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'{{About|the province|its capital city|Cebu City}} {{other uses|Cebu (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Cebu | native_name = ''Sugbo'' | official_name = Province of Cebu <!-- only 1 official language as per seal --> | nickname = ''The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thephilippines.com/p/cebu.html#.V7iSqfl97IU|title=What To Know About Cebu, Philippines|publisher=The Philippines dot com|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref> | settlement_type = {{PH wikidata|settlement_type}} | image_skyline = {{PH wikidata|image_skyline}} | image_alt = | image_caption = {{PH wikidata|image_caption}} | image_flag = {{PH wikidata|image_flag}} | flag_size = 120x80px | image_seal = Ph seal cebu.png | seal_size = 100x80px | image_shield = | shield_alt = | motto = {{PH wikidata|motto}} | image_map = {{PH wikidata|image_map}} | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in the Philippines | coordinates_wikidata = true | coordinates_display = it | coordinates_format = dms | coordinates_region = {{PH wikidata|coordinates_region}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{PH wikidata|country}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = {{PH wikidata|region}} | established_title = Founded | established_date = {{PH wikidata|founded}} | seat_type = Provincial Capital | seat = {{PH wikidata|seat}} | leader_party = [[Liberal Party (Philippines)|LP]] | government_type = {{PH wikidata|government_type}} | leader_title = {{PH wikidata|leader_title}} | leader_name = [[Hilario Davide III]] | leader_title1 = {{PH wikidata|vicemayor_title}} | leader_name1 = Agnes Magpale | leader_title2 = {{PH wikidata|council_title}} | leader_name2 = {{PH Town Council | 1 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">1st ProvDist</div> | 2 = Yolanda Daan | 3 = Raul Bacaltos | 4 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">2nd ProvDist</div> | 5 = Edsel Galeos | 6 = Jose Mari Salvador | 7 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">3rd ProvDist</div> | 8 = Victoria Corominas | 9 = Alex Binghay | 10 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">4th ProvDist</div> | 11 = Sun Shimura | 12 = Horacio Franco | 13 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">5th ProvDist</div> | 14 = Miguel Magpale | 15 = Jude Sybico | 16 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">6th ProvDist</div> | 17 = Glenn Bercede | 18 = Thadeo Ouano | 19 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;">7th ProvDist</div> | 20 = Jerome Librando | 21 = Christopher Baricuatro | com = http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2016/results/local/REGION+VII/CEBU?tfb_a }} | total_type = Total&nbsp;{{small|(province)}} | area_footnotes = {{PSGC detail|nscb}} | area_total_km2 = {{PH wikidata|area}} | area_rank = 20th out of 81 | area_note = excludes independent cities | elevation_m = {{PH wikidata|elevation_m}} | population_footnotes = {{PH census|current}} | population_total = {{PH wikidata|population_total}} | population_as_of = {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_rank = 4th out of 81 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_rank = 7th out of 81 | population_blank1_title = {{PH wikidata|electorate_title}} | population_blank1 = {{PH wikidata|electorate}} | population_blank2_title = Language | population_blank2 = {{PH wikidata|language}} | population_demonym = {{PH wikidata|demonym}} | population_note = excludes independent cities | demographics_type1 = Divisions | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|Independent&nbsp;cities]] | demographics1_info1 = {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke; | title = 3 |{{plainlist| * Cebu * Lapu–Lapu * Mandaue}} }} | demographics1_title2 = [[Cities of the Philippines|Component cities]] | demographics1_info2 = {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke; | title = 6 |{{plainlist| * Bogo * Carcar * Danao * Naga * Talisay * Toledo}} }} | demographics1_title3 = [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipalities]] | demographics1_info3 = {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke; | title = {{#expr:1+{{#invoke:Text count|main|text= {{#property:P150}}|pattern=,}}-6}} | {{replace|{{replace|{{replace|{{replace|{{replace|{{replace|{{PH wikidata|municipalities}}|Bogo|}}|Carcar|}}|Danao|}}|Naga|}}|Talisay|}}|Toledo|}} }} | demographics1_title4 = [[Barangay]]s | demographics1_info4 = {{(!}} {{!}} style="text-align:right;max-width:2em;padding-right:0;" {{!}} 1,066 {{!!}} {{!}}- {{!}} style="text-align:right;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;" {{!}} {{nowrap|+&nbsp; 137}} {{!!}} style="text-align:left;padding-left:0.3em;line-height:0.8;padding-top:0;" rowspan=2{{!}} {{small|including [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|independent cities]]}} {{!}}- {{!}} style="text-align:right;border-top:solid thin;border-bottom:double medium;padding-left:0.4em;padding-right:0;" {{!}} 1,203 {{!)