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Everybody who was a somebody came to the grand inaugural of the twin showrooms of Global Star Motors, housed in a glass and steel palace on Nivel Hills, on the road that leads to the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel.
Everybody who was a somebody came to the grand inaugural of the twin showrooms of Global Star Motors, housed in a glass and steel palace on Nivel Hills, on the road that leads to the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel.
AS IT does every year when the anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence comes around, Marco Polo Plaza Hotel held a food festival on Filipino cuisine at its Café Marco outlet for lunch and dinner.
The Consul of Japan in Cebu Shoji Otake and Mme. Naomi Otake hosted a farewell reception at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. The occasion also served to introduce Consul Otake’s successor, Consul Shigeyuki Hirakawa. They stood in the reception line with the Ambassador of Japan Kazuhide Ishikawa and Mme. Yoko Ishikawa.
One of the most splendid events for the Cebu chapter of Chaine de Rotisseurs took place during the Christmas season with the anniversary gala held at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. More than 120 attended the formal event.
The 81st birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan was celebrated in Cebu with a glittering diplomatic reception held at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. Here for the occasion was the Japanese Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires Tetsuro Amano.
As it does every year, the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel in Cebu celebrated the national day of Switzerland with a grand affair at the open air terraces of the hotel’s third floor. Guest of honor was Raoul Imbach, deputy head of mission at the Swiss Embassy in Manila.
Ingrid Sala Santamaria breezed into town on June 18, and checked in at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. Next day at 10 a.m. she held court at the hotel’s lobby lounge with friends from the Cebu media.
Ambassador Knut Solem of Norway was in Cebu recently to decorate Sabino Dapat with the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. Dapat, Ben to family and close friends, is the former honorary consul of Norway in Cebu.
A gala dinner at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel marked the 21st anniversary and induction ceremonies of the Cebu chapter of La Chaine des Rotisseurs. Theme was “Springtime in Paris.”
Cebu City recently celebrated the 77th anniversary of its charter, promulgated in 1937 through the efforts of the late Sen. Vicente Rama. He is the grandfather of current Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama who makes this yearly observance a truly grand event.
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