Cebu, Philippines: History And Industry

Named to be the second city of the Pearl of the Orient Seas, Cebu continues to flourish along with its almost 3 million citizens. Cebu, Philippines, the address that has become the mode and means of trade and industry and even to tourism, commending all the largest tourist spots and historical places built therein. It is undeniably true that Cebu is one of the most competitive cities in the Philippines not only for its industrial outputs but also for its intellectual and educational products. Cebu’s academes are one bundle of the finest higher education institutions in the country. Way back Magellan’s colonizing frontier, Cebu was a native agricultural and undeveloped land, and as time sweeps by, Cebu have turned into a fully operational city and become the second largest productive city in the Philippines.
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Viva Pit Senior! Sinulog Festival!

Held every 3rd Sunday of January, Sinulog Festival is crowned as one of the best distinguished, grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. It is celebrated annually in the city of Cebu as part of their religious transformation from being pagans to being Christians. Like other patronal fiestas, Cebuanos celebrate the nine-day festivity with a Fluvial Parade a day before the Sinulog Grand Parade, which is the last event. People dance with the rhythm of the music sang by drums, trumpets and native gongs. It’s believed that the dance steps of Sinulog originated from the Rajah Humabon’s adviser, Baladhay. Baladhay was sick and so, Rajah Humabon sent him to the room where the Santo Nino was in together with other gods that Cebuanos praise. After few days, Baladhay began shouting because he was tried to wake up tickled by a child with a midrib of a coconut. Then, the child made fun of him, in turn, Baladhay danced with the little child and announced to the people that it is actually the dance of the river, thus giving the steps of Sinulog Festival: two steps forward, one step backward.
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A Peek of Camotes Island

Camotes Islands are group of islands located at the northern part of the Cebu Province. The Camotes are divided into four islands namely: Poro, Pacijan, Ponson and Tulang. The entire Camotes Island is small in land area with only one or two municipality in each island. Not quite a big number to say. But nevertheless, Camotes Island has many things to be proud of.

Camotes Island’s major attractions to the tourists are their beaches which are white-sand, azure-colored and translucent. The Island of Camotes has gained a premier reputation of being a good place to have a get-away with. One of the destinations here is the massive mangrove plantation along the San Francisco road. Lake Danao has also become a favorite attraction for tourists visiting the Island of Camotes.

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Tourist Spot in the Philippines: All About Mactan

Mactan is an island geographically situated at few kilometers away from Cebu City. Mactan Island is connected by two bridges from the Cebu Island. The Philippines second main airport, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport is found here. Mactan’s main economic income streams from their industrial factories most of them located at the MEPZ of the Mactan Export Processing Zone. In tourism on the other hand, Mactan Island is considered a major tourist spot in the Philippines.

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