To celebrate impressive commercial flights sales in August and a return in confidence in air travel, AirAsia in the Philippines is offering an exclusive buy 1 take 1 promo on all domestic and international flights for a limited time.
AirAsia Philippines closed the month of August with a 140% increase in seats sold, compared to the previous week’s 42%. A third of bookings registered were for 2021 reflecting a demand for future travel.
BIG members can enjoy all-in one-way fares from as low as P1,022 for two tickets. This special promo is available for booking on airasia.com or the AirAsia mobile app from today to 13 September 2020 for travel from 1 January to 31 October 2021. Promo seats are limited and subject to availability.
Booking Period: September 7 – 13, 2020
Travel Period: January 1 – October 31, 2021
Meanwhile, AirAsia also provides enhanced flexibility for guests travelling up to 31 December 2020. Guests may change their flight dates conveniently at any time with no flight-change fee.
Guests can expect enhanced safety measures throughout the entire journey, including pre-flight, in-flight, and arrival processes. These include the mandatory wearing of face masks to be permitted to travel, amongst others. Guests are also advised to check and comply with measures implemented by local airport authorities for a smooth travel experience.
To book, just go to their official website at www.airasia.com.
Towering at 700 MASL (meters above sea level), Sirao Peak is one of the famous destinations to trekkers. Sun chasing or seeing the sunset from the top is more than enough as a reward upon reaching the peak, as well as having a wide view of how the clouds and the sun beautifully merge.
What makes Sirao Peak perfect for beginners is that it’s accessible via various trails, with the option of river trekking, where adventurers get to witness the area’s scenic riverbanks as well as its waterfalls. Also, compared with other peaks in Cebu, the trail is relatively easy.
Trekkers get to set their tents at the peak as Sirao provides a large campsite. Spending the night atop with your friends, stargazing or simply bonding together is definitely an experience.
Exact location: Mount Sibugay or Sirao Peak, Brgy. Sibugay, Cebu City
The most convenient way of getting there is riding a habal-habal or motorcycle taxis from JY Square Lahug. You can tell the driver that you are bound to Sirao Peak. Estimated fare is P100.00.
Do you think Sirao Peak is the perfect peak for beginners? If not, comment down below other peaks that are worth to try too!
Cebu streets are undeniably the best places for food enthusiasts. It’s blessed with a variety of food options that would satiate everyone’s cravings. We have street foods like tempura and fishball paired with the ever iconic puso. One would also find Lamaw and Tuslob-buwabeing sold at almost every corner in the province.
But when your appetite yearns for something chewy and sweet, where else in Cebu will it take you?
Liloan’s Masi is the answer. Masi is a delicacy made of glutinous rice with a filling of sweetened peanut paste. Surely, masi’s are being sold everywhere in Cebu but there is something in the masi of Liloan that makes us crave for more.
Photo by Fila Clare Cui-Bensi
Masi has been made popular in the town of Liloan in Cebu where you can find significant amount of small-time vendors peddling their home-made masi’s. Usually, these vendors can be seen selling around the town’s plaza and along the highway.
Accordingly, there are two ways on how to make this chewy and sticky sweet treat. One way is to add coconut milk in the recipe which means that the product should be eaten within the day because the coconut causes a shorter masi shelf life. The second way does not involve coconut milk but one must steam it for around 45 minutes.
You won’t have a hard time looking for Masi in Liloan as these are one of the most common delicacies in town. But if you want to bring these as pasalubongs to your friends, you might want to buy those that come in securely sealed packages.
Photo from Inday Eddies Liloan
Photo from Inday Eddies Liloan
Photo from Inday Eddies Liloan
Photo from Inday Eddies Liloan
There are a couple of stalls along the highway of Brgy. Yati, Liloan that are selling masi in different packages. Just be sure to get there early in the morning so you can buy the freshly-made delicacies.
One store is Inday Eddies Homemade Masi in Liloan, Cebu. To order, you can reach them on Facebook or call them at (032) 564-3086.
Regular Masi Price: ₱3-6 per piece
How to get to Liloan?
Exact location: Liloan, northern Cebu — 1-1.5 hour away from the city.
BY COMMUTE: Ride any 25 or 27 jeepney going to Liloan from the SM City Cebu Terminal — fare is ₱15 per way. Or, ride a v-hire going to Liloan from the SM City Cebu Terminal — fare is ₱50 per way. Drop off at Brgy. Yati.
BY CAR: If you’re driving your own car, just navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Yati Liloan”.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly struck everyone. Others have already lost their businesses while some lost their jobs.
After failing to go abroad, Marlo Lidot, a baker from Malabuyoc, Cebu, decided to start his online store. Because of his inability to go overseas, he gave birth to this Artisan Bread Basket Online Store.