}} | demographics1_title5 = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Districts]] | demographics1_info5 = {{bulleted list|[[Legislative districts of Cebu|1st–7th districts of Cebu]]<br />{{small|(shared with [[Mandaue]])}} | [[Legislative districts of Cebu City|1st and 2nd districts of Cebu City]] | [[Legislative district of Lapu-Lapu|Lone district of Lapu-Lapu]]}} | timezone = [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]] | utc_offset = +8 | postal_code_type = [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP code]] | postal_code = {{PH wikidata|postal_code}} | area_code_type = {{areacodestyle}} | area_code = {{PH wikidata|area_code}} | blank_name_sec1 = {{PH wikidata|income_class_title}} | blank_info_sec1 = {{PH wikidata|income_class_ordinal}} | blank1_name_sec1 = {{PSGCstyle}} | blank1_info_sec1 = {{PSGC detail}} | blank2_name_sec1 = [[ICAO]] | blank2_info_sec1 = {{PH wikidata|icao}} | blank3_name_sec1 = [[IATA]] | blank3_info_sec1 = {{PH wikidata|iata}} | blank2_name_sec2 = Patron Saint <!-- Patron saint --> | blank2_info_sec2 = {{PH wikidata|patron_saint}} | iso_code = {{PH wikidata|iso_code}} | website = {{PH wikidata|website}} | footnotes = }} '''Cebu''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|'|b|uː}}, {{IPAc-en|s|iː|'|b|uː}} or {{IPAc-en|s|ɛ|'|b|uː}}; {{lang-ceb|Lalawigan sa Sugbo}}, {{lang-fil|Lalawigan ng Cebu}}) is a [[{{PH plural|{{PH wikidata|settlement_text}}}} of the Philippines#Income classification|{{PH wikidata|income_class_text}} {{PH wikidata|settlement_text|prefix=is}}]] of the [[Philippines]] located in the {{PH wikidata|region}} [[Regions of the Philippines|region]], and consisting of the main island itself and [[List of islands of Cebu|167 surrounding islands and islets]]. Its capital is [[Cebu City]], the oldest city and first [[capital of the Philippines]], which is politically independent from the provincial government. Cebu City forms part of the [[Metro Cebu|Cebu Metropolitan Area]] together with four neighboring cities ([[Danao City]], [[Lapu-Lapu City]], [[Mandaue City]] and [[Talisay City, Cebu|Talisay City]]) and eight other local government units. [[Mactan-Cebu International Airport]], located in [[Mactan Island]], is the second busiest airport in the Philippines. Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the [[Visayas]]. In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for shipping, furniture-making, tourism, business processing services, and heavy industry. ==History== {{See also|History of the Philippines}} [[File:Magellan's voyage EN.svg|thumb|left|275px|A map showing the route of the Magellan expedition circumnavigating the world.]] The name "Cebu" came from the old [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] word ''sibu'' or ''sibo'' ("trade"), a shortened form of ''sinibuayng hingpit'' ("the place for trading"). It was originally applied to the harbors of the town of Sugbo, the ancient name for Cebu City.<ref name="macachor"/> Alternate renditions of the name by traders between the 13th to 16th centuries include ''Sebu'', ''Sibuy'', ''Zubu'', or ''Zebu'', among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinulog.ph/sugbu/history.html |title=Welcome to Cebu – History |publisher=www.sinulog.ph |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714122036/http://www.sinulog.ph/sugbu/history.html |archivedate=July 14, 2008 }}</ref> Sugbo, in turn, was derived from the Old Cebuano term for "[[scorched earth]]" or "great fire".<ref name="macachor">{{cite journal|author=Celestino C. Macachor |year=2011|title=Searching for Kali in the Indigenous Chronicles of Jovito Abellana|journal=Rapid Journal |volume=10|issue=2|url=http://cebueskrima.s5.com/custom3.html}}</ref><ref name="marivir">Marivir Montebon, Retracing Our Roots – A Journey into Cebu’s Pre-Colonial Past, p.15</ref> The [[Rajahnate of Cebu]] was a defunct native kingdom which existed in Cebu prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. It was founded by [[Sri]] Lumay otherwise known as ''Rajamuda Lumaya'', a half-Malay, half-Tamil prince of the [[Chola dynasty]] who invaded [[Sumatra]] in [[Indonesia]]. He 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.{{sfn|Montebon|2000}} The arrival of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] in 1521 established a period of Spanish exploration and colonization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philippinecountry.com/philippine_history/spanish_colonization.html |title=Philippine History – Spanish Colonization | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110108082605/http://www.philippinecountry.com/philippine_history/spanish_colonization.html| archivedate= {{date| 8 jan 2011}}}}</ref>{{sfn|information.ph|2009a}} Losing favor for his plan of reaching the Spice Islands from king [[Manuel I of Portugal]], by sailing west from Europe, Magellan offered his services to king [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I of Spain]] (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor). On 20 September 1519, Magellan led five ships with a crew of 250 people from the Spanish fort of [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] en route to southeast Asia via the Americas and Pacific Ocean. They reached the Philippines on 16 March 1521. Rajah Kolambu the king of [[Mazaua]] told them to sail for Cebu, where they could trade and have provisions. Arriving in Cebu City, Magellan, with [[Enrique of Malacca]] as translator, befriended [[Rajah Humabon]] the Rajah or King of Cebu and persuaded the natives of allegiance to Charles I of