No tinikling, rondalla or cheesy folk songs. Instead, there were hip-hop, tribal drums and sopranos in Grecian gowns because, finally, the bureaucracy has realized the need to upgrade the entertainment offered to foreign guests.
Tomorrow night’s musical show for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) delegates and economic ministers in Boracay–the biggest so far in the series...
Bituin Escalante, Myke Salomon, Diwa de Leon lead performers at welcome dinner for ministers at APEC 2015 at Shangri-La Boracay,...
It may be a difficult quest, but one that’s definitely pursued in high spirits.
Taking off from the rousing success of its 1980s-theme Boracay beach party in May for delegates of the Asia-Pacific Economic...
Without so much fanfare, the Philippines this year has been hosting thousands of delegates to the series of Apec (Asia-Pacific...
AS part of the ongoing senior ministerial meetings involving 21 member-countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), SM City...
It wouldn’t come as a surprise if many of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) delegates, after participating in daily mind-numbing marathon meetings, would hardly remember anything by 2016—except for the welcome parties they attended.
TEN OF Cebu’s leading fashion designers showed guests, including delegates to the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) in Cebu City, what exquisite clothes are all about in “Exquisitely Filipino,” a recently concluded trade exhibit organized by SM City Cebu that featured the best of the island province’s furniture, accent pieces and fashion accessories.
“Think global, go local” must have been foremost on the minds of organizers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings in this city when it prepared 210 servings of Netong’s batchoy, the popular noodle soup dish, for delegates, guests and participants of the ongoing Apec event on Tuesday.