He has decided to sell bread online to earn extra income. However, his breads weren’t the ordinary. His bread were his masterpiece. Because of their unique artistry in bread-making, it quickly trended online.
“This is my best way to survive this pandemic crisis and I hope to inspire all of our Cebuanos, especially to my fellow bakers so that they will keep motivated and be positive. Great things take time, we don’t give up.”
Artisan Baker Lidot currently accepts customized bread designs for your orders.
Check out some of his works below:
May his story serve as a lesson to everyone; to never give up on any adversity instead, use it as a stepping stone to build a better and brighter future.
Owned by Marlo Lidot, Artisan Bread Basket offers different kinds of local and international breads. For orders and inquiries, you can contact him on his Facebook Page.
It is quite undeniable that the list of things we are looking forward to after this pandemic keeps growing. I am pretty sure we all picture ourselves out doing something we have been missing the past few months.
Here is one thing you can also look forward to after this pandemic – a hidden gem known as the Serenity Mountain Cafe. Nestled in Busay, this quaint yet affordable cafe offers gorgeous mountain scenery as you and your friends enjoy either your coffee or your cuppas.
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo from Serenity Mountain Cafe
Photo from Serenity Mountain Cafe
Photo from Serenity Mountain Cafe
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo by Fritche Durano Garcia
Photo from Serenity Mountain Cafe
Whether you are making a pit stop on a road trip or decide you would like to experience this cafe, you will surely be glad you visited.
RATES & OTHER INFORMATION
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OTHER INFORMATION
New opening hours: 11:30AM to 9PM daily (under community quarantine)
Exact location: Sitio Tiguib, Brgy. Malubog, Busay, Cebu City — approx. 30 minutes away from the city proper or JY Square Mall.
BY CAR: (Best option) Parking space available. Just search for ‘Serenity Farm and Resort’ in Cebu Transcentral Highway via Waze or Google Maps.
BY HABAL-HABAL: (Not available under community quarantine.) Hire a habal-habal driver (motorcycle for hire) near JY Square Mall in Lahug, and inform him to drop you off at Serenity Farm. Estimated fare is ₱100 per person (max of 2).
BY TAXI: Hiring a taxi cab is possible but that can be hefty. Most of them won’t give you a metered reading system – hence, they’ll be offering you an estimated fare in going there. You can also rent a car via SquadPH Travels.
Famous for its canyoneering, Kawasan Falls and Lambug beach, Badian has another tourist magnet up its sleeve – the Badian Highlands. Talk about never-ending list of tourist spots, right? This town in the southwestern part of Cebu province is indeed an emerging giant in local tourism.
Badian is now banking on its mountainous terrain, adding yet another potential tourism hotspot to its already long list of tourist attractions.
The Badian Highlands is a recently opened view deck that is approximately 1,640 feet above sea level. It is part of the Dalaguete-Mantolongon-Badian Road and covers the following barangays of Badian: Basak, Talayong, Dobdob, Tiguib and Barangay Ablayan of the municipality of Dalaguete.
It was officially opened to the public last July 10, 2020 (Friday) amid community quarantine. This particular spot is considered as a “No Build Zone”, hence, no physical structures can be constructed.
The Badian Highlands gives tourists a jaw-dropping panoramic view of the Tanon strait, Badian Bay, and the giant Kanlaon Volcano of the province of Negros Oriental. This is also the perfect site for walking, jogging, biking, and for those who just want to enjoy a panoramic view from a mountainside – something which you will never see in the city while on your job. The view is purely magical.
The best time to visit is on an early morning to enjoy the sunrise or in the afternoon for some sunset photos. At night, the pollution-free surroundings will give you a clear view of the night skies and stars.
The Badian Highlands will definitely give you FB-worthy photos that will make your social media friends hit that “heart” or “wow” react!
For now, the Badian Highlands has been opened to private vehicles and still has no entrance fees (for now).
The local government unit of Badian is very hopeful that the opening of Badian Highlands will help their local economy recover from the massive losses brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
It’s best to drop by the Badian Highlands if you already have a tour or appointment in the town of Badian. You can come here before or after your scheduled canyoneering or trip to Kawasan falls.
BY BUS: From Cebu South Bus terminal (temporarily situated at Lantaw SRP), hop on a bus bound for Oslob or Badian. The fare is around P140 and travel time is more or less 3 hours. Ask the driver to drop you off at Badian.
From the natonal highway, you can hire habal-habal to take you to Badian Highlands. However, it’s one long ride (13 kilometers from the national highway). So we recommend that you visit this place on a private car or motobike or a rented vehicle with your group.
BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and search for “Badian Highlands”.