Spain. Humabon and his wife were given Christian names and baptized as ''Carlos'' and ''Juana''. The Santo Niño was presented to the native queen of Cebu, as a symbol of peace and friendship between the Spaniards and the Cebuanos. On 14 April Magellan erected a large wooden cross on the shores of Cebu. Afterwards, about 700 islanders were baptized. [[File:Pigafetta Illustrations of Cebuanos.png|thumb|upright|left|200px|Pigafetta's illustrations of Cebuanos during the expedition.]] Magellan soon heard of datu Lapu-Lapu, a native king in nearby [[Mactan|Mactan Island]], a rival of the Rajahs of Cebu. It was thought that Humabon and Lapu–Lapu had been fighting for control of the flourishing trade in the area. On 27 April the [[Battle of Mactan]] occurred where the Spaniards were defeated and Magellan killed by the natives of Mactan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cebu.gov.ph/?getid=2&getsubid=5&infolinkids=6&GetBodyName=History&rightpdisable=0 |title=Cebu – History |publisher=www.cebu.gov.ph}}</ref> in Mactan Island. According to [[Italy|Italian]] historian and chronicler, [[Antonio Pigafetta]], Magellan's body was never recovered despite efforts to trade for it with spice and jewels. Magellan's second-in-command, [[Juan Sebastián Elcano]] took his place as captain of the expedition and sailed their fleet back to Spain, circumnavigating the world. Survivors of the Magellan expedition brought tales of a savage island in the [[Indies|East Indies]] with them when they returned to Spain. Consequently, several Spanish expeditions were sent to the islands but all ended in failure. In 1564, Spanish explorers led by [[Miguel López de Legazpi]], sailing from Mexico, arrived in 1565, and established a colony.{{sfn|information.ph|2009b}} The Spaniards fought the King, [[Rajah Tupas]], and occupied his territories. The Spaniards established settlements, trade flourished and renamed the island to "Villa del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús" (Town of the Most Holy Name of Jesus). Cebu became the first European settlement established by the [[Spanish Cortes|Spanish Cortés]] in the Philippines. In 1595, the Universidad de San Carlos ([[University of San Carlos]]) was established and in 1860, Cebu opened its ports to foreign trade. The first printing house (''Imprenta de Escondrillas y Cia'') was established in 1873 and in 1880, the [[Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion]] (College of the Immaculate Conception) was established and the first periodical ''The Bulletin of Cebu'' ("El Boletin de Cebú") began publishing in 1886. In 1898, the island was ceded to the [[United States]] after the [[Spanish–American War]] and [[Philippine–American War]]. In 1901, Cebu was governed by the United States for a brief period, however it became a charter province on 24 February 1937 and was governed independently by Filipino politicians. Cebu, being one of the most densely populated islands in the Philippines, served as a [[Japanese Empire|Japanese]] base during their occupation in [[World War II]] which began with the landing of Japanese soldiers in April 1942. The [[3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)|3rd]], [[8th Infantry Division (Philippines)|8th]], 82nd and 85th Infantry Division of the [[Philippine Commonwealth Army]] was re-established from 3 January 1942 to 30 June 1946 and the 8th Infantry Regiment of the [[Philippine Constabulary]] was reestablished again from 28 October 1944 to 30 June 1946 at the military general headquarters and the military camps and garrisoned in Cebu city and Cebu province. They started the [[Philippine resistance against Japan|Anti-Japanese military operations]] in Cebu from April 1942 to September 1945 and helped Cebuano guerrillas and fought against the [[Japanese Imperial forces]]. Almost three years later in March 1945, combined Filipino and American forces landed and reoccupied the island during the liberation of the Philippines. Cebuano guerrilla groups led by an American, [[James M. Cushing]], is credited for the establishment of the "Koga Papers",{{sfn|de Viana|2005}} which is said to have changed the American plans to retake the Philippines from Japanese occupation in 1944, by helping the combined United States and the Philippine Commonwealth Army forces enter Cebu in 1945. The following year the island achieved independence from colonial rule in 1946. In February 2012 Cebu island experienced the effects of [[2012 Visayas earthquake|magnitude 6.7 earthquake]] on the neighboring island of Negros and was the largest quake in the area for 90 years. The tremor shook buildings but there were no reports of major building damage or loss of life on Cebu Island itself. This tremor was caused by a [[Blind thrust earthquake|previously unrecorded fault]]. In October 2013, Cebu and Bohol were hit by record-setting [[2013 Bohol earthquake|7.2 magnitude earthquake]] which left more than 100 dead, and collapsed some buildings, including 5 historical churches. There were over 700 aftershocks. ==Geography== {{Infobox islands | name = Cebu Island | local name = Sugbo | map = Ph locator cebu island.png | map_alt = | map_relief = | location = [[Visayas]] | archipelago = [[Philippines]] | waterbody = {{unbulleted list | [[Camotes Sea]] | [[Visayan Sea]] | [[Cebu Strait]] