inc. donated a garbage truck to Barangays Luz, Careta, Hipodromo, Mabolo, Apas and Kamputhaw.


  • High uptake rates for Cebu projects
    Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008
    The biggest high-end residential development projects in Cebu, by Landco and Ayala Land, reported phenomenal uptake rates and interest not only from local buyers but from overseas-based investors as well.


  • Amara P3 posts 82% lot take-up
    Monday, Apr 7, 2008
    Ayala Land Inc. (ALI's) premiere residential project in Cebu, Amara, posted an 82 percent take up of lots for its third phase, since its launching in October of last year.


  • Cebu Holdings holds fire drills
    Thursday, Apr 3, 2008
    Cebu Holdings Inc., held fire and evacuation drill exercises (last March 4 and 7) in celebration of the Fire Prevention Month this March under the theme "To Prevent: Be Informed, Get Involved," encouraging its partner-companies and projects such as Ayala Center Cebu (ACC), Cebu Business Park (CBP), Asiatown IT Park, Ayala Life FGU Center, Park Towers 1 and 2, and Cebu Holdings Center (CHC) to participate in this month-long celebration and observe fire prevention all-year through.  


  • Second Ceboom?
    Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008
    The economic slowdown in the United States would have most other people worried. But industry players and analysts actually expect it to boost the growth in the country's business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector, which includes call centers (or contact centers) and other companies that handle back-office jobs for international firms, particularly those in US.


  • Ceboom Continues
    Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008
    Cebu???s rise to become an economic, political and cultural powerhouse traces its roots to its strategic location, its unique place in history and the culture of a people, who, for generations, had been living off an island relatively scarce in resources. Instead of focusing on agriculture, Cebu became a center for shipping, trade and manufacturing, creating near-legendary names as the Aboitizes, Lhuilliers, Gokongweis, Chiongbians and Giasanos to name a few.


  • Pahugyaw sa Sayaw
    Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
    Ayala Center Cebu begins celebration of the 28th Sinulog Festival today with music and dances at the 5th Pahugyaw sa Sayaw, a grand dance festival.


  • "Balik Cebu" brings home 300 balikbayans
    Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
    The Cebu City tourism commission yesterday launched the seventh leg of the "Balik Cebu" Program at the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Cebu Holdings Inc., Ayala Center Cebu hold Balik Cebu activities
    Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
    Like many events for the Sinulog celebration, the Balik Cebu activities have become tradition and something to look forward to this time of year.


  • More Cebu malls sprout, expand
    Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
    CEBU is set to become an emerging shopping destination in the Philippines as existing mall operators are expanding and new ones are set to rise in the different parts of the province in the coming years.


  • Conversion of fountain area into children???s playground
    Monday, Jan 7, 2008
    Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) reveals a new concept that would replace the fountain area together with the refurbishment of the activity center.


  • Ayala North Point holds dedication ceremony for Sadhana Garden
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    In a world of deadlines, incessantly ringing phones, and a constant barrage of emails, one finds the need to relax and get away from all the stress every once in a while, in a haven to rejuvenate both the body and the spirit not so far from home.


  • Ayala taps 3 partners for Davao project
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    Ayala Land, Inc., the property arm of the Ayala Group of Companies, yesterday said it would put up a mixed-use project in Davao City through a joint-venture agreement with three local firms.


  • ALI teams up with 3 firms for P2.3-B Davao project
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    Property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) has entered into a joint venture agreement with three companies to develop a nine-hectare property in Davao into a mixed-use community estimated to cost an initial P2.31 billion.


  • ALI to start P2.31-B retail, BPO venture in Mindanao
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    Property Giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is embarking in a P2.31-billion mixed-use project in Davao City, its first retail and business process outsourcing venture in Mindanao.


  • Nokia store opens in Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    Good news to Nokia lovers. There are now two Nokia stores in Cebu, one in SM Mall and the recently opened store in Ayala Expansion Building, Ayala Center Cebu.


  • ALI mulls projects to provide more space for BPO firms in major cities
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    Although known for its development of big shopping malls in the Philippines, Ayala Land Inc., one of the country's premier property developers, have diversified a huge part of its investments in building facilities that cater to the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry.  


  • CPVDC unveils new bldg in Asiatown
    Monday, Dec 10, 2007
    More office spaces will soon be available for lease at Asiatown IT Park as developer Cebu Property Ventures & Development Corporation (CPVDC) completed its first mid-rise building along Jose Ma. Del Mar. Avenue.


  • IT park to start phase 2
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    The development of the phase two project of the Asiatown Information Technology Park (AITP) is expected to start next year to make Cebu the preferred business processing outsourcing (BPO) destination in the country.  


  • Exciting events mark Ayala Center Cebu???s 13th Anniversary
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu???s prepares an exciting line-up of events, activities and mall-wide anniversary sale in celebration of its 13th year anniversary this November.


  • Ayala Center Cebu 13th Anniversary
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Bench endorsers Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson will visits Ayala Center Cebu and will entertain fans 4pm at the Activity Center today.


  • Ayala Land to transform BBRC to ???BPO Enclave???
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Ayala Land Inc. affiliate Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC) plans to transform the area where the old Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center (BBRC) used to stand into a ???BPO Enclave.???  


  • New bldg. to rise at IT park
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    CPVDC unveils plan for mid-rise facility to house more space for BPO companies.


  • P900-M building to rise in IT Park
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Cebu???s twin-win industries- Information and Communications Technology and tourism- will get another shot in the arm with another P900 million building investment at the Asiatown IT Park in barangay Lahug, Cebu City.  


  • Ayala Mall opens school of Potions this Halloween
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu???s Cinema 5 will be transformed into a wizard school in the opening of its Halloween special event dubbed as ???School of Potions??? on October 27, 2007.


  • Alegria Hills, Literally a cut above the rest
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Could anything be more refreshing than coming home to a highland haven just a few minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the city?


  • Mall to rise at IT Park
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    CPVDC also constructing P700M building to house BPO companies at special ecozone.


  • Ayala North Point celebrates Negros??? best on its 1Oth Anniversary
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Ayala North Point, considered as the premiere residential address in Negros, celebrated its 10th year anniversary September 29 in its village clubhouse by paying tribute to the rich historical and cultural heritage of Occidental Negros.


  • P700-M building to rise at IT Park
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    The Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) will build a P700-million building in its Asiatown IT Park in barangay Lahug, Cebu City.


  • Ayala North Point celebrates Negros??? best on its 10th Anniversary
    Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
    Ayala North Point, considered as the premiere residential address in Negros, celebrated its 10th anniversary recently in its village clubhouse by paying tribute to the rich historical and cultural heritage of Negros Occidental.  


  • Cebu Holdings holds media writing seminar
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Cebu Holdings, Inc., and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC-Phils.) jointly conducted an Advanced Business and Media Writing Seminar on September 14-15, 2007 at the City Sports Club Cebu.


  • Australian Film Fest shows four more features today
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Today is the last day of the 5th Australian Film Festival which features 11 critically-acclaimed feature and short films that highlights Australia's cultural landscape, history of contemporary society and excellence in filmmaking.


  • Make your own Havaianas in Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Flip-Flops remain the easiest way to footnote everything-whether it's a pair of shorts, a flirty skirt, your favorite jeans, or even a pair of trousers.


  • 5th Australian Film fest in full swing at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    The 5th Australian Film Festival kicked off yesterday, October 9, 2007, and will run until October 11, Thursday, at Ayala Center Cebu, featuring 11 critically-acclaimed feature and short films that highlight Australia's cultural landscape, history of contemporary society and excellence in filmmaking.  


  • Ayala Group's Cebu Property forms SPV
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Publicly listed Cebu property Ventures and Development Corp. has set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to bankroll one of its projects.


  • Iconic American brand opens store in Ayala
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    ARROW, an American icon for over 150 years, has its roots firmly established as a fashion leader in men's apparel. It has been transformed into a dynamic lifestyle brand available in over 90 countries worldwide.


  • American Idol's Elliot Yamin arrives today for a concert
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Another international artist will treat Cebuanos to an unforgettable evening of songs. Twenty-nine year-old Elliot Yamin is an American singer who is known for being the third-place finalist on the fifth season of the widely-popular US talent search American Idol.


  • Elliot Yamin to serenade Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Fall in love with American Idol Elliot Yamin as he serenades Cebuanos in a live concert on September 26, 6:00 o???clock in the evening at Ayala Center Cebu OnStage.


  • Elliot Yamin performs at Ayala on Sept. 26
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    American Idol Season Five???s third placer Elliot Yamin visits Ayala Center Cebu for a mall concert tour. This is Yamin???s fourth appearance before a Filipino crowd as he has visited other Ayala malls in a week-long concert series.


  • Catch your American Idol at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Catch American Idol 2006 finalist Ellot Yamin in a momentous Cebu concert at the Onstage Cinema 1, September 26, 6:00 p.m. at Ayala Cneter Cebu.


  • Ayala lines up surprises fro grandparents this weekend
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu celebrates Grand Parents Weekend today until Sunday, Sept. 16.


  • Newly opened Italian resto gains patronage
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Weeks after its opening at the third level of Ayala Center Cebu, a la carte Italian restaurant Spaghetti Factory has been gaining patronage among the discriminating Cebuano customers.


  • Abenson opens Avant branch in Ayala Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Fascinated by Cebu's rate of technological advancement, Abenson opened a branch of its high end consumer electronic shop- Avant- at the new wing of Ayala Center Cebu to introduce new concepts in the market.


  • Grand Parents Weekend at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Take your parents out for a super fun weekend at Ayala Center Cebu! Are they movie buffs? Treat them to the Movie for Grandparents at Ayala Cinema 1, 1 pm on September 14. Are they long-time music-lovers? Take them for a musical ride on September 25, 4 pm to watch The Members reminisce the 60s till the 80s on stage at the Activity Center. Are they fabulous fashionistas at heart? Delight them on September 16 at a Grand Parents Fashion Show at the Activity Center, 4 pm. Lolo and lola models will strut down the runway and show that they still have it!


  • Catch Elliot Yamin at Ayala Malls
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Ayala Malls sing a different tune this September by bringing in American Idol sensation Elliot Yamin.  


  • Mechanical Wonders
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Last August 24, 25, and 26, the astounding performers of the world-famous Cirque-Works troupe amazed mall-goers with a diverse theatrical performance of man-powered machines and acrobatic acts in a show dubbed as "Mechanical Action.' They performed at the Onstage in Ayala Center Cebu, employing a unique set of metalworks and what looked like factory machines. But of course, that was the whole point, as the cast suited up as everyday workers of a cigar-puffing boss.  


  • Visit the new expansion building at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
      From the groceries, to the newest fashion trends and the latest electronic gadgets, the Expansion Building offers a new variety of choices for a complete shopping experience. Here, urbanite office workers can simply unwind and do some last-minute shopping. To complement this, an addition of 92 slots has been opened in the Basement 2 Parking Area.


  • Italian spaghetti factory opens in Ayala
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    First Italian Spaghetti Factory now caters to the discriminating Cebu market with the opening of its first branch outside Metro Manila at the 3rd Level of Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Cirque-Works to dazzle Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Get ready to be mesmerized as world-renowned Cirque-Works will strut their gravity-defying somersaults and breath-taking acrobatics in a three-day all-out performance at the Ayala Center Cebu Onstage (Cinema 1).


  • Hip Italian resto opens in Ayala
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    First Italian Spaghetti Factory now caters to the discriminating Cebu market with the opening of its first branch outside Metro Manila at the 3rd Level of Ayala Center Cebu. The specialty restaurant held its grand opening last August 18.


  • Ayala Land's Alegria Hills breaks ground in Cagayan de Oro City
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    The wait is finally over after 10 years of negotiations, planning and hard work!


  • Visit the new expansion building in Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    From the groceries, to the newest fashion trends and the latest electronic gadgets, the Expansion Building offers a new variety of choices for a complete shopping experience. Here, urbanite office workers can simply unwind and do some last-minute shopping. To complement this, an addition of 92 slots has been opened in the Basement 2 Parking Area.


  • Famous Cirque-Works Acrobats at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Fill up the fuel tank, get in gear, and floor it on the road to fun and amazement, because the world-renowned Cirque-Works acrobatic troupe is coming with their skills and machines for "Mechanical Action," happening at the Ayala Malls this August.


  • Ayala Center opens expansion building
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
      Ayala Center Cebu launched its Expansion Building with an intimate tete-a-tete luncheon festivity with merchants, Cebu Holdings, Inc. execs, Ayala Malls Group officials and special guests last July 9.


  • Ayala hosts Sanchez, Madela concert today
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    In Celebration of its sixth anniversary, the Ayala Food and Entertainment Center (AFEC) is holding today at 6 p.m. the concert of Jed Madela and Marissa Sanchez.


  • Rustan's Supermarket at Ayala Center
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Rustan's Supermarket is now back into the sphere of urban Cebu, having launched itself at the Ayala Center's expanded building. The opening was quite a splash.


  • Visit the new expansion building in Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    From the groceries, to the newest fashion trends and the latest electronic gadgets, the Expansion Building offers a new variety of choices for a complete shopping experience. Here, urbanite office workers can simply unwind and do some last-minute shopping. To complement this, an addition of 92 slots has been opened in the Basement 2 Parking Area.


  • Power up with Espada fashion
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    EP Espada remains to be one of the top brands in the fashion world. Known for its attention to detail and high standards of quality, the brand offers a wide variety of work and weekend wear for the modern woman, who needs to be flexible and on the go.


  • Get Sophisticated with Espada
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Espada gives attention to design details ensuring high standards of quality in its clothing collection. This top-ranked brand from Thailand offers a wide variety of work and weekend wear from the modern woman, who is always busy yet remains to be fashionable.


  • Rustan's Supermarket Fresh Opening in Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Crisp and delicious vegetables arranged into cheerful, smiling faces on immaculately white backgrounds- their ads say it all.


  • From Beach to the office
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    If casual yet stylish and chic is your type of fashion clothing, your woes are over with the latest Regatta boutique in Ayala Center Cebu's Expansion Building.


  • Sony Square opens at Ayala's new wing
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Sony has opened last July 14 its latest outlet at the newest wing of Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Rustan's Fresh opens at Ayala
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Buying fresh food is made even more exciting and pleasant experience with the opening of Rustan's Fresh Supermarket at the Basement Level of the Expansion Building of Ayala Center Cebu.


  • New Sun Shops open at Trinoma, Ayala Cebu
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Sun Cellular continues to grow and reach more parts of Metro Manila and Metro Cebu with the recent opening of Sun Shops at Trinoma Mall and Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Expanding Horizons
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    At the blessing of the new Ayala Center Cebu Expansion Building, party planner and chic lady Teresin Mendoza propped an exquisite set up in sync with the event. I'm referring to a soft and sophisticated new horizon that blended well with the rest of Ayala Center Cebu's sprawling expanse.


  • Sony concept stores opens in Ayala expansion building
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    With concept shops being the latest trend in brand merchandising, Colours Digital Foto shifts business direction by partnering with major electronic company, Sony, to put up a store that exclusively carries their products.


  • Greener Earth
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    In celebration of the Philippine Environment Month last June 2007, the Cebu Business Park (CBP) Administration organized a tree-planting activity held at CBP area on June 23.


  • Milk & Co. opens at Ayala
    Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007
    Milk & Co. has opened its store at the 2nd level of Ayala Center Cebu's Expansion Building. This will be the first ever Milk & Co. store in the Visayas region, as the other stores can only be found in Metro Manila and Davao.


  • Rustan's eyes full expansion in Cebu
    Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007
    The Tantoco-led Rustan's Supercenters Inc. will soon focus its expansion venture in Cebu in the next three years prompted by Cebu's fast growing sophisticated market for grocery items.


  • Retailer eyes further expansion
    Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007
    Rustans to study store chain growth in Cebu even as it opens its latest outlet at Ayala Mall.


  • An eventful weekend at Ayala Mall
    Tuesday, Jul 10, 2007
    Cebu shoppers enjoyed to a weekend sale and blast of events as Ayala Center Cebu celebrated Cebu Business Month with a mall-wide weekend sale and jam-packed mall shows and concerts last June 15 to 17.  


  • Mango set for opening at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Jul 10, 2007
    When the Mango shops in Manila go on sale, one will see lines snaking through the corridors and busy shop attendants bravely keeping an upcoming an upbeat Mango attitude. This is exactly what Mango is about.


  • Ayala Center opens P300M mega-complex
    Saturday, Jul 7, 2007
    The Ayala Center Cebu shopping mall has opened its P300 million mega-complex expansion project, and is set to have a formal soft opening next week.  


  • Ayala went all-out in celebrating Cebu biz month
    Saturday, Jul 7, 2007
    Cebu shoppers enjoyed to a weekend sale and blast of events as Ayala Center Cebu celebrated Cebu Business Month with a mall-wide weekend sale and jam-packed mall shows and concerts last June 15 to 17.


  • Part of mall's expansion opens, work continues on lagoon area
    Saturday, Jul 7, 2007
    After its groundbreaking a year ago, the multi-million-peso expansion of Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) finally opened its doors to the public.


  • Life is still light and colorful with Benetton
    Monday, Jul 2, 2007
    Cebuanos first got to know that brand in the 1980s- they have not stopped loving it. A whole generation grew up with Benetton. This is why it is am exciting development to know that a larger space has been allocated at the Ayala Center Cebu's expansion building for the Benetton Lifestyle Store.  


  • Ayala Land's high-end residential development breaks ground in CDO
    Sunday, Jul 1, 2007
    The wait is finally over after 10 years of negotiations, planning and hard work!


  • i2 opens new dining area
    Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007
    To add to the many exciting options at the ITwins (Asiatown IT Park), Primary Properties Corporation opens new foodcourt located at the 2nd floor of i2 building. The casual dining area features several food kiosks that offer affordable and innovative food choices- from health drinks to savory sandwiches, health cereals, tasty fries, Chinese take-out and spicy Mexican cuisine.


  • Milk and Co. to open in Ayala Center Cebu
    Sunday, Jun 24, 2007
    Milk & Co. is set to open its store at the second level of Ayala Center Cebu Expansion Building on June 15.  


  • Retailers get feted and awarded
    Sunday, Jun 24, 2007
    Ayala Malls held recently its 3rd Ayala Merchants' Forum, a gathering of Philippine retailers. Theme was "Creativity Unleashed."


  • Alegria Hills, Cagayan de Oro's new star rising
    Saturday, Jun 23, 2007
    When I was young I remember our helpers telling me about how mesmerized they were upon seeing the lights of the skyline along Roxas Boulevard as their vessels entered Manila Bay. During my early visits to the United States, I, too, had been fascinated by the newness of their malls and cities. It is like the lowly moth being lured by the lamplight, a place of life and excitement. It parallels the excitement of watching a new star rise.


  • Nestle Koko Krunch heads to Cebu Saturday
    Friday, Jun 22, 2007
    As a rousing hello to a new school year, Nestle Koko Krunch Duo, a brand new breakfast cereal with the original chocolate pieces mixed with new white chocolate pieces, will be at the activity area of Ayala Center Cebu on June 23 and 24 to launch this chocolate-y combination. Called the "Koko Pair-fect Cuo Adventure," the Cebu launch comes on the heels of highly successful launch held recently at the Glorietta Activity Center, Makati.


  • Ayala's mall-wide weekend sale
    Friday, Jun 15, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu celebrates Cebu Business Month with grand events and a Mall-Wide Sale this weekend, starting on today up to 17.


  • Ayala sale kicks off tomorrow
    Thursday, Jun 14, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu celebrates Cebu Business Month by holding its Mall-Wide Weekend Sale starting tomorrow on through Sunday. This is in cooperation with Shop Cebu.


  • Ayala seeks projects in Cagayan de Oro
    Wednesday, Jun 13, 2007
    Cagayan de Oro City- Ayala Land, Inc. is looking for opportunities to expand in this city in the near term following the initial success of its Alegria Hills residential project which was launched officially last weekend.


  • The Mango store in Cebu
    Monday, Jun 11, 2007
    Always, Mango stores catch the eye because of its long window space with a display that changes weekly. The Mango shop at Ayala Center Cebu's expansion building will have all that and more.


  • The Mango store in Cebu
    Monday, Jun 4, 2007
    Always, Mango stores catch the eye because of its long window space with a display that changes weekly. The Mango shop at Ayala Center Cebu's expansion building will have all that and more.


  • Milk and Co. set for opening
    Friday, Jun 8, 2007
    Milk & Co. is set to open its store at the second level of Ayala Center Cebu Expansion Building on June 15.


  • Brand Explosion at Ayala Cebu's expansion building
    Monday, Jun 4, 2007
    There's going to be a dazzling array of exciting shops at Ayala Center Cebu's expansion building.


  • Ayala Land launch Alegria Hills
    Monday, Jun 11, 2007
    Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), the premier real estate developer in the country unveiled last week Alegria Hills, its first development in Mindanao through twin ceremonies.


  • Alegria Hills launched in grand exclusive event
    Thursday, Jun 14, 2007
    Ayala Land Inc., the premier real estate developer in the country, broke ground June 9 its much awaited high-end residential development Alegria Hills in Cagayan de Oro.


  • Ayala Land launches housing project
    Wednesday, Jul 11, 2007
    Ayala Land Inc. officials opened their Alegria Hills subdivision project in Barangay Indahag in Cagayan de Oro City with a bang during the groundbreaking ceremony at the site last Saturday.


  • Ayala Land launched Alegria Hills
    Monday, Jun 11, 2007
    Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), the premier real estate developer in the country unveiled last week Alegria Hills, its first development in Mindanao through twin ceremonies.


  • Ayalas entry boosts Oros investment promo
    Saturday, Jun 9, 2007
    City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano welcomed the coming in of Ayala Land Inc. tp Cagayan de Oro as a magnet that will attract more investors to relocate or place their investments in the city.


  • Ayala Land launches Alegria Hills Saturday
    Saturday, Jun 9, 2007
    Everything is in order for Saturday's formal groundbreaking of the Alegria Hills subdivision project in Phase 1 of the area in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City.


  • Groundbreaking of Ayala's Alegria Hills set June 9
    Wednesday, Jun 6, 2007
    The Ayala Land, Inc., developer of the country's high-end subdivisions scheduled the ceremonial groundbreaking of its real estate project in the mountains of Camaman-an and Indahag, this City, on Saturday, June 9.


  • Ayala Land starts selling Alegria Hills lots
    Friday, Jun 1, 2007
    Premiere developer Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is set to start Premier developer Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is set to start the sale of lots in upland residential subdivision, Alegria Hills with the issuance of its required permits.


  • ALI subsidiary to unveil first development in Mindanao
    Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) will launch its first Ayala Land Premiere (ALP) development in Mindanao on June 9, signaling the group???s entry into the southern Philippines??? real estate market.


  • Ayala Land announces partnership for Oro residential development
    Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    The two families had the vision for tracks of beautiful rolling terrain in the city???s highlands.


  • Ayala Land goes into Visayas, Mindanao
    Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    Ayala land, Inc. (ALI) expects its Visayas-Mindanao operations to contribute significantly to overall growth in the coming years, the major property developer said in its 2006 annual report.


  • Geo survey results may alter Ayala Heights development
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is set to pursue the development of Ayala Heights Cebu immediately after the geological survey of the project will be done.


  • Ayala Center treats the city to a night of music with Ryan Cayabyab
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu brews summer's best blend of music and entertainment with The Maestro Series, Summer Rhythms and Rhymes, a return to the music of 70s and 80s.


  • CPVDC profits rise 153% with sale of seven IT Park lots
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    The Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) reported a 104 percent increase in revenue from 2005 to 2006.


  • CHI hits P1-B mark in revenues
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    CEBU Holdings Inc. (CHI) earned over P1 billion last year, mostly from the sale of real property and revenues derived from the Ayala Center Cebu (ACC).


  • CHI earmarks P1.7 billion for 2007 project expenses
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    Riding the wave of Cebu's strengthening economic landscape, Ayala Land-affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) allocates P1.7 billion for capital expenditure this year in both its real estate and commercial subsidiaries.


  • More IT firms to locate in Cebu
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    CEBU'S positioning as the information technology (IT) hub in Asia has become a magnet to investors who have demanded for more office spaces in the Asiatown IT Park (AITP).


  • CHI stockholders meeting slated today
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), an affiliate of Ayala Land Inc. (AFI), is set to hold its Annual Stockholders Meeting today at the City Sports Club.


  • Ayala's amazing deal for tourists
    Monday, May 7, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu offers tourists a little extra for their stay in Cebu by putting together a special Tourist Advantage Program where tourists can enjoy discounts and freebies. With this, local or foreign tourists will experience best shopping value at Ayala.


  • Jericho Rosales to promote album at Ayala Center Cebu
    Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
    Actor Jericho Rosales and his band JEANS will promote their CD album "Loose Fit" at Ayala Activity Center on April 13, 2007 at 6pm. Shoppers who have a copy of the CD will have a chance to have it autographed by Jericho and his band.


  • Firm launches environmental tilt in Catarman
    Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
    Cebu Holdings Inc. in partnership with the Barangay Council of Catarman in Liloan, Cebu formally launched the Catarman Clean and Green Contest last Jan. 28.


  • Ballet show set
    Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
    Christine Javier-Samonte's passion for dance has given rise to Ballet Academy's first production, "A Majestic Evening... Then and Now" on March 31 at the Ayala Cinema 1 (Onstage) at 6 p.m.


  • CHI and CHVI donate classrooms to Catarman
    Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
    Coastal Highpoint Ventures, Inc. (CHVI) Chairman Ramon L. Chiu formally turned over to the Department of Education District Supervisor Pedro Sususco the 3-classroom school building donated to the Catarman Elementary School last February 2, 2007.


  • Ayala treats the graduates
    Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
    Ayala Center Cebu has prepared an exciting treat for members of Batch 2007 via a Graduation Sale that will bring them the celebration they solely deserve.


  • Cebu property firm to expand IT park
    Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
    To meet the increasing demand for commercial spaces, the Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC) is planning to expand the 1.26 hectare Asiatown I.T. Park to two nearby lots of 12,633 sq meters.


  • The Looney Toons invade Ayala
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    Come join Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Taz and Marvin the Martian in a live musical show at the Ayala Activity Center on March 16 to 18, 2007. Show schedules are March 16 (Friday) at 11AM, 3PM; March 17 (Saturday) and March 18 (Sunday) at 1PM, 4PM and 6:30PM.


  • IT firm to expand Cebu force
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    GLOBAL software development company is planning to expand its operations in Cebu within the year by hiring 50 to 70 software engineers.  Together with this planned expansion, Exist Global, which develops open source software solutions to various companies in the United States and Europe, is also moving its Cebu operations to a bigger office in the i2 Building at Asiatown IT Park.


  • Hear and Remember
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    Go down memory lane in a concert dubbed Nostalgic at Ratsky.


  • PC users find new Microsoft OS 'friendlier, worthy'
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    LOCAL consumers and hobbyists are raving about the features of a new operating system launched by Microsoft Philippines last week, saying it is "user-friendly" and a "worthy investment."


  • City Sports Club to hold Chun Jiey Festival
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    To welcome the Chinese New Year with a festive start, City Sports Club Cebu will be holding the Chun Jiey Festival this month.


  • Ayala Center's special Valentine's treat
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    In celebration of the month of hearts, Ayala Center gives a special treat for their loyal shoppers. Premium items will be granted to shoppers who will avail any of the following: a minimum P500 single purchase receipt from any Ayala Center outlets, a minimum of P2,000 single purchase from Metro Department Store of Supermarket, a minimum of P300 single receipt from Ayala Food Choices outlets and stalls or five tickets of one time purchase (same movie and schedule) from any Ayala Cinemas. The tickets and receipts should bear the dates February 9-14.


  • Metro Gaisano opens Canadian Food Festival '07
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    The second Canadian Food Festival was launched at the Metro Gaisano Ayala Supermarket last Feb. 2.


  • foreview: Enjoying By Ear
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    Lovely lyrics and melodies are up in the air at the Ayala Activity Center.


  • Meet and greet Porky Pig
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    Hey kids and kids at heart! Do you want to meet and greet the famous Looney Tune cartoon character, Porky Pig?


  • Ayala Valentine offering features The Bloomfields
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    Step back into the era of "happy music" this Valentines as Ayala Center Cebu presents the old-school rock music of new-gen sensation, Bloomfields in this year's Moonlight Serenade.


  • Ayala's Cebu unit bares new projects
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) has laid out more projects in Cebu this year, boosted by the confidence of portfolio investors in the country as manifested by an increase in its per share value last year.


  • 'Pahugyaw sa Sayaw' held at Ayala
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    It certainly felt like the Sinulog grand Mardi Gras last Jan. 19 as Ayala Center Cebu held its "Pahugyaw sa Sayaw: A Festival of Festivals" two days before the big day itself.


  • Cebu Holdings lays out more projects for 2007
    Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
    CEBU Holdings Inc. (CHI) has been gaining the confidence of portfolio investors in the country, as manifested by an increase in its per share value last year.


  • Asiatown lifestyle complex to cater to BPO workers
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Before the year ends, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) subsidiary Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC) will open its first commercial and lifestyle complex at the 23-hectare Asia Town I.T. Park.


  • Cebu Holdings to focus on mall in next five years
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Cebu City - Property developer Cebu Holdings, Inc., an Ayala Land, Inc. affiliate, will focus on the expansion of the Ayala Center Cebu shopping center and introduce more property development projects in the next five years.


  • Cebu Holdings sees strong growth in '07
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    PROPERTY firm Cebu Holdings Inc. reported an unaudited 2006 net income of P207 million, up 76 percent from P117 million in 2005, with strong rental income and real estate sales.


  • Ayala's P800-M mall expansion in the works
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    With the expanding retail market, Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI) will be completing the P800-million expansion of its shopping mall, Ayala Center Cebu in April. Francis Monera, CHI president and chief executive officer, said the company's retail business had been doing well and was expected to post more growth this year. "We're bullish about Cebu," he said during a press briefing. The Cebu Holdings is an affiliate of the Ayala Land Inc.


  • CHI 2007 investments focus on Ayala Center
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    The company is set to complete its P800 million facelift project of the shopping mall by the first semester of 2007. This will be the completion of the 6,000 square meters-annex building expansion, and the start of the re-development of the lagoon area.


  • Sinulog 2007 pyrotechnic extravaganza
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Tomorrow night at around 9 at the Cebu Business Park Golf Driving Range, Pyroworks will present the Hanabi 2007  


  • Cebu Holdings Inc. holds annual Balik Cebu Party
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    The Cebuano community welcomes balikbayans who have come home to pay homage to Sr. Sto. Nino and join in the revelry of the Sinulog festivities.


  • Biz Bites: CHI growth
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) reported a cluster of projects for this year that is expected to sustain its performance in 2006.


  • Sinulog sights and sounds at Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    This January, Ayala Center Cebu joins the rest of the Cebuano community in celebrating the Sinulog Festival.


  • Images of Sto. Nino on display at Ayala Center
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Amid the colors and festivities of the long-held tradition and culture of faith that is the Sinulog Festival is the veneration of the child Jesus, Senyor Sto. Nino. This adoration has spanned ages, and in conjunction with the Cebuanos' changing lifestyle, so has the devotion for the Child Jesus evolved.


  • mallrover: Same Old New Year
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    With all these other foreign guests in town, malls and all private business are open in their regular business hours over the weekend. With the anticipated upshot of visitors coming in for the Sinulog festival, Ayala Center Cebu will be open for 12 hours (10am to 10pm) from January 18 to 21, with a calendar of shows and activities to keep visitors amused.


  • Sto. Nino exhibit at Ayala Cebu
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    It is the feast of the Senyor Sto.Nino once more and the annual Sto. Nino exhibit at Ayala Center Cebu will open on January 11 with the theme "Be good stewards of men and caretakers of nature and all its creatures."


  • Dunkin' Donuts Ayala moves to a bigger space
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Dunkin Donuts in Ayala moved to a bigger space fronting Ayala South Surface Terminal last Jan. 2


  • Sinulog Week goes Rock: Bamboo and Urbandub in Cebu
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    On January 12, Winston In Concert will kick off its annual rock concert tour when it brings top bands Bamboo and Urbandub to the Queen City of the Visayas at Ratsky Ayala, Cebu City, starting 8pm onwards.


  • Abuhan Tres opens at IT Park
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    ABUHAN Tres holds its grand opening in i2 Building, Asiatown I.T. Park, Lahug, today.


  • Beauty and fashion
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    There's no arguing that looking good and feeling good are up there in the list of most New Year's resolutions.


  • Bratpack's hip & casual bags now available at Ayala Center
    Monday, Feb 5, 2007
    Cebuano "bag-holics," rejoice! Bratpack has opened its newest store at Ayala Center.


  • Tourism, ICT to drive Cebu economy
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Cebu's business climate fared "very well" this year, influenced largely by its twin economic drivers -- tourism and information and communication technology (ICT), and official of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. "Apart from the export industry, Cebu continues to be strong in the tourism and ICT sectors," CCCI president Francis Monera told reporters during the chamber's year-end report last Wednesday at the City Sports Club Cebu.


  • Francis Monera to assume post of CHI president/CEO
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Francis O. Monera will be assuming the post of president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cebu Holdings, Inc. effective January 1.


  • Microsoft to build research facility in Cebu
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Giant software company Microsoft Philippines plans to put up a research and development facility in Cebu within a year after opening its first office in the province.


  • Cafe Havana now Wi-Fi connected
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Need to send a last minute report during your break? Doing business over lunch or merienda is made easier with Cafe Havana's Wi-Fi internet access.


  • A merry, merry Yuletide season at Ayala Center Cebu
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Happy holidays are here! And it's going full blast at where Cebu's heart beats -- the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Exemplary customer service recognized by Cebu Holdings
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    DURING its 18th anniversary celebration, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) awarded employees and outsourced personnel who rendered exemplary customer service during the year.


  • IBM earmarks P4 million for IT course development
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    To help the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Cebu attain its maximum capability, IBM Philippines has earmarked a P4 million budget to help universities and colleges develop useful curriculum to arm graduates with the proper ICT skills.


  • Special children to perform at Ayala Cinema 1 on Dec. 9
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    SUNSHINE Center Inc., a school for special children, will feature the special children in an adaptation of the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" on Dec. 9 at the Ayala Cinema 1.


  • Patio Ecila in IT Park opens
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Steaks, fillet mignon, subtle lighting, subdued color glass paintings, and a patio make the new branch of Patio Ecila at CJRS Point Building, Asiatown I.T. Park in Lahug.


  • Journalist's Avenue
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    The Jose Ma. del Mar Ave., named after the late Cebu journalist, is now much longer with the opening of a new two-way access road linking Banilad and Asiatown I.T. Park.


  • Fastem invests on 2nd condotel
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Korean-led company Fastem Housing and Development (FHD) is set to invest another multi-million condo-hotel facility at the Cebu Business Park (CBP), an expansion of its 200-unit condomium building currently being constructed.


  • Sitti Onstage (Ayala Cinema 1)
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Sitti's relaxed style and soothing voice will fill the air at Onstage in An Evening of Bossa on Dec. 1 and 2 at 8:30 p.m. accompanied by a jazz band from Manila.


  • sounds and images: The small slip that saved the day
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Speaking of inconvenience, yours truly had one last Sat. which caused me to lose my poise (ha-ha!) for a little over two hours. When the taxi attendants at the Ayala Center gives you a little piece of paper upon boarding, don't ignore it. For all you know , this small slip will be of great help to you as it was to me.


  • Piano-violin recital on Dec. 4
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    The Arts Council will present Filipina pianist Mariel Illusorio and Chilean violinist Juan Luis Munoz in a recital on Monday, Dec 4, 8pm, at the Sinulog ballroom of Cebu City Sports Club Cebu.


  • This Christmas, say it with flowers from Designer Blooms
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    You know it???s Christmas when decorations are popping out in the streets like mushrooms, and homemakers are getting busy decorating their own houses ??? putting up Christmas trees, garlands on windows and preparing presents for loved ones.


  • IBM expands infra in Cebu, eyes BPO venture
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    COMPUTER technology giant IBM inaugurated its new and bigger office in the midst of some of Cebu's major business process outsourcing (BPO) firms last Thursday, signaling the company's intention to expand not only in the province, but in the Visayas as well.


  • eve: What's up? What's New?
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    A drama of lights and sounds, dances and a fashion show marked the unveiling of Ayala Center Cebu's new lifestyle hub, which is positioned at the Lagoon area. Designed to reflect the uniquely Cebuano lifestyle, the four-storey structure will have popular restaurants with alfresco dining areas at the first level; hip and trendy shops at the second level; bars and entertainment centers at the third and fourth levels. All these will be seamlessly connected to the mall by covered walkways and outdoor escalators.


  • An evening of Bossa
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    GET ready to be enchanted by the country's premier bossa nova artist, Sitti Navarro, as she performs her soulful versions of Girl From Ipanema, I Didn???t Know I Was Looking For Love, One Note Samba, and her original hit Para Sa Akin in a magical night entitled Sitti: An Evening With Bossa.


  • Singing along with Dora: the Cebu Adventure
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    We have been screaming for ice-cream with Dora the Explorer. We have had Choo-choo train adventures, berry hunting and triumphant encounters with Swiper the  fox. But who would have thought that such a fun activity could happen in Cebu?


  • showtime (entertainment around your city)
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Ayala Center CebuGet ready to rock tomorrow as 12 of the country's top bands converge in one venue with Bottlefest. Cafe Havana (Lagoon Area, Ayala Center Cebu)It's back-to-back live entertainment on Saturday.


  • Ziburo opens in Asiatown IT Park
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    A cozy restaurant serving authentic Korean dishes has opened its doors on the first level of Skyrise Building, Asiatown IT Park. Aptly named Ziburo (meaning home in Korean), the resto boasts of a relaxing ambience, with the tunes of jazzand slow rock wafting in the background. Food served will satistfy even the most picky eaters.


  • the scene: Peter Pan by Ballet Center
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    Catch Peter Pan, Wendy and your favorite characters in Peter Pan.


  • CINE EUROPA: A Gift of Free Movies to Cebuanos
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    CINE EUROPA comes to Cebu once again this year with select films from various countries belonging to the European Union. Running since 1998, the annual exhibition of critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies from Europe brings eleven films for free public showing at Onstage Theater, Ayala Center Cebu, on November 24, 25 and 26.


  • 500 kids gather at Ayala Center for Children's Month
    Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
    About 500 children from the different Day Care Centers in the 12 cities and 4 provinces in Central Visayas gathered together recently at Ayala Activity Center in Cebu city to culminate the Children's Month celebration last October.


  • Inside CHI
    Monday, Nov 27, 2006
    Inside CHI, eUpdate: Ayala Center Cebu unveils exciting new dining and entertainment destination


  • AYALAs unit offers new lifestyle destination in Cebu
    Monday, Nov 27, 2006
    Cebu City ??? A new leisure and lifestyle destination will open here in December 2007. The lagoon area of Ayala Center Cebu, the only Ayala mall outside Metro Manila, is being redeveloped to provide additional leasable area of more than 8,000 square meters for restaurants with al fresco dining areas, entertainment outlets for all ages and lifestyle stores that cater to a wide range of shoppers.


  • CHI unveils development of more lease spaces at mall
    Monday, Nov 27, 2006
    ANOTHER destination in the heart of Cebu would soon complement the province???s thrust of becoming one of the most preferred tourist destinations in Asia.


  • Mall to turn lagoon into P800M "leisure oasis"
    Monday, Nov 27, 2006
    By December next year, the lagoon of Ayala Center Cebu will be fully transformed into a new "leisure oasis" with al fresco dining, covered walkways, outdoor escalators and more choices.


  • Korean-owned condo to open Cebu to more foreign investments
    Monday, Nov 27, 2006
    THE completion of a residential condominium in Cebu Business Park (CBP) is a ???welcome move??? to boost foreign investments in the country, an official of Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) said.


  • CHI unveils development of more lease spaces at mall
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    ANOTHER destination in the heart of Cebu would soon complement the province???s thrust of becoming one of the most preferred tourist destinations in Asia.


  • New shopping destination to rise in Ayala lagoon area
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu shopping mall has officially unveiled its P800 million expansion project, transforming the lagoon area to another premier destination in Cebu.


  • Dora the Explorer makes rounds at Ayala Malls
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    Join Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and the rest of the gang as they embark on an interactive musical journey! Watch them sing, dance, and party in Ayala Center Cebu at the Activity Center on the following dates: Nov, 17 (4pm, 6:30pm), Nov. 18 (11am, 3pm, 6:30pm).


  • mallworld: Designers give expert help
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    The key to your smashing, custom-made outfit is found in Metro Gaisano Ayala's textile department. Going beyond offering the latest fabrics at affordable prices, the department has hired the expert hands of three designers to help customers come up with their desired pieces.


  • End of the month celebrations at Cafe Ad and Havana
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    Flagship restaurants of the LJC Group, Cafe Havana and Cafe Adriatico, will end October with food, drinks and entertainment this weekend beginning Friday, Oct. 27.


  • IBM moves to Asiatown, offers more services
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    TO SERVE better its clients, IBM Philippines has transferred to a new and bigger location at the third floor of i2 Building, Asiatown IT Park in Cebu City.


  • Ayala Center Cebu prepares Halloween treats for Kiddos
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu will take Kiddo members into the Forest of Frights this Sunday, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the activity center.


  • Souls aside, a treat or fun loving children
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    This year, Ayala Center Cebu has prepared a new concept for its Halloween celebration with Limewire production from Manila as its main organizer.


  • CHI, Fastem soar to new heights
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    Cebu Holdings, Inc., a publicly listed company engaged in real property ownership, development marketing, and management, is looking forward to the completion of FASTEM Housing and & Development's latest project -- Tower Palace State-of-the-Art Residential Condominium. Early this year, Fastem Housing and Development Inc.(FHDI) has already commenced in the construction of the technologically advanced 19-storey condominium.


  • Sunstar Weekend -- TO DO TODAY and FOREVIEW
    Tuesday, Nov 14, 2006
    BASK in BeautyGo gawk as the Fashion TV Model School launches its 3rd batch of supermodel-wannabes with a 5-week modeling program featuring "Intro to Fashion and Modeling"under international manequin Rebecca Piket at the Bigfoot Center and a workshop on Hair and Makeup Techniques at the Ayala Entertainment Center.


  • A taste of the finest in Japanese cinema
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    In connection with this year's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of the diplomatic relation between Japan and the Philippines, the Japanese Consulate in Cebu extends an invitation to come and attend the the Japanese Film Festival scheduled from Oct 22-28 at Cinema 4 of the Ayala Center. Admission is free.


  • Asiatown expects work force hike with new bldg.
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    AYALA-led Asiatown IT is anticipating an increase in its present 5,700 working population with the completion of the second building of Primary Industrial Properties Corp. (PIPC)


  • Around Town
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Kublai Khan's, the Mongolian "eat-all-you-can" outlet, is now at the 2nd floor of the Ayala Food and Entertainment Center.


  • Lexmark confident about skills of IT grads in Cebu
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    An international information technology (IT) company sees "a lot"of potential in IT graduates in Cebu and in the entire country.


  • Cebu Holdings Inc.: a growth propeller
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Among the groups that helped propel Cebu to become the "Queen City of the South" is Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI). An affiliate of Ayala Land, Inc., CHI is a publicly listed company that is focused on real property ownership, development, marketing, and management in Cebu.


  • foreview -- Sunstar Weekend
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Loveliness is loud and clear as international jazz trumpet player Chris Botti performs live at the Ayala Center Cebu, 7:30-8:30 pm


  • Seminar on intellectual property rights slated
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    The Intellectual Property Office and the Department of Trade and Industry, in cooperation with the IP Alliance, I.Protect Cebu and Innove Communications Inc. will hold a round-table discussion on intellectual property rights on Oct. 17 from noon to 3 p.m. at the City Sports Club, Cebu Business Park.


  • Mall Activities
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Shopping... checkDining... checkHealth... check?


  • Marian icons on display through October
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    "Trust God and you shall be blessed like mother Mary." This is the message that a Marian exhibit tries to impart to its viewers, said Msgr. Cris Garcia of the Society of the Angel of Peace (SAP). The exhibit opened yesterday with a Mass at the Ayala Cebu activity center.


  • Workers in IT Park continue to increase???
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    CEBU Property Ventures and Development Corp., owner of Asiatown IT Park, expects to increase the park's 5,700 working population with the recent opening of the Engineering Sciences Building of the Primary Industrial Properties Corp. (PIPC) and Skyrise Building of the Skyrise Realty and Development Corp., the company said in a statement.


  • F2 Bridal Brigade
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    At the launch of F2 Friends in Fashion at the Paseo Marina in Ayala Center Cebu, designers Protacio, Marichu Tan, Edwin Ao, Ray Kuan, Ren Manabat, Wendell Quisido and Jude Elardo were ecstatic over the warm reception that their bridal ensemble received. What with esteemed colleagues Philip Rodriguez, Arcy Gayatin and Salvador Malto along with chic socialite Mdme. Teresin Mendezona, seated comfortably at the front row and welcomed each piece with a knowing nod and an appreciative smile. Not to mention the ubiquitous denizens of the fashion demimonde who showed up to lend support.


  • HERS Sale At Ayala
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Women fashionistas have one more reason to smile this weekend as Ayala Center Cebu is holding its Hers Sale. Running until Sundaty, the sale is participated in by various outlets that primarily cater to women.


  • The Wiz (Ayala Onstage, Sept. 30)
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Out of the Box Training & Productions in partnership with Dynamic Minds Learning House Inc. and UR105 FM will stage the musical adaptation of Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 at the Ayala Onstage with shows at 2 pm, 5 pm, and 8 pm.


  • Shops open exhibit of local goods at mall for Aipo foreign delegates
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Trust enterprising Filipinos to take advantage of any situation that has the potential to earn a few pesos.


  • Andy's Crunchicken opens at Skyrise
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Andy's Crunchicken opens its 6th company-owned branch at Skyrise I.T. Building, Asiatown IT Park Lahug.


  • Ayala raffles off restaurant GCs
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu is holding a month-long raffle promo with kitchenware and dinnerware, and restaurant gift certificates (GCs) at stake.


  • 4th Australian Film Festival set on Sept. 21-22
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Cebuanos are in for a reel treat this September as the Australian Embassy brings the fourth installment of its highly anticipated film festival in Cebu on Sept. 21-22.


  • CHI speeds up work on upscale subdivision
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Ayala Land-affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is fast-tracking the development of facilities at its high-end residential project in Liloan, Cebu to enable lot-owners to build their homes as soon as possible.


  • Cebu Holdings mulls building more condos
    Monday, Oct 23, 2006
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) now considers building more condominiums at the Cebu Business Park after the sales success of Park Tower 1 and 2.


  • Look, Here Comes The Cook!
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Slurp and cluck their tongues are those raring for a nourishing session in A Taste of Rocco.


  • Showcase of Grace
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Everyone's invited to behold the beauty of ballet.


  • Cirque Imago dazzles Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The greatest show in the world recently came to town and dazzled Cebu with their flair and grace as the world-renowned acrobatic group Cirque Imago performed at the Ayala Center Cebu Activity Center last August 11 to 13.


  • Rogues Gallery & WILA
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Rogues Gallery Studio, a gathering of young digital aritists, and the Women in Literary Arts, Inc. - Cebu, the only group of women in creative writers in the country, will hold an exhibit of poetry and digital art at the lobby of the Ayala Entertainment Center, which opened last September 2.


  • Inside CHI
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    CHI income for first half of 2006 doubled  


  • Asiatown IT Park lots enjoy positive take-up
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    At least seven developers/investors have reserved lots at the Asiatown IT Park (AITP) developed by Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC), still has five-hectare endeveloped properties.


  • Grandparents Weekend at Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu in partnership with Globelines, Caltrate Plus and Gcash invites the whole family to the Grandparents weekend set from Sept. 7 to 10, 10am to 7pm at the activity center.


  • mallrover: Short and Tight
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Not that I have a whistle-bait figure, but I've never been much of shorts girl in the city. I reserve my leg exposure in the gym (sweaty legs are not too hot) and the beach (if only to even out a sun-toasted complexion). What's risque for me, works for a lot of shoppers these days -- July (Ayala Center Cebu) and other store owners concur that shorts in various sizes (Bermuda or shorter) are the favorite buys of this month.


  • Sharon Cuneta to stage concert on September 9
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Philippines' only Megastar will perform in her "Live in Cebu!" concert on September 9, 8 p.m. at the Waterfront Hotel Grand Ballroom.


  • Grandparents Weekend starts at Sept. 7 in Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Ayala Center Cebu, in cooperation with Globelines' "Enriching Real Lives in Real Time," Caltrate Plus Calcium Plus Vitamin D and Mineral Supplement, and GCash, invites the public to end on Sept. 7-10, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Ayala Activity Center.


  • CPVDC speeds up IT park projects on growth of BPOs
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The continued growth of the business process outsourcing and call center industry has prompted Cebu Holdings Inc.-subsidiary Cebu Property ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) to fast-track new developments at the Asiatown IT (information technology) Park in Cebu City.


  • Ayala Heights to be repositioned as leisure-oriented
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Real estate developer Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) i splanning to introduce "leisure-day" development on its 120-ha upscale residential project Ayala Heights in Cebu.


  • Ayala Heights up for re-branding
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala heights, a high-end residential development of Ayala Land Inc. in Busay Hills, is up for re-branding and reposition, as it now aims to include leisure and tourism-related component to the project.


  • MCWD opens new payment center
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    For the convenience of its concessionaires and for faster processing of payments, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is openeing a Biz Depot Bayad Center at the 3rd level of Ayala Center Cebu to accept online payments.


  • ALI mulls ways to re-market Ayala Heights
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    After years of silence on developments at its maiden high-end residential project in Cebu, Ayala Land Inc. has decided to revive the interest of the market in Ayala Heights Cebu.


  • Bigby's to reopen tomorrow
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Bigby's to reopen tomorrow-- By Golda Epondulan Travel has a big influence on Bigby's cafe & Restaurant. It is, one can easily conclude, the unifying ingredient of all the nooks of this favorite restaurant. For one, the food served are sure to take you on a journey: from the jovial atmosphere of the guitar-strumming, mustached Mexicans to Italy's cobbled stone streets brimming with tourists.


  • CHI income rises 106% due to ISO, ACC's sales
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    CHI income rises 106% due to ISO, ACC's sales-- By JBN Ayala affiliate reports revenues for first half of '06 amounting to P480.3M


  • Cebu Holdings posts P114M net income in first half 2006
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu Holdings posts P114M net income in first half 2006-- By Ehda M. Dagooc Robust growth in its commercial and retail businesses coupled with good demand for real estate products, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) posted a 106 percent growth performance for the first half of 2006.


  • Cebu Holdings' income 'doubles' in first 6 months
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu Holdings' income 'doubles' in first 6 monthsBy Regina Aguilar Ayala Land-affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) doubled its net income to P114 million in the first half of 2006 amid fast tourism and information technology (IT) development in Cebu.


  • Early mornings at the Ayala Park
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Early mornings at the Ayala ParkBy: Archie Modequillo My doctor smiled after analyzing my latest laboratory report. For the third time consecutive time my quarterly blood-sugar test had registered a "normal" result. Assessing my general physical condition, he speculated that I was on some major exercise program and advised me to stick to it. little did he know what simple physical exercise I was doing.


  • Granparents' Weekend
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Grandparents' Weekend Ayala Center Cebu will hold Granparents' Weekend on Sept. 7 to 10 at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.


  • Charles & Keith suits the youth
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Nothing suits the young fashionistas of today better than Charles & Keith's range of luxurious and contemporary ladies footwear.


  • Feast for eyes, ears at Ayala Center Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Make way for all-out entertainment at Ayala Cenetr Cebu beginning this Friday, August 11, 2006.


  • Bratpack opens in Ayala Center Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebuano bag-aholics rejoice! Bratpack recently opened its newest store at Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Ayala Center Cebu relaunches Kiddo
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu relaunches KIddo, a shoppers' rewards program for children ages 10 and below.


  • Ayala Business Club to declare support to Gilas, Habitat for Humanity in meet
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Ayala Business Club will hold a general membership meeting on Aug.8 at the Activity Center of the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • 6 property dev't projs. to rise in Ayala's CBP
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    IT sector to grow further with complexion of Lexmark bldg., 14-story office tower


  • Ayala Land affiliate spends P450 million for Cebu dev't
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings, Inc . has spent roughly P450 million for the first two phases of the 46-hectare Amara coastal subdivision in Lilo-an, Cebu City. P800 million would be spent on the expansion of the Ayala Center Cebu, a shopping complex built on a nine-hectare property, and a lagoon area. This year, Cebu Holdings will strengthen its retail rental portfolio of the Cebu Business Park called the super-block, which will house a row of garden restaurants located along aman-made lagoon. A 50-hectare business-commercial area, the Cebu Business Park is so far the single largest urban development project in the south.


  • Coastal escape for the weary
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Located in a 46.2 hectare coastal property, the Philippines can now lay claim to having one of the few lighthouse communities in the world. Amara, an upscale residential seaside oasis in Barangay Catarman, Lilo-an, is the first lighthouse community in the country and only the 24th in the world. Only 18 kilometers north of Cebu City, it is a joint project of Cebu Holdings, Inc. and Coastal Highpoint Ventures, Inc.


  • Cebu Holdings expects higher profits this year
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu City -- Cebu holdings, Inc. (CHI) officials look forward to bigger profits this year because of improvements made in internal business processes to ensure product and service quality, minimize environmental risks and provide a healthy and safe workplace for employees and outsourced personnel.


  • Brisk take-up as Amara launches Phase 2
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Taking a similar turn as the first phase of seaside residential development, Amara, Phase 2 ignited an enthusiastic response from the market upon its launch last July 1.


  • Gusto Cafe opens in Ayala Center Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Healthier food alternatives are now availabale at the recently opened Gusto cafe, located at Ayala Center Cebu Food Choices.


  • Developer sells 50% of Amara's phase 2
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Like phase one, the second phaseof seaside residential development, Amara, has generated "enthusiastic" response from the market, as 50 percent of the lots have already been taken up by buyers during its launch over the weekend.


  • Amara posts brisk sales
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Liloan's upscale seaside residential development posted brisk market response on the launch of its second phase last Saturday, according to project developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI).


  • Ayala Center Cebu unveils latest gem
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Known for elevating the cosmopilatan life of every Cebuano, Ayala Center Cebu with its dazzling display of a shopper's ream is about to partake in another trailblazing landmark for the shopper's Mecca -- the extension of a five level megacomplex.


  • Ayala Center Cebu starts constructing expansion
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Always at the forefront of unparalleled shopping innovation and customer service, Ayala Center Cebu is set to add another dimension to the cebuano shopping experience as it begins construction on an expansion building within the eight-hectare commercial block.


  • CHI starts construction of Ayala mall expansion
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The close-tp-a-billion-peso expansion of Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) has commenced with a ground-breaking last Saturday at the site where a five-story building will stand next year.


  • Ayala mall to build 5-level complex
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu's (ACC) expansion project will build a P300-million mall facility, which could push Cebu as the new shopping mecca in the country.According to Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI) president and chief executive officer Jose Rene D. Almendras, Cebu would soon be home to fashion and technology premium brand retail shops once ACC's five-level mega-complex is completed in the first quarter of next year.


  • Amara Phase 2 launched today
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Developer Cebu Holdings, Inc. is scheduled to launch today the Phase 2 of Amara, its 46-hectare seaside community in Liloan, Cebu.


  • Gusto now serving at Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    In this day and age where snacks are often associated with greasy burgers and fries, and where equally-fatty chips and carbonated sodas have become the rule, Gusto Snack Caffe hopes to be ecome the exception.


  • CHI set to work on new bldg.
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu Holdings Inc. will start work on the expansion of Ayala Center Cebu on Friday.


  • Sony Square opens at Metro Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Sony Philippines opened its eighth Sony Square store in the Philippines at the Appliance Department on the fourth floor of Metro Gaisano Ayala.


  • DENR awards CCCI
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources awarded the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.


  • Wellness Revo 2006 to tap kiddie market
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The second year of Cebu's Wellness Revolution Exhibit will introduce another market segment for wellnes industry players, tapping the children to be active in wellness activities starting at an early age.


  • Gary V. performs at Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Gary Valenciano will perform for free on June 30, 6p.m. at Ayala's South Surface Parking Area. 


  • Doubt to open at Onstage! at Ayala Center-Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    "Doubt," the provocative new Broadway play will open on Friday, June 30, at Onstage! Ayala Center-Cebu.


  • French Film Festival
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Embassy of France and the Arts Council of Cebu brings to Cebu the French Film Festival starting today until tomorrow, June 24 to 25, at the Cinema 4, Ayala Center Cebu. the event is offered to the general public free of charge on a first-come-first-seated basis up to maximum theater capacity.


  • CIPC says CHI plans mall at SRP
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI is reportedly looking at the possibility of building another commercial establishment that will be designed like the Market! Market! Shopping mall in Manila at the South Road Prperties (SRP).


  • Outdoor Dining Choices
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Squeeze every last hour of your summer by taking that special date or even dyed-in-the-wool friends for dinner at any of the Garden Row restaurants of Ayala Center Cebu


  • Cebu Holdings keeps mum on plans at SRP
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    AYALA-led Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is not closing its doors to the possibility of putting up a mall at the South Reclamation Project (SRP)."We are always on the look out for opportunities," CHI chief operating officer Francis Monera told a pres conference at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel last Friday.In a separate interview, Cebu Investment Promotions Center (CIPC) managing director Jose Mari Yu said CHI, operator-owner of Ayala Center Cebu, has proposed a joint venture with the Cebu City Governmenr for the construction and operation of a mall on a five-hectare lot at the SRP.


  • Ayala's Painting Contest Winners
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Mr. Raymund Fernandez - President and Proponent of Pusod, Ms. Clavel Tonco - Division Head of Ayala Center Cebu and Ms. Joy Polloso - the Marketing Manager of Ayala Center Cebu awarded the prizes to the winners.


  • CHI obtains 3 ISO certifications
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    After a series of audits, training sessions and adjustments that lasted close to three years, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is now ISO-certified environmental management and occupational and occcupational health and safety.


  • Cebu Holdings earns ISO certification
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Land-affiliate cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) has earned the distinction of being the first real estate company whose three management services met international standards.


  • Cebu Holdings Inc. gets ISO certification
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Expect world-class standards in the quality of goods and services at the Ayala Center cebu after Cebu Holdings Incorporated, the group handling the mall's management and operations, has recently been awarded an ISO certification.


  • Ayala bingo to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Ayala Business Club of Cebu Inc. (ABCCI) will hold Bingo Specials on Saturday, June 17, 3 p.m. at the Ayala Activity Center. The beneficiary of this event is the Habitat for Humanity-Cebu Chapter, a non-profit ecumenical Christian housing ministry that aims to eliminate poverty by building basic but adequate housing units.


  • PeopleSupport opens second facility in Skyrise Building
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    People Support, Inc., a leading US-based business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, has opened its second facility in Cebu City.


  • Cebu auto show ends, drew local car enthusiasts to Ayala Center
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Local and foreign exhibitors from the motoring industry participated in the first Cebu Autoshow, which ended yesterday.  


  • PAREF Springdale stude wins 3rd place in Ayala on-the-spot painting contest
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Adrian Matthew R. Zuluaga, a 7th grade student of the PAREF Springdale School won third prize in the Young Person Category of Ayala Center Cebu's Summer Art Contest: On-the-spot Painting at the Lagoon.


  • mallrover: Cars
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    It's hard to miss the fist Cebu Auto Show (June 1 to 4) over at Ayala Center Cebu.


  • FTV Model School students to make runway debut
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    To formally close the second batch of its summer workshop program, FTV ModelSchool Philippines will stage a gala fashion show tomorrow, 7 p.m., Ayala Entertainment Center.


  • Just Jewels opens store in Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Jewels for everyone. That in a nutshell is what jewelry retail concept store Just Jewels is all about as it inaugurated yet another store this time at the Ayala Center in Cebu City.


  • Up close and Personal with Hyundai's Hottest
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Sashaying smoothly on the forbidding roads of Manila, the Hyundai Santa Fe, regarded as one of today's most stylish mid-size sports utility vehicles, charms the Cebuanos as it goes on a grand display.


  • Auto show spectacle invades Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    After a series of successful expos in Manila, Worldbex Services International will launch the first ever Cebu Auto Show on June 1 to June 4, 2006 at the Ayala Center Mall in Cebu City.


  • Cebu Auto Show 2006 showcases the latest in the Auto Industry
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The country's biggest auto show visits Cebu! The Cebu Auto Show 2006 at Ayala Center Cebu is the Visayas and Mindanao premiere exhibition for car buyers and enthusiasts who want to see the latest models and accessories.


  • Persian Palate is now at Ayala Entertainment Center
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The best in Mideterranean and Indian health foods can now be found at the second level of the Ayala Entertainment Center.


  • Cafe Havana welcomes visitors to PhilBex and AutoShow Exhibitions
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cuban cuisine, premium cocktails and its brand of upbeat Latino entertainment will welcome guests, visitors and exhibitors of Philbex Building Exposition and Cebu Autoshow slated May 26-28 and June 1-4, 2006 respectively at the Ayala Center Cebu as Cafe Havana prepares a package of food, beverage and entertainment.


  • 4th Philbex Sets Off In Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Worldbex Services International (WSI) opened the fourth Philippine Building and Construcion Exposition (PHILBEX) yesterday.


  • Wheels To Wow For
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Green light beams up on the Cebu Auto Show.


  • World Press Photo Exhibit set at Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The World Press Photo organization and Ayala Center Cebu proudly present the World Press Photo Exhibition from June 7 to June 29 at the mall's ground level, in Paseo9 Marina and Rotunda Area 1.


  • It' s a Beef Sandwich Story
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Everything now, including food, is tagging the VAT effect on their tails and its good to note that there are items that are still affordable whose qualities are not compromised.


  • Cafe Havana's Premium Drinks with In-house Balladeer
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The coolest summer drinks from the citys hottest bar employs Bacardi rum as Cafe Havana released its signature cocktail, the Premium Mojito, billed as Cubas national drink for over a century now and popularized by celebrated writer Ernest Hemingway.


  • Asia's Best
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu is still in the top 10 list of best island destinations in Asia.


  • showtime: Ayala Lagoon
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Asia's Nightingale Lani Misalucha By Sunset live in concert.


  • Midsummer malling
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    A city girl all my life, the month of May calls to mind some provincial escapades -- the overlapping fiesta celebrations, ceremonial parade of town queens, and tempting beaches, all invitations of which have turned up and then naturally expired in my mobile phobe and e-mail inboxes.


  • Jam with Disney's gang at Ayala today
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    After those sun escapades, gear up for another treat that would have you and your family return to that eternal childhood fun with Disney's adorable characters.


  • Manila-based foundation holds it first "cancer chat"
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    "I Can Serve," a Manila-based foundation will conduct the country's first ever chat at the Ayala Cebu Entertainment Center, starting at 9 a.m. today.


  • Disney in Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Jam with your favorite Disney superstars at Ayala Center Cebu  


  • 'Father taught me to value work, integrity'
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The new captain of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) believes in the value of hard work and in taking care of one's integrity - things he learned from his role model, his father.  


  • One-way traffic to be implemented in Bohol St.
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    A one-way traffic will be implemented in Bohol St. at the Cebu Business Park (CBP) starting on May 17 according to a press statement.


  • Ayala's profit up 23%
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    MANILA -- Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. posted a 23 percent rise in net profit for the three months to March last Friday amid a boost in its banking and telecom businesses.


  • Movie Rendezvous at Ayala Cinemas
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    While going to an air-conditioned theatre is definitely a welcome respite from the stifling heat of summer, enjoying a good movie sitting in a comfortable chairs and listening to the authentic sound system reverberating within the cinema walls is even better. And with local and foreign blockbuster movies coming to storm their way in movie houses this May, a ticket for a movie, anyone?


  • Christine Bersola-Babao hosts Mom's Day
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Make today as lovely as it could ever be for your mom on her special day of the year with "Mom's Day," today with celebrity mom Christine Bersola-Babao at the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Mom's big day at Ayala Center today
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu pays tribute to all mothers today with a whole day pampering affair.


  • Papa, can't you see her?
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Christine Bersola-Babao hosts the Showmom 2006 Dance Competition.


  • Cebu Chamber proposes province named ecozone
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) wants the whole province of Cebu declared as a special economic zone.


  • Dancing Moms & School Funk
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Mom's Day. Expect the malls to be packed than usual this weekend for two reasons: the black out advisory and Mother's day.


  • Banker hits big in Beefwich business
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebuano-developed snack chain, Beefwich, is hitting the national market and will offer its unique concept for franchise in the third quarter of this year.


  • Bo's forms holding company
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The company that operates the largest home-grown coffee chain in Cebu, Bo's Coffee Club, has created a holding company, to support its extensive expansion program, both in the local and international markets.


  • Changing landscape
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Time takes its tolls on all things, but great civilizations leave their mark in the architectural marvels that wars and the forces of nature. This is why leaders have a love affair with structures and skycrapers are associated with advanced economies today. Cebu may be small, but this island in the Pacific is certainly in the race to alter its skyline. Behold, the schemes of private sector builders to change the face of Cebu.


  • Oops..
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The story, Ayala affiliates to implement more infra projects at mall, Asiatown IT, published last April 29, page A21, inadvertently named the construction of expansion buildings nest to Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) to be a project of the Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC). The construction of expansion buildings, as well as the redevelopment of the lagoon near the mall (not Asiatown I.T. Park), are both projects of Cebu Holdings Inc. 


  • Business month celebration starts (Opening features fitness establishments to promote Cebu's potential as health and wellness hub)
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu's two-month annual business festival began yesterday, kicking off with a fun run at 5:30 a.m.,with the lagoon area of the Ayala Center Cebu as the starting point.


  • IT park developer eyes e-office 2, more bldgs (CPVDC exec says increase in area for lease will lure new investors)
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    In a few years, more lots would be available for interested locators at the first information technology (IT) park outside Luzon, as developer Cebu Propertry Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) starts to implement development plans for vacant lots in the area.


  • Cebu VIPs usher in CBM to Manila
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu's leading public and private stakeholders showed up full force in Manila last week as they took turns in introducing Cebu Business Month Club (CBM), along with its various components and activities, in a grand press gathering held at the Intercontinental Hotel.  


  • Share the wealth: Ayala employees make great waves in volunteerism
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The bayanihan spirit is a shining example of the Filipino's boundless capacity to voluntarily help others. However, over the years, the pressures of daily survival and the demands to get ahead in the rat race are slowly threatening this cherished Filipino tradition.


  • Mickey's troop
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Mickey & the Disney gang sing and dance. It used to be my childhood upper- waking up to Disney specials on Betamax.  


  • ShowTime Entertainment Around Your City
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cafe Havana (Ayala Entertainment Center) Cafe Havana will celebrate Mexico's famous fiesta, Cinco de Mayo, this Friday, May 5, 2006 with the launch of different varieties of Margaritas coupled with tasty Cubano tapas. Located at the lagoon area of the Ayala Center Cebu, reservations to attend the Latino Party are requested to call tel. no. 231-7787. The party starts at dinner time.


  • On the Home Front
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    In the north, south and center, new residential addresses are popping in Cebu. (Amara as one of them)


  • Property boom in the offing
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    With the trauma of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis largely forgotten, Cebu may now be at the start of a real estate boom, so investors would do well to take their positions.  


  • One-stop affairs
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Real estate develpors agree that there is a demand for residential, commercial and industrial spaces in Cebu, and some have married these components to create one-project-has-it-all offerings.


  • CBM 2006 grand launching today
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    It's definitely going to be a fun-filled day as Cebu Business Month holds its Grand Opening Salvo today at the Lagoon Area of the Ayala Center Cebu. The whole-day event will feature exciting highlights in line with one of the objectives of this year's CBM celebration -- that is, promoting Cebu's potential as a health and wellness hub.  


  • Summer's fresh picks
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    This summer is proving to be pretty exciting, with lots of fresh new things for Cebu urbanites like ourselves to enjoy! Here's the list of new things to check out this season.


  • Jam with Disney at Ayala Center
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Thinking of where to bring the family this summer? Well then, how about spending it with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy? There's no need to break out the luggage either because this season, your favorite Disney friends are coming over for the first time to kids in the Philippines. Plus this time around, they'll be bringing along mischievous chipmunks Chip & Dale.


  • Time to jam with Disney at the Ayala Malls
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Thinking of where to bring the family this summer? Well then, how about spending it with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy? There's no need to break out the luggage either because this season, your favorite Disney friends are coming over to visit you. It's time to say hello once again to the world's most famous characters, plus this time around. They'll be bringing along mischievous Chip & Dale! Make sure to show the partners a good time because it's their first trip to the Philippines!


  • CHI to invest over P1.0B for Ayala mall expansion
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) will be investing over P1 billion for the expansion of the Ayala Center Cebu, company president Jose Rene Almenras said.  


  • Cebu IT development spurs real estate infra
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Despite the country's unstable political climate last year, Ayala-controlled Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) managed to grow its net income by 7.5 percent to P33 million from P30.7 million in 2004.


  • Gift-shopping goes electronic
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Gift-shopping drives me crazy. Although I'm a sucker for nice things to give away, I have never really mastered the art of rummaging through shelves for things to wrap.


  • Firm plans expansion of eOffice
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    With the growing demand for office spaces by information technology companies, the Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) plans to expand its eOffice facility, at the company-owned Asiatown IT Park, to serve as temporary offices for new and existing companies.  


  • CHI, CPVDC incomes up due to tourism, IT
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala-Affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) has attributed the positive growth of its subsidiary companies in Cebu to the growth of the province's tourism and information and communications technology industries, among others.


  • Ayala to invest P1B in Cebu mall expansion
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu City -- Ayala subsidiary Cebu Holdings Inc. will invest over P1 billion in the expansion of its shopping mall in Cebu, company president Jose Rene Almendras said.  


  • IT Park developer to build BPO-related infrastructure
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC), the developer of Asiatown I.T. Park (AITP) is going to maximize the 236,973 square-meter area and build more office buildings and other infrasturcture to capture the growing number of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT related investments.  


  • Cebu Holdings net profit stands at P117.3M in 2005
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) ended the year 2005 with a sweeping 30 percent net income growth to P117.3 million from previous year's P90.6 million.


  • Ayala's family shopping adventure race has trip to Boracay at stake for winners
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The whole family gets a chance to win round trip tickets to the famed Boracay island when they join the Ayala mall Family Shopping Adventure race on Sunday, May 14.


  • Improving customer services raises advantage of Ayala Mall - CHI exec
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    TO GAIN an edge over the competition, Ayala Center Cebu focused on improving services to customers. according to Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) president Rene Almendras.


  • Meeting set today with CHI, CPVDC
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    AYALA Land Inc. (ALI) affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) will hold its annual stockholders' meeting today at the City Sports Club Cebu.


  • Ayala subsidiary remains competitive
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Cebu Business Park is the first major project of Ayala subsidiary Cebu holdings, Inc. The company now has several real estate development projects.


  • Ayala Affiliates to implement more infra projects at mall, Asiatown IT
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    EXPANSION. Cebu Holdings Inc. constructs a new public utility vehicle terminal behind the Ayala Center Cebu and will begin building "in a few weeks" an annex to the mall, which will house a Rustan's Supermarket outlet and more retail spaces.


  • No radical change for the Ayala Group
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    MANILA - When Don Jaime Augusto de Ayala joined Ayala Corporation 49 years ago it was a conservatively run, low profile family company.


  • Alberto gets sleek
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    New Look. Like the fashionistas who frequent them, upscale stores are seen ditching their old look to flaunt a sleeker facade.


  • Big Mao, Play 2 Learn Ayala's Most Promising Retailer
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Mall's awards Night last March 8 was a big celebration for Cebuanos as two homegrown brands bagged the Most Promising Retailer Award.


  • Eggs-plorations at Ayala Center, Easter surprises at Shangri-La
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu concocted an exciting day full of fun-filled activities, with free rides, goodies and other cool treats with its Easter Eggs-plorations on April 16 at Ayala Activity Center.


  • Ayala Malls introduce electronic gift card
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Along with an increase in purchasing power, today's consumer is embracing  the elctronic age when it comes to shopping. In department store and supermarket queues you would often see plastic cards being swiped to pay for purchases, either through credit or debit arrangements.


  • Eggs-plorations at Ayala
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu concocts an exciting day full of fun-filled activities, with free rides, goodies and other cool treats with its Easter Eggs-plorations on April 16 at the Ayala Activity Center.


  • Ayala's eGC defines shopping convenience
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Along with an increase in purchasing power, today's consumer is embracing the electronic age when it comes to shopping. In department store and supermarket queues you would often see plastic cards being swiped to pay for purchases.  


  • After 49 years as Ayala Boss Jaime Zobel retires; son takes over
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Manila - An emotional changing of the guard marked this year's annual stockholders' meeting of Ayala Corp., the Philippines' oldest and fourth biggest conglomerate in terms of revenues.  


  • Launch of Sugbu boosts Cebuano movie industry
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Seeing a big potential for Cebu to develop an active Film Industry, Sugbu Films Philippines Inc., (Sugbu Films) will be officially launched today at the Ayala Activity Center Cebu (ACC).


  • Commission on Worship holds lenten exhibit at the Ayala Activity Center
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Making its presence felt in the mall, the Commission on Worship of the Archdiocese of Cebu holds an annual "Passus" lenten exhibit at the Paseo Marina of the Ayala Activity Center starting yesterday until April 8.


  • Month-end treats
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Graduation sale.Graduation is no different from gift-giving Christmas. At least it is for the kid who's been promised a new Bademan or Bratz doll in exchange for his or her hard-earned medals.


  • Ayala Center Cebu holds Graduation Sale
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    As a salute to the graduates of 2006, Ayala Center Cebu holds a three-day sale starting today until Sunday, April 2.


  • Ayala Malls: An Experience Above the Usual Shopping and Entertainment
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    There are malls. Then there are the Ayala Malls. An undeniable pioneer in the field, the Ayala Malls has time and again proved to be a cut above the rest. Through their unique offerings and specialized establishments, the Ayala Malls is truly dedicated to providing lifestyle - enhancing and innovative products that have become part of Filipino lives.


  • The 8th Annual Ayala Malls Merchant Rewards
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Creativity is a way to ensure survival through continuous innovation - merchants today know how consumers have grown smarter, more selective of their purchases, and have hence developed ways to capture the market's sophisticated tastes. At the Ayala Malls, innovation has always been at the forefront of every successful merchant's plan, each store excelling in its own brand creative innovation.


  • Ayala Celebrations
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The Ayala Merchant Awards Night is  a yearly thing for the Ayala Malls and this year marked the 8th Ayala Malls Merchant Rewards. Given recognition were the outstanding stores and establishments in the three Ayala Malls (Makati, Alabang and Cebu).


  • Baby Looney Stars heartwarming live show
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The mischievous stars of the classic Looney Tunes animated show, Bugs, Tweety, Daffy and the rest of the gang were tiny toddlers, full of wide-eyed innocence and immense curiosity.


  • Ayala Malls pioneer first electronic gift card in RP
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) has joined its sister malls in the country in introducing the first Electronic Gift Card (eGC) in the Philippines.


  • MALLROVER: Time Talk
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    No Curfew. Nothing seems to come to mind when the word "curfew" is mentioned but time itself. Dreaded by those who don't want to be confined by rules, curfew is something most of us consciously bend and break, especially when it begins to curtail adventure.


  • ModelSchool workshop opens tomorrow
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    FTV ModelSchool Philippines will open its summer workshop series tomorrow at the Activity Center of the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • ALI builds 12-ha residential condo
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is encouraging Cebuanos to take a look at its newest development, Serendra, located at Bonifacio Global City.


  • Cebu Holdings undertakes multimillion-peso project
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Land, through its affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc., is bullish on further expanding its presence in Cebu by undertaking a project that will complement its existing mall, Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Mall security guard saves man, daughter
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    A security guard saved the life of a man who tried to kill himself and his seven-month-old baby inside an uptown mall.


