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Men wearing women’s dresses, bras and wigs with cheeks smeared with lipstick, danced along the rising coastal tide of the island. Some carrying animals, a chicken, a kitten, a frog, performing pit fights on them, as they made their way to the chapel. Shouting, “Bingka! Bingka mo diha! Pizza hut! Tag piso lang!” Carrying trays…
I don’t know about you, but I am a fan of the biggest farmers market in Cebu that is the Freedom Park. More widely known as Carbon to the locals, this place is filled with sights, sounds and aroma that can give you sensory overload. Sunday, no work, kids were taking a nap, it suddenly…
About Casa Gorordo Cebu plays a significant role in the history of the Spanish colonization in the Philippines. Magellan docked in the island of Mactan, Colon became the oldest street of the country, University of San Carlos is arguably the oldest school in Asia and so forth. One of the remaining Spanish landmarks that is…
Now that you booked your flight and figured out what to do in Cebu, next on the checklist is finding the right hotel. First you’ve got to ask yourself what your needs are. Different hotels for different purposes. Cebu has plenty of high end hotels, but if you are looking for a budget friendly option, we’ve listed down a…
It’s no secret that Cebu has a lot of fine, white-sand beaches and clear blue waters. Last December, I went on a trip down south to see the whale sharks in Oslob. Afterwards, we travelled to a secret paradise called Granada Beach Resort in Boljoon. It’s a secluded resort about 1.5 km away from the main…
Cebu is full of unexplored beaches. If you get tired of the usual beaches in Mactan, visit northern or southern Cebu. You can find plenty of the best beaches there. Case in point, hidden in North-eastern Cebu is a quaint boutique beach resort called Bunzie’s Cove. Fondly known as “the Caribbean Cove of Cebu” by…
Do you fancy a hot bath or a quick dip somewhere cold? But having problems deciding which of the two to actually choose? Agonize no more as two of Cebu’s northern towns can equally fill your need for spring baths, whether you want it hot or cold. Northern Cebu, you say? Aye, aye, aye. The…
Cebu is a haven for tourists. We see them shuffling in and out looking for places to go, to eat, to be and most importantly, to stay. Hopefully this post of the best of the best hotels in Cebu will help a traveler in need. If you are looking for a budget hotel, you won’t…
*This was originally published in Where At Cebu. A schoolboy from Cebu, studying Management at the Ateneo, leafs through a tome he picks at random in the library. Jimmy Sy—now an impish man with salt and pepper hair, and a glint in his eye—stops at a page where a structure is described in laborious detail, accompanied…
The world is facing increasing environmental problems and mankind is desperate to lessen these plights. As a result, corporations and independents are looking at different ways to contribute to a cleaner and greener world. A key ingredient is passion and hard work. It’s clear that if you have enough of both, you can build your…
