By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY ?- As the oil spill continues to eat up kilometer after kilometer of sea surface in Guimaras, groups and local officials in the northern part of Cebu are gearing up for the worse ? the oil spill reaching the seawaters of Cebu.

For having a strong partnership between NGOs and the local government in protecting children?s rights, Cebu was named the most outstanding city among five child-friendly cities in the country.

Sun Microsystems Philippines is kicking off its 2nd Java in Cebu Developers Conference on August 22, 2006. With one goal in mind: Expand the country?s Java developer base by raising considerable awareness about the versatility and uses of the object-oriented programming language, which is fast becoming the de facto application development tool of many enterprises today.

Talk on toilets may seem disagreeable to some but it is a basic necessity, particularly where tourism is concerned. This, as stakeholders in Cebu?s tourism industry identified the lack of decent toilets in the province as a ?major? concern.

CEBU CITY — The oil slick from a sunken tanker off Guimaras province is spreading and is threatening Cebu Province, an environmentalist said Tuesday.