  • Latin House at Cafe Havana
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Critically acclaimed as a leader in out-of-the-ordinary entertainment in capital Manila, Cafe Havana introduces DJ-driven nights every Friday at its open patio overlooking the lagoon area of the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Baby Looney Tunes get mall kids all giggly
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Fun filled the summer air as kids, with their parents in tow, filled the Activity Center of Ayala Center Cebu to watch the first live musical show of the Baby Looney Tunes.


  • DJ-driven Fridays at Cafe Havana
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Critically acclaimed as a leader in out-of-the-ordinary entertainment, Cafe Havana introduces DJ-driven nights every Friday at its open patio overlooking the lagoon area of the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Tourist Booth at Ayala Center Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu recently inaugurated a booth aimed at providing assistance and information to the needs of local and foreign tourists who visits the mall.


  • Malls expand to sustain brisk retail momentum
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    As major shopping malls in Cebu registered encouraging sales performances despite the struggling economic situation in the country, operators have taken advantage of the active retail momentum by spending millions of pesos to expand their respective mall facilities.


  • Ayala eyes Cagayan
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Two manager and five engineers from the Ayala Group of Companies visited Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano recently  to tell him that they are pushing through with their plan to develop a sprawling P4.5 billion business complex in Barangay Indahag.


  • Ayala Group redesigns malls
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Instead of spreading its wings through putting up additional shopping mall facilities around the country, the Ayala Group has decided to revitalize its brand and enhance the structural design of its mall to custom fit its target market.


  • ALI appropriates P1B to renovate Cebu mall
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    MANILA - In three years, Cebu will see a new Ayala Center Cebu (ACC), as the Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) has allocated more than P1 billion for the mall's renovation and expansion.


  • Korean hotel chain mulls building facility in Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    One of the largest hotel chains in Korea, the Imperial polis is planning to set up a hotel or resort facility in Cebu as soon as it gets a good local partner and location, said Joil UBF Corporation chairman Yong Jun Park in an interview recently.


  • Poverty map to help LGUs focus projects
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    A poverty map that specifies areas in the country with problems on education, water, livelihood and shelter, was among the exhibit opened to the public yesterday at the Ayala Activity Center to mark the "Social Development Week".


  • Latin-House at Cafe Havana
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Billed as a leader in out-of-the-ordinary entertainment in capital Manila, Cafe Havana introduces DJ-driven nights every Friday at its open patio overlooking the lagoon area of the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Turista Desk
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Cebu certainly continues to attract tourists by the horde, and they're often seen all over the malls.


  • Ayala unit sees P1B in revenues from new contracts
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Property Management Corp. (APMC), the wholly owned facilities management arm of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), expects to churn out P1 billion in total revenues from new contracts over the next two years, APMC president Raul M. Irlanda said.


  • Baby Looney Tunes charm Cebu
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    The way from Burbanks, California in the United States to the Ayala Center Cebu is a long one, to say the least.


  • Tourist help desk opens at Ayala mall
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    Ayala Center Cebu recently opened a tourist information and assistance desk.


  • Fire and earthquake preparedness drill at Ayala Center Cebu today
    Friday, Oct 13, 2006
    To strengthen preparedness in the face of an emergency, Ayala Center Cebu will be conducting a fire and earthquake preparedness drill today at 7 in the morning.


  • CHI awards exemplary employees
    Thursday, Dec 22, 2005
    At Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI), one will never think his actions go undetected.


  • CHI set to pour in P1 billion in Cebu
    Monday, Dec 19, 2005
    Ayala group affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is investing another P1 billion in Cebu in the next three years, primarily to boost its mall operations, and residential development projects here.


  • CHI to invest P1B more in Cebu
    Monday, Dec 12, 2005
    The Ayala conglomerate, through Ayala Land Inc., Cebu, an affiliate of Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), has invested some P7 billion in Cebu in its 17 years of presence in the province.


  • Cebu Holdings sets P0.8B Ayala Center expansion
    Saturday, Dec 10, 2005
    Cebu Holdings Inc. is poised to pour about P1 billion in various projects, including the expansion of Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Cebu Holdings maps out projects for next 5 years
    Wednesday, Nov 2, 2005
    After introducing its major and multi-million peso residential project this year, Ayala Group affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is preparing other projects for the next five years.


  • Ayala Center to offer more foreign brands
    Monday, Oct 31, 2005
    Ayala Center Cebu will be bringing in more foreign brands in the next few months, which is expected to improve the mall's magnetic charm to Cebuanos and visiting tourists, and to stress is name as the premium mall and lifestyle destination in town.


  • Inside CHI for October 2005
    Friday, Dec 2, 2005
    Inside Cebu Holdings Inc. for the month of October 2005. An electronic publication of Cebu Holdings Inc. for investors. Pls. click pdf link: http://www.cebuholdings.com/uploads/eUpdate_Oct2005.pdf


  • Ayala Center positions itself as a "tourist friendly" mall
    Saturday, Aug 20, 2005
    Shopping and leisure mall Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) is intensifying its position as a "tourist friendly" mall through crafting new offerings to draw in more tourists to shop.


  • 'The Magic of Curtis' at Ayala Center
    Friday, Aug 19, 2005
    Experience a magical show that will keep you on the edge of your seats with fun and amazement as magician Curtis Eugene Lovell II, an American escape artist, displays his sleight of hand, magic act, death-defying stunts and showmanship skills on September 2 - 4, 2005 at Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Inside CHI for April 2005
    Monday, Apr 18, 2005
    Inside Cebu Holdings Inc. for the month of April 2005. An electronic publication of Cebu Holdings Inc. for investors. Pls. click pdf link: http://www.cebuholdings.com/uploads/eUpdate_April2005.pdf


  • Inside CHI
    Friday, Jan 23, 2004
    Inside Cebu Holdings Incorporated.  An electronic publication of Cebu Holdings Inc. for investors.  Pls. click pdf link:http://www.cebuholdings.com/uploads/eUpdate_Jan2004.pdf


  • Father knows best
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    LIKE any teenager, Jose Rene D. Almendras wanted to drive his own car.             His father, however, would not have his son take any one of the family's sedans for a spin, which would have been the easy thing to do.


  • Neighborly take on waste management
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    CEBU CITY- It's Saturday and Barangay Luz, the third biggest community adjacent to the Cebu Business Park, is buzzing with activity.


  • Fusion of tastes at Table 7
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    What is Cebuano fusion dining?  Is it using kesong puti as dressing for your Meditteranean salad, or substituting mashed potatoes with mashed kamote?  Is it alternating a pianist, a trumpeter, a singer and piped-in jazz music and entertainment?  Or is it having an Irish musician, a Persian manager and Filipino cooks?


  • AMARA:Soulful living up North
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Imagine a community anchored to a beautiful lighthouse, whose light beacons distant ships to a tranquil land. A community where one is in constant communion wit the seas, cradled on a plateau wit the waves of the sea echoing a soothing song as it kisses the rocky cliffs below.


  • CHI, partner to build 46-hectare seaside village in north Cebu Holdings Inc.
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Ayala Group affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. shows its confidence in Cebu's residential real estate market once more, as it ties up with local partner create a seaside subdivision in the northern town of Liloan.


  • Cebu Holdings, Coastal Highpoint launch Liloan residential project
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    AYALA Land affiliate, Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI) is formally announcing its partnership with Coastal Highpoint Ventures, Inc. (CHVI) at a cocktail reception on April 15th at Waterfront Hotel in Lahug.


  • CHI, Coastal Highpoint partner on seaside residential community
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    CEBU Holdings Inc. (CHI), an affiliate of Ayala Land Inc., has partnered with a real estate company for the development of a residential subdivision in the northern part of Cebu.


  • Subdivision project to boost Liloan economy
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    The proposed real estate project of Cebu Holdings, Inc. and Coastal Highpoint Ventures Inc. will help boost the economy of the municipality of Liloan.


  • Cebu Holdings revenue, net profit registers growth in 2004
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    CEBU Holdings Inc. (CHI) registered 19 percent growth in revenues compared to that of the other year.


  • CHI eyes expansion of Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) plans to expand the leasable area of Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) to accommodate more merchants.


  • CHI to expand Ayala Center to accommodate more tenants
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Getting a big chunk of revenue generation from its commercial and retail arm, Ayala Center Cebu (ACC), Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is poised to expand the shopping mall before the end of this year, to embrace the improving retail trend in Cebu.


  • Ayala mall merchants post 10% average sales increase
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Cebu's retail industry has shown a positive movement as manifested by the increased in sales of Ayala Center Cebu's (ACC) mall merchants.


  • After-dark destinations and summer sale
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Mallrover


  • New address and red tags
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Mallrover


  • Lilo's Summer Adventure comes to Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Join Lilo as she tries her hand on a new adventure this summer with alien pal, Stitch, at Ayala Center Cebu on May 6, 7 and 8.


  • Are you ready for Cafe Havana?
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    When one thinks of Havana and Cuba, the knee-jerk reaction would be to conjure images of their festive atmosphere, of men in outrageous colorful polos, frenziedly dancing the salsa, swaying to the beat of bongos and maracas.


  • Cafe Havana: The right mix spells success
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Is Cebu ready? Yes, says Cafe Havana founder and Manila restaurateur Larry J. Cruz, who is no stranger to this southern city. Cruz operated Cafe Adriatico in Ramos Street, Cebu City for over 12 years in the late 80s and 90s. Cebu has changed tremendously in terms of lifestyle pursuits and dining and entertainment habits since we first came here more than a decade ago," says the man is well known for his trend setting.


  • Rudy Project opens Ayala Center Kiosk
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Rudy Project, makers of Technically Cool Eyewear, will open a kiosk in Ayala Center Cebu this Saturday, April 9, at 5:30pm. This will be their second outlet in the Cebu and Visayas, their branch in SM City Cebu being the first one.


  • Ayala janitress returns P95T
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    INGRID Y. Cabrera needed the money, but her conscience was simply overpowering.


  • Cleaning woman returns P95T found on cine seat
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    The amount, P95,000, is more than Ingrid Cabrera, 19, could dream of earning as a utility worker. But she followed her conscience and returned the money.


  • 2GO sponsors Cebu???s 1st corporate intrams
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Aboitiz freight group, now branded 2GO, recentlu sponsored the Wellness Revo and as title presenter, adopted The Mall Challenge, The Mall Race, and The Indoor Open Challenge, collectively called 2GO beyond limits. Dubbed as the first corporate intramurals in Cebu, 15 companies competed in the three extreme activities like climbing, transversing and repelling.


  • "Babayeng Buhat" exhibit at Ayala, Robinson's Place
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
                  The National Commission of the Arts in cooperation with the Women in Literary Arts, Inc. and the Women Artists Initiative presents Babayeng Buhat, a visual and literary art exhibit this month, in celebration of Womens Month.  


  • Justice League Live in Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    The all-star assembly of superheroes is set to thrill their fans here in Cebu as members of the Justice League visit Ayala Center Cebu next weekend.


  • Wellness Tourism on at Ayala mall
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    THE CEBU Visitors and Convention Bureau, Department of Tourism, and Hotels, Resorts and Restaurant s Association of Cebu (HRRAC) are all up for the formal launching of wellness tourism in Cebu on February 24, at the Ayala Cebu mall.


  • Balik Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    To welcome our balikbayans who came home to celebrate the silver year of the Sinulog, a Balik Cebu Party was held at the Lagoon Area of Ayala Center Cebu. Now on its fourth year, Balik Cebu is a collaboration of effort among the Department of Tourism VII, the City of Cebu, and various private and government entities with the aim of enticiting our kababayans abroad to visit Cebu.


  • Fall in love with Jose Mari Chan
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Jose Mari Chan, one of the country???s top balladers and composers, is set to captivate the audience with his contemporary classic love songs at the Ayala Center Lagoon Area in a show called Moonlight Serenade. To share beautiful music with him for the night is local songstress, Natasha.


  • Global Pinoy gets treated to Pasundayag sa Sugbo!
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Delegates to the 3rd Global Filipino Networking Convention will experience a real barrio fiesta tonight at the dinner party jointly hosted by the Department of Tourism and Cebu Holdings, Inc. at the Ayala Center Cebu lagoon area.  Cebu Event Organizers, the group handling the party, opted for a theme to celebrate Filipino heritage, culture and tradition expressed in a Barrio Fiesta.   


  • Ayala Center opens yearly Sto. Ni???o exhibit
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    AYALA Center Cebu once again presents its annual offering to the fiesta, the Sto. Ni???o Exhibit, catering to the theme, ???Sto Ni???o Celebrating and Contemplating the Eucharist with Mary.???


  • Furniture makers to showcase export quality goods in Ayala
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    CFIF, together with the Philippine Furniture Industry will be holding a Photo exhibit and Cebu X 2005 Preview at the Ayala Entertainment Center starting November 14 to 21, 2004.


  • Ayala Center celebrates Paskong Pinoy
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    This year, Ayala Center Cebu highlights an all-Filipino Christmas celebration with Paskong Pinoy 2004.  Together with the Department of Tourism, this more-than-a-month-long celebration will be launched with lighting of Globe Telecom's 40-foot Christmas Tree at the mall's lagoon area on December 3, 2004.


  • Kamiseta opens in Ayala
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    FASHION Wearhouse Trading Inc. has opened a second franchise of Kamiseta in Cebu.


  • Ayala's Maze houses different specialty shops
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Situated at the third level of Ayala Center Cebu, Maze boasts of a wide variety of items that are worth checking out.


  • Charles and Keith opens second outlet in Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    The Philippine master-franchise of Singapore-based ladies' shoes brand, Charles & Keith is opening its seventh in the country this month, at Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Ayala Center stages Aladdin and Jasmine
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Ayala Center Makati, Alabang Town Center and Ayala Center Cebu will become the malls you'll want for Christmas as it presents Aladdin and Jasmine get Starstruck , an original Ayala Malls musical that takes off from the animated classic about a young street boy who finds a magic lamp.


  • Santa Claus at Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    In partnership with Worldbex, Ayala Center Cebu will bring in the world's original Santa Claus to Cebu. He will arrive at the Ayala Center on the 14th and will be staying until the 19th of the month.


  • Largest fitness center in Cebu opens in Ayala
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Considered as one of the biggest fitness gyms in the Philippines, Fitness First at the Ayala Center Cebu is now open to all enthusiasts.


  • Ayala Center Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Milestone and celebrations that will forever leave indelible mark in your hearts.  Chunks of daily life made extraordinary by special touches.  You had them here at Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Ayala Center to mark 10th year
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    On its 10th anniversary on Nov. 13, Ayala Center Cebu will hold a "Midnight Madness Sale" to thank valued shoppers who have continuously supported it.


  • Foreign designers tapped to reform Ayala lagoon area
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), the developer of Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) is currently commissioning a foreign-based designing group to provide the structural lay-out of the lagoon area that will be transformed into an upscale leisure and entertainment park.


  • 64 golfers hit greens today in Ayala Business Club tilt
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    THE Ayala Business Club 9th Annual Golf Fellowship tournament kicks off today with a limited field of 64 players at the Cebu Country Club.


  • Gerry's Grill plans to expand overseas
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    AFTER opening its first branch outside of Luzon, in Cebu, restaurant chain Gerry's Grill is now looking at expanding overseas.


  • Manila-based resto opens in Cebu;US expansion starts in California
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    MANILA- BASED Gerry's Grill restaurant is not worried about the mushrooming of restaurants specializing in grilled foods in Cebu, saying, "The market is big enough."


  • Gerry's Grill opens 12th outlet in Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    CEBUANOS can now savor delectable grills, seafood and unique Filipino cuisine in airconditioned comfort at Gerry's Grill Restaurant & Bar which had its grand opening at the second floor of the Ayala Entertainment and Food Center recently.


  • PLDT MyDSL unleashes 'Catwoman' at Onstage Cebu
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    PLDT's high-velocity broadband Internet service myDSL hosted the premiere showing of 'Catwoman' last July 27 at Onstage Cebu in Ayala Center.


  • Store for plus-sized women opens Cebu branch
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    TUBBY, the first store to offer fashionable clothes and accessories to plus-sized women opened recently its first regional branch in the Visayas at the second level of the Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Welcoming the rain
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    As heavy rains came with the opening of the school year, classes have to take break every now and then while fourth grade students scurried to the nearest shelter away from impending showers.


  • After all the hardwork
    Monday, Jul 11, 2005
    One whole night of fun erases out all the stress in a day of hard work.  Right?  Ayala Center Cebu has made everyone smile for one night at the Merchants Party last July 19 at the Ayala Activity Center.


  • Ayala Center launches new cinemas and Food Choices
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    Lifestyle destination Ayala Center Cbeu staged a big bang to launch the new Ayala Cinemas and gastronomic hub, Food Choices last July 17.


  • Entetainment Spring
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    The launching of Ayala Cinemas and Food choices.


  • Ayala Cinema and Food Choices: Entertainment re-energized!
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    Creating a dynamic synergy between movie-going and dining, Ayala Center has put in one place every shopper's entertainment dream - the best cinemas showcasing the latest blockbuster hits side-by-side a wide variety of dining choices at the mall's fourth level area.


  • Lights, camera, snacktion!
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    Whoever, first advised to relax and see a movie must have assumed that only a few can enjoy the [cinematic] experience.  But after consuming cartons of those popcorns over and over again, many a cineaste dream of real food to cap a movie date.  Well, take a look at the newly launched Ayala Cinema and Food Choices you'd think that visual feasting is, indeed, side by side with victual feasting. 


  • Ayala Center Cebu sets another celebration
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    Lifestyle destination Ayala Center Cebu is staging a big bang to launch the new Ayala Cinemas and gastronomic hub, Food Choices this Saturday.


  • Upbeat retail market prompts Vanidades to expand in Vismin
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    THE active retail market prompted apparel maker Vanidades to consider an expansion of its outlet in Cebu as well as in other key areas in the Visayas and Mindanao.


  • Cafe Adriatico to turn 2, supports Paolo concert
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    In time for its second anniversary, Cafe Adriatico is sponsoring "Get Intimate with Paolo Santos," an acoustic concert happening at 8 p.m. on July 24 at the newly renovated Ayala Cinema 1.


  • Your fitness home
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    Cebuano health buffs will soon experience what world-class healthy living is all about as the number one global fitness company conquers Cebu.  Fitness First Health Club, the one of a kind fitness mecca with lifestyle atmosphere will build its home at the former Cinema 6 of Ayala Center Cebu.


  • Fitness First to open in Ayala soon.
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    WITH fitness gyms sprouting all over the city one after another, a new one yet again is bound to open later this year that promises to conquer the queen city of the south and to change the Cebu fitness scene.


  • P100M fitness gym to rise in Ayala
    Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004
    FITNESS buffs in Cebu get a chance to sweat it out in a roomier and world-class environment when FitnessFirst opens a P100 million-worth branch at Ayala Center Cebu before the year ends.


  • Cebu Holdings profit doubles on mall performance
    Thursday, Jun 17, 2004
    Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) reported a 103 percent growth in consolidated net income to P21.6 million in the first quarter of this year from P10.6 million in the same quarter last year.


  • Vibrant commercial land sales up Cebu Holdings income
    Saturday, May 1, 2004
    DUE to vibrant commercial land sales, especially its commercial center operations, Ayala-owned Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) doubled its income in 2003. From a mere P46 million in 2002, the company earned a whooping P83 million last year.


  • CPVDC posts 15 percent growth, vows support for Cebu's IT industry
    Monday, May 3, 2004
    CEBU Property Ventures and Development Corporation (CPVDC), developer of the AsiaTown I.T., Park posted a 15 percent growth in revenue in 2003, primarily due to Cebu's position as one of the hot locations for business outsourcing in Asia.


  • Cebu Holdings to develop facility for medical tourism
    Thursday, May 13, 2004
    AYALA-controlled Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) vows to address the lack of appropriate facility in Cebu to accommodate the million-dollar medical tourists.


  • Grilling at the mall with Gerry
    Friday, Jun 4, 2004
    Home of delectable Filipino dishes and sizzling seafood specialties, Manila's popular Gerry's grill cooks up sure-fire hits for Cebuano's with their frequently loved recipes at the second floor of Ayala Entertainment Center (former spot of Mi Vida).


  • Converse opens in Ayala
    Tuesday, Jun 8, 2004
    Fans of Converse would surely be glad to know that their favorite brand of sneakers just opened a specialty shop in the second floor of Ayala Center Cebu.


  • BE HIP! HIPZONE'S Grand Opening
    Thursday, May 6, 2004
    Ayala Center Cebu's newest lifestyle spot, HIPZONE, formally opened its doors to the public last April 24 with a Bang and with Style!


  • Cebuanos develop shopping, leisure habits
    Friday, May 21, 2004
    Cebuanos made an alternative way of relaxing, the malls, which have helped them shape their shopping and leisure habits.


  • Capital goes to schools
    Monday, May 31, 2004
    SCHOOL children from two mountain barangays of Cebu City were beneficiaries of Ayala Land Inc., of three newly built classrooms.


  • Marriott posts high occupancy
    Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004
    DUE to the upswing of tourism and business performances in Cebu, the Cebu City Marriott Hotel registered high occupancy rate in the first three months of this year.


  • Marriott posts highest occupancy in its history: exec
    Wednesday, Apr 28, 2004
    AYALA-OWNED Cebu City Marriott Hotel (CCMH) has achieved an average hotel occupancy rate of 80 to 90 percent for the first quarter of the year.


  • French Film Festival in Cebu
    Thursday, May 27, 2004
    Eight of the best films recently produced by the French film industry can now be seen by local audiences at Cinema 5 of Ayala Center Cebu starting from June 17 to 19 hosted by the Arts Council of Cebu together with the Embassy of France and Alliance Francaise.   


  • Ayala mall transpo terminals attract "C" market segment
    Saturday, May 15, 2004
    The Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) has slowly gained attraction from the broad "C" market due to its aggressive marketing campaigns and the opening of wider public transportation loading and unloading areas.


  • Ayala Center Cebu aims to broaden market reach
    Tuesday, May 11, 2004
    Ayala Center Cebu continues to introduce innovative ideas this year to further broaden its market reach.


  • Cebu-based Thai resto opens express counter,hopes to hike customer base
    Monday, May 10, 2004
    Authentic Thai restaurant Krua Thai has opened its first food express counter at the Ayala Center Cebu (ACC).


  • Ayala Center Cebu registers hike in sales for two months
    Wednesday, Apr 7, 2004
    Despite the economic difficulties the country is facing, Ayala Center Cebu has generated 14 percent increase in sales for the first two months of 2004. 


  • Cebu Holdings plans to launch "ideal" residential project: exec
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    AYALA Land Inc. (ALI) affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) has partnered with a Cebuano firm in the development of a residential project in Metro Cebu that will be launched next year.


  • Salon de Rose pioneers spa services in the mall
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    ONE of the oldest beauty salon operators in Cebu, Salon de Rose is setting up the trend of providing day-Spa services in a shopping mall, through the opening of its Day Spa at Ayala Center Cebu.


  • CHI targets major market for new residential project
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    AYALA-led Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is realizing its active outlook in Cebu's real estate industry, through the establishment of another residential project to be introduced next year, this time targeted to major market sector.


  • Starbucks Coffee opens 56th store at Ayala Center
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    This newest Starbucks Coffee shop is located at the Ayala Center, Cebu and represents the 56th store in the Philippines.Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading retailer, roaster and brand of specialty coffee in the world, with more than 7,000 retail locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. The Company is committed to offering the highest quality coffee and the Starbucks Experience while conducting its business in ways that produce social, environmental and economic benefits for communities in which it does business.


  • Ayala Center dubs 4 areas in mall as biz virtual office
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    AYALA Center Cebu (ACC) identifies four areas inside the mall to be a hub for business executives? virtual office, after the full-blown establishment of Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) facility inside the shopping center.


  • CHI Joins Biz Community for Adopt-A-Station Projec
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    The Cebu City Tripartite Peace and Order Council (CCTPOC) embarked on a community-based project entitled Adopt-A-Station. Headed by Ret. Maj. Maximiano Sumaoy of Cebu Holdings Inc., what is unique about this program is that the business community has thrown in its support in the spirit of civic mindedness and volunteerism.


  • Malling Redefined
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    Nothing is more certain than the passage of time and the changes that come with the passing of years.  For instance, a decade ago there were no shopping malls whatsoever in any part of the city.


  • CHI: Changing the Pace of Lifestyle and Developme
    Monday, Jul 5, 2004
    Before 1994, the bulk of business and commercial activities of Cebu were limited to Colon, Magallanes and the Fuente Osme?a areas. 


  • Why Change?
    Thursday, Feb 5, 2004
    We are not changing?we are evolving.  15 years ago, we were asserting our identity in the marketplace.  15 years hence, we have developed our own little equity in the marketplace.


  • CSCC Opens 5th tranche of Class C Shares Following
    Monday, Dec 8, 2003
    Just two months before its second anniversary, City Sports Club Cebu (CSCC) opened the fifth tranche of Class C shares to the market at a price 10 percent higher than that of the previous tranche.


  • CBP Building Height Restriction Relaxed
    Monday, Dec 8, 2003
    Lot owners at the Cebu Business Park (CBP) can now construct buildings of at least two levels.


  • Cinema Fellowship
    Monday, Dec 8, 2003
    Movie patrons can look forward to an even better experience in watching movies at Ayala Center Cebu cinemas after a major renovation starting this month. The new experience comes with more comfortable seating and surround sound system.


  • City Hall accredits vehicle terminal in Ayala
    Saturday, Feb 7, 2004
    THE Cebu City Government accredited the transport terminal in Ayala Business Center last Aug. 1, said City Planning and Development Coordinator Nigel Paul Villarete


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