CEBU
FACTS
Cebu City, chartered city of the central Philippines, on Cebu Island. The city, founded in 1565, is the capital of Cebu Province. In addition to Cebu proper, the Cebu metropolitan area, known as Metro Cebu, includes the municipalities of Talisay and Consolacion, and the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu (on nearby Mactan Island). Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines after metropolitan Manila. Roads connect Cebu with other points on the island, and the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge links the city with Mactan Island, where the international airport is located, and Lapu-Lapu. Several high-class resorts and hotels are located at Mactan Island.
The city has a cathedral dating from 1565 and several universities, including the University of San Carlos (1595) and a branch campus of the University of the Philippines.
Cebu is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in the Philippines. The Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to visit the area when he arrived in 1521. Spanish conquerors founded the city in 1565 and made it their capital until 1571. During the 1980s, Metro Cebu grew an average of 3 percent annually, surpassing the national growth rate of 2.3 percent. The Philippine recession of the mid-1980s caused many people in outlying areas to move to the metropolitan area in search of employment. Population (2000) 662,000.
FUNS
Cebu City, second biggest city in Philippines. Here you can find any "Big City Action". Several hugh shoppingmalls, covers any taste. Numerous restaurants, covering all world kitchens. Spas and massage services. Nightlife ranging from fancy nightclubs to simpel and great BBQ places. Several cinemas showing the latest releases. Why not a beer and pizza buffe for 3 US dollars? Or a fancy hotel buffe for 12 US dollars.