27 Facts About Cebu Philippines

Cebu, officially the Province of Cebu, is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets.

Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas.

Rajahnate of Cebu Philippines was a native kingdom which existed in Cebu Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.

Cebu Philippines was sent by the Maharajah to establish a base for expeditionary forces to subdue the local kingdoms, but he rebelled and established his own independent Rajahnate instead.

In 1901, Cebu Philippines was governed by the United States for a brief period it became a charter province on 24 February 1937 and was governed independently by Filipino politicians.

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Cebu Philippines became a key center of resistance against the Marcos dictatorship, first becoming apparent when the hastily put-together lineup of Pusyon Bisaya defeated the entire slate of Marcos' Kilusang Bagong Lipunan in Region VII.

Cebu Philippines is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands.

Northern Cebu Philippines gets more rainfall and typhoons than southern Cebu Philippines because it has a different climate.

The remaining forest patches in Cebu Philippines are composed primarily of the following tree species.

Province of Cebu Philippines has 3 independent cities that are not under provincial supervision but are grouped with the province for geographical and statistical purposes, 6 component cities, and 44 municipalities for a total of 53 units as listed below:.

Cebu Philippines is the capital of the Catholic faith by virtue of being the first Christian city, the first capital of the Spanish East Indies, and the birthplace of Christianity and the Philippine Church.

Cebu consistently gets a big share of tourist arrivals in the Philippines and has become the tourist gateway to Central and Southern Philippines due to its central geographic location, accessibility, and natural resources.

In 2013, Cebu Philippines ranked 8th worldwide in the "Top 100 BPO Destinations Report" by global advisory firm, Tholons.

Data gathered by the National Economic Development Authority 7 showed that of the 98 BPO and IT companies operating in Cebu Philippines, 32 offer voice operations while 66 companies offer non-voice operations.

Cebu Philippines's economy is driven by the mining and quarrying areas in Toledo, Naga, Alcoy, and Danao.

Cebu Philippines Pacific Air is an airline owned by Cebu Philippines-based Gokongwei family.

On 28 May 2008, Cebu Philippines Pacific was named as the world's number one airline in terms of growth.

Cebu Philippines Pacific commenced international long-haul flights to Middle East and Australia, flight to Guam starting Q1 2016.

Cebu Philippines is home to a local television station, Cebu Philippines Catholic Television Network .

Cebu Philippines is considered as the main education hub in the Visayas.

Cebu Philippines is home to one fully accredited international school, Cebu Philippines International School, a K–12 school established in 1924.

Cebu Philippines is considered to be a hub of medical education, with many international students coming to study medicine in Cebu Philippines's medical schools.

Cebu Philippines explained that the Child's dance resembled the river current.

In 2012, Cebu introduced Life Dance, the biggest outdoor dance party in the Philippines.

Literally translates to the "Celebration in Cebu Philippines", this Festival is a relatively new festival in Cebu Philippines, conceptualized in 2008.

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Gwen Garcia, together with the Province of Cebu Philippines, set up another electric company to supply electricity in the town.

Cebu Philippines is well known for producing Lechon Inasal and has two towns that are dedicated "Lechon Towns" with one being Talisay .