It is just one step closer to the realization of the construction of the bridge linking Bohol to nearby Cebu province. Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said a Korean government assured to finance the feasibility study for the construction of the 18-kilometer bridge to link Bohol and Cebu. Sec Ebdane committed to endorse the same to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ebdane’s assistance on the documentary requirements after Country Representative Kim of the Economic Development Cooperation Fund assured him in a prior meeting that the Republic of Korea will fund the feasibility study of the same via grant. The bridge is estimated to be 18 kilometers (km.) long – a “baby” compared to the bridge linking an Airport and a City in South Korea , spanning some 45 kms. The Bohol-Cebu Multi-Access Friendship Bridge already has Bohol Provincial Development Council and Central Visayas Regional Development Council endorsements.
Meanwhile, EXPECT groups of Africans from Swaziland to visit Cebu next year after the provincial government and the African country signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost cultural and economic ties. The country of Swaziland wanted to create a cultural exchange between their people and Cebu, said Macford Sibandze, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Minister. Sibandze, who saw Cebu as a cultural capital similar to Swaziland, said Swaziland officials hoped that that by next year they would be able to bring cultural groups from Swaziland to Cebu to learn about the Cebuano culture and in turn they also wanted to bring cultural groups from Cebu to Swaziland. He said his country would like to gain more insight on the Cebuano’s hospitality with the cultural exchange between both countries. Sibandze also showed interest on learning about tourism in Cebu. He said he would send foreign exchange students to study in Cebu colleges and university. Sibandze said he was banking on his country’s friendship with Cebu to let Cebuanos know about Swaziland. Swaziland has its borders with South Africa and Mozambique. An epitome of culture in South Africa, the country offers a great diversity, in people and culture, the sweeping landscapes, the waterfalls and the wildlife. A notable tradition is the “The Umhlanga” or more popularly known as the “Reed Dance”, a tradition upheld for more than 400 years, where 100 thousand maidens congregate and dance for the public