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Celebrating Cebu's culinary heritage and rich history, the highly successful Cebu Food and Wine Festival (CFWF) concluded with a dazzling grand finale at the enchanting Coral Seaside Restaurant of Jpark Island Resort & Waterpark. This 15-day extravaganza showcased the best of Cebu's produce, people, and places, captivating the senses of attendees who embarked on a vibrant culinary journey.

It only began as a way to challenge himself at the height of the pandemic, but actor Marvin Agustins Cochinillo and baked goods online business now has its brick-and-mortar stall — and more are coming. 

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Stimulus, not loans: Restaurants struggle to survive in the pandemic Aug 3, 2021 9:00 AM PHT After over a year and a half in lockdown, the food and beverage industry has seen it all – sudden closures, loss of staff, permanently shuttered windows, to re-openings, an increase in deliveries, new products, and even expansions. While some small businesses managed to pull through, some werent so lucky. Nobody anticipated the lockdown to stretch on this long, and hardly anybody was prepared for add...

DIGITAL SARI-SARI STORES. More sari-sari stores are now utilizing contactless payments like PayMaya QR to offer a safer and more convenient payment option to their customers. These sari-sari stores are also able to provide add money, cash out, bills payments, bank transfers, and telco load selling s

We talk to chef Ed Bugia and barista David Ong on how sudden changes in restrictions affect local restaurants and their staff