Cebu

CEBU, PHILIPPINES

Cebu, is both a city and a province. Cebu as a province comprises major cities such as Cebu, Mandaue, Lapulapu, Danao, Toledo, Bogo, Carcar and Talisay plus a number of municipalities.

Source: Wikipedia

Population: more than 2 million

Capital: Cebu City, tagged as “The Queen City of the South”

Geography: The Philippines is an archipelago and is composed of three main group of islands namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Cebu province is located

• in the central part of the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines
• in the south eastern part of Asia and
• in the far eastern part of the world.

Religion: Roman Catholic

Major Languages: English, Tagalog or Filipino. There are still some who speak good Spanish

Major Dialect: Cebuano

Major shopping malls: SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, Robinsons, Gaisano, Park Mall.

Popular Festival: Sinulog (happens every 3rd Sunday of January) – visit their official website here

Popular tourist destinations:

• Magellan’s Cross,
• Basilica Minore del Sto Niñ0,
• Beach resorts and some other resorts (mostly found in Mactan Island in the city of Lapulapu), in the far south (Alcoy, Moalboal, Argao, etc) and in the far north (Bantayan Island, Malapascua, San Remigio, etc)

Going in, out and around Cebu:

• Public transportation here are jeepneys and taxi cabs but if you are traveling to the south/north, you can go to their respective terminals to board a bus.
  • If you are traveling north, go to the North Bus Terminal located at the North Reclamation Area near SM City
  • For south bound travelers, go to the South Bus Terminal located near EMall at P.del Rosario street
• If you are from the other parts of the Philippines, you can visit Cebu
  • by air via Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines, Zest Air, etc
  • or you can travel by sea by boarding vessels from Trans Asia, Super Cat, Super Ferry, Gothong, George & Peter, Ocean Jet, Wessam, etc (depending on your point of departure)
• If you are from the other parts of the world, you can visit Cebu via your local airlines or via Philippine Airlines or Cebu Pacific (if available in your country of origin)

Popular hangout places: Crossroads, The Walk, The Terraces, The North Wing, MO2, One Mango Avenue, Park Mall

The Terraces

The Walk

Banking in Cebu: There are several major banks in Cebu such as

• Metrobank
• Bank of the Philippine Islands
• Banco de Oro
• Allied Bank
• Philippine National Bank
• Union Bank of the Philippines
• UCPB
• Land Bank
• DBP, etc.
• There are also multinational banks here namely:
  • Citibank
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • HSBC
  • Maybank
• Most banks’ atm machines accept Bancnet, Megalink, ExpressNet, VISA, VISA Electron, Cirrus, Mastercard, Maestro, UnionPay  issued atm cards.

Currency: Philippine Peso.

• There are a number of foreign exchange counters, you can find some in
  • SM City Cebu,
  • Ayala Center Cebu,
  • Fuente Osmena beside Mercury Drug
  • Mango Avenue near Saint Theresa’s College and another one near University of San Carlos
  • P. del Rosario St,
  • Metro Gaisano Colon,
  • Colonnade Mall Colon, etc

For Colleges and Universities – find it here

For Hotels, Beach resorts – find it here

Imperial Palace Cebu Resort

CONVERSATIONAL CEBUANO:

Good morning – Maayong buntag

Good afternoon – Maayong hapon

Good evening – Maayong gabii

How are you? – Kumusta

Thank you – Salamat

Thank you very much – Daghang salamat or Salamat kaayo

You’re welcome – Walay sapayan

Most Cebuanos/Filipinos understand English, so you have nothing to worry when you want to visit here

For more information about Cebu – visit Wikipedia or the provincial government website here

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