This October 21-24, 2010 the Philippine Russian Trade Exhibition opens to the public at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City.

This first-ever Trade Exhibit showcasing the world-class products of leading companies from the Russia and Philippines is a specially-added major component in this year’s Philippine Russian Business Forum (PRBF).

The exhibition will serve as an educational point of exchange of cultural and economic backgrounds of both countries. It will showcase the various trade opportunities in both the Philippine and Russian sides.

Lined up for exhibition are products and services related to tourism and wellness; trade promotion and development; mining and energy; education and culture; labor, placement services and outsourcing; and retirement facilities and real estate development.

As Russia is known to have the largest reserves of mineral and energy resources in the world and is the world’s leading energy superpower, the visiting exhibitors are expected to bring in new ideas and current trends on the Russian energy market.

Russia also has the world’s largest timber reserves and may likewise promote its wood furniture industry, along with its food products, toys and housewares, jewelry, fashion and accessories, and industrial goods.

Exhibits for tourism and wellness will showcase M.I.C.E. facilities and destinations, tourist attractions, and health and wellness products as well as medical tourism-related services.

The various aspects of both Filipino and Russian education, as well as culture, will also be featured in the trade fair, including English language training and arts and crafts.

Among the highlights of the Philippine Russian Business Forum and Trade Exhibition is the one-on-one business matching and meeting between exhibitors and investors/buyers which is instrumental in the procuring of trade.

Meanwhile, the bust of famous Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy which will be mounted at the Sugbo Cultural Center has already arrived in time for this Russian-Philippines forum. The Tolstoy bust will be officialy unveiled on October 21, 2010 during the opening ceremonies of this year’s Philippine Russian Business Forum (PRBF).

Also, one of the main attraction of this event is the exhibition of Pototsky’s paintings in the Philippine Russian Art Show, which is one of the PBRF’s major component along with the Philippine Russian Trade Exhibition and Philippine Russian Photo Exhibit.

Investors, real estate developers, businessmen, decision makers, exporters, importers, national government agencies, and local government units from both the Russian Federation and the Philippines are expected to attend the four-day Philippine Russian Business Forum.

The four-day 2nd Philippine-Russian Business Forum is organized by the Philippine Russian Business Assembly (PRBA), Embassy of the Russian Federation, and the Philippine Exhibits and Themeparks Corp. (PETCO).

It is being held in cooperation with the Province of Cebu, City of Mandaue, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Tourism, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cebu Business Club, and the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Balaanong Bahandi (Book Jacket/Front Page)

Balaanong Bahandi is your ultimate guide to the Archdiocese’s architectural heritage. It features more than 260 pages of full color photographs of various parish churches in the archdiocese Cebu from the earliest missions to contemporary parishes, including all of the outstanding artistry they contain, from bas-reliefs. Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu is published by the Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Inc. and the University of San Carlos Press.

I was one of the invited guests for the launching at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu on November 26, 2009 for this collector’s must-have. I was also honored to meet some of the photographers who painstakingly put on their efforts to realize this marvelous undertaking to document the magnificent churches of Cebu in a color and art extravaganza. Some of them were familiar online personalities from Skyscrapercity Cebu and known blogs that I followed, they are Estan Cabigas, Lorenz Gibb Lapinid, Mark Andrew Jorolan. Other contributors are Gil Maningo, Fr. Jun Rebayla, SVD, Carlos Apuhin, Rudy Alix. Various personalities in Cebu including the governor herself Gwendolyn Garcia and Cardinal Ricardo Vidal attended the event.

There are only 800 copies left. No planned for reprints yet.

Thanks to knightcarl for the invite.

For inquiries
Email: knightcarl[at]cebuheritage[dot]com.

Maribago Bluewater Gallery presents two of Cebu’s respected artists Boy Kiamko and Jet Florendo in an exhibit dubbed as “Dual Exposure” which will run from October 14 – November 13, 2009.

Cebu is home to great pool of artists but it is unfortunate that most of them don’t get much recognition they deserve. In fact, most of them paint and sculpt not for a living but for the love of it. It has always been a fervent prayer that someday Cebu will have its own museum to showcase the rich heritage and arts of the oldest city of the Philippines. For now, we are to content ourselves that there are some private individuals and corporations that put up significant amount of investments to set up galleries and highlight cebuano artistry and creativity. The one in Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort is a welcomed development and campaign to raise awareness among the locals and foreigners alike.

DualXposure
This is the first back-to-back exhibit of both Kiamko and Florendo with their new visual artworks. Florendo’s sculpture stands complement for every Kiamko’s paintings hanged. The month long exhibit is at Bluewater Gallery at Maribago, Lapu-lapu City. The Bluewater Gallery is the only premier resort gallery in Cebu and home to more than 16 art exhibits of more than 25 Filipino artists.

The Artists
Jet Florendo celebrates his 35th year as a seasoned sculptor with more than two thousand artworks and 35 exhibits so far. Boy Kiamko traced his beginnings as a realist. His expertise is in landscape painting in the early 70’s with 22 one-man exhibits. He is also showcasing his multitude of artworks in his multiply account.

Details:
Dual Exposure
Please call Bluewater Gallery Coordinator Ruben Licera at (+63 324920100 local 512)
Email: events@bluewater.com.ph

Artists:
Bart Boy Kiamko
Email: bartboykiamko(at)yahoo.com
Web: boykiamko.multiply.com
Tel: 032 3467028