Cebu Fortune Travel's Aida Uy Celebrates Birthday with Industry Leaders
The movers of Cebu's travel industry came together for the birthday celebration of Cebu Fortune Travel's grand dame Aida Uy. It was an intimate lunch gathering at her office with airline executives and travel agents. Guests from the airline circuit included Heights (UA), Larry (Air Asia), Maan (Korean Air), Nina (Singapore), Hazel (Cathay Pacific), Chin-chin (Emirates), Christine (Starlux), Juvy (Cathay Pacific), Kristine (Singapore), and Christian and Reyani (PAL). Also present was son Mitchell and wife Cathy with their twin boys who flew in from Manila to be with dear Mom on her special day.
Balikbayans Meet in Cebu
Balikbayans Cherrie Duterte Gross and Tina O'Brien, along with friends NGN, Odette Jereza, and Norma Borromeo, gathered for meetups. Dr. Jose "Bebe" Barba was also seen with Michelle Satar, Mariquita Yeung, and Nora Muntuerto.
Birthday Dinner at Abaseria
Crystal Neri chose Abaseria, listed as a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant, for her birthday dinner. Lalay Lava, the resto's Queen Bee, prepared a specially curated dinner for Crystal's group of lady golfers along with their husbands and some friends. Guests included Jet Luga, Charmaine de Leon-Luga, Wolen Superal, Princess Superal, Annette Biermann, Kristine Gonzalodo, Anjo Gonzalodo, Jovi Neri, Crystal Neri, Maitina Borromeo, Andrei Borromeo, Cebu 5th District Rep. Duke Frasco, Presidential Adviser Christina Frasco, Pam Garcia, Bayani Garcia, Aimil Sarmiento, and Marko Sarmiento. It was a lovely bonding session over a delectable Michelin-rated dinner.
Robby Alugar's Birthday Dinner
It was also a dinner celebration for RMA News' founder Robby Alugar on his birthday. The venue was the breezy rooftop of Lex Hotel where relatives and friends gathered for a hearty barbecue dinner under a starlit sky with a panoramic view of the city lights. Robby Alugar was pictured with parents Susan and Raul Alugar, and daughter Rouise Kristianne.
Visitors to Cebu
Recent visitors to the Queen City included Dr. Jose "Bebe" Barba, who came for an extended vacation from his elegant home in New Jersey. He made it a point to be in town for Holy Week so he could once again witness the traditional Filipino Holy Week rituals at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. Cherrie Duterte Gross chose to come to the land of her birth instead of sitting it out in her home in wintry Germany. Her daughter Annette joined her for a few weeks but Cherrie stayed for more than a month. Lunches and dinners, shopping sprees and outings filled her days here. It was a brief stopover for Tina Oliquino and her husband Jim O'Brien to meet with dear friend Cherrie. They flew in from Hongkong on their way to attend the fiesta celebration in Tina's hometown in Leyte. Now everybody is back in their respective homes.