TraceFast, a COVID-19 Exposure app has been launched as a new digital platform for easier contact-tracing.
The Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) have endorsed this app and declared as the official Google Apple COVID-19 Exposure Notification App of the Philippines.
By turning on the bluetooth signal of a 2G, 3G, and LTE device, this will notify those who were in contact with a COVID-19 positive patient. Confirmed COVID-19 patients will be using their IDs on the app and notify health officials to help them contain the spread of the disease.
TraceFast also features:
COVID-19 information
Prevention Tips
Updates
Global and Local Statistics
TraceFast is available on iOS 13.5 devices and up via the App Store. It will also be available on Android devices soon.
On Friday, the Department of Tourism (DOT) proudly announced that the Philippines has been awarded as the ‘Best Overseas Diving Area’ at the Marine Diving Awards 2020 held recently in Tokyo.
This is the first time the country ranked first in the overseas diving category in the Japan-based magazine company. It cited the islands of Moalboal in southern Cebu, Malapascua in northern Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental as among the best diving sites in the Philippines.
Moalboal, Cebu | Photo by Ken Suarez on UnsplashSardine Run, Moalboal | Photo by Giachen’s World on UnsplashTurtle Point, Moalboal | Photo by Olga Tsai on Unsplash
The Philippines won by 814 votes (out of the 3,572 total votes) cast by the magazine’s subscribers, recognizing the country as “a first pick for many diving lovers.”
According to Marine Diving Magazine, the diving sites in the Philippines have “captured the hearts of many divers and make them want to revisit the Philippines again and again. And with its easy access from Japan and reasonable tour prices, the Philippines is no doubt a first pick for many diving lovers.”
Ocean Vida Beach & Dive Resort Malapascua
Ocean Vida Beach & Dive Resort Malapascua
Photo by @bryanchu
“This award is a testimony that diving is more fun in the Philippines, with each underwater paradise offering a unique adventure and experience to behold, and return to. Our underwater landscape is a colorful kaleidoscope of nature’s living jewels, one that divers cannot find anywhere else,”
Lapu-Lapu City, along with other areas in Cebu, is now under the ‘more relaxed’ modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) for the whole month of September. This means, more movements of people, including tourism-related activities, are now allowed.
With this, Sugbo.ph will be publishing a series of content focused on resorts that have re-opened and complied with the local permits to re-operate under MGCQ. Previously, we featured resorts in Cebu south that are open as of September.
In this article, we have enlisted 10 resorts in Mactan that are now ready to accept local guests.
NOTE: Walk-ins are discouraged. Prior reservation or booking is required and proof of booking (along with your Certificate of Employment or Quarantine Pass) must be brought/presented at border checkpoints.
DISCLAIMER: Rates indicated below may not be accurate as some resorts may have changed their rates due to the new guidelines. It’s best to contact the resorts directly online or through the contact numbers provided.
1. Dusit Thani
Be captivated and enchanted by Dusit Thani, a charming place to relax and enjoy without a care in the world. Their pool is so large; it could be a swimmer’s delight. And, whether you believe it or not, the resort itself is a 5-star resort. Come and experience what it feels like.
Exact location: Punta Engano Road, Mactan Island, Lapu Lapu City 6015, Cebu — 20-30 minutes away from Mactan Cebu Airport, 1.5-2 hours away from Cebu City.
Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu is located on the northern tip of the Punta Engano Peninsula. It is easily accessible by land and sea transport, just 11 km from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport and is accessible to nearby points of interest and popular island-hopping ports.
2. BE Resort Mactan
BE Resort Mactan is as stylish as it gets. Its serene atmosphere is the right atmosphere to calm the soul and mind. Whether be it swimming in the pool, in the beach, or just relaxing and sitting while watching the clouds, it is up to you. They even have game rooms and a buffet if it is up to your taste.
Rooms
Be Cool Room (City View): ₱5,125/night; 2 Queen Size Beds
Exact location: Buyong Maribago, Mactan Island Lapu-lapu City Cebu
4. Solea Mactan Cebu Resort
Solea Mactan Cebu Resort is much more like a city itself than a resort. It has a lot of accommodations: from their gym, souvenir shop, and their very own airport transfer, it’s a bustling city of luxury and comfort. Be ready to meet and mingle with a lot of people!
Exact location: Wahing Street, Barangay Alegria, Cordova, Cebu — 45 minutes away from the city proper, and 30 minutes from Mactan Airport.
5. Alta Cebu Resort
Photo from Agoda Photo from Agoda
Alta Resort hails itself as one of the well-known resorts for events such as weddings, gatherings, get-togethers, and more. Impressively, it is a great pick for events because of its wide area and great service. With its design, staying here will immerse you to the culture of Cebu.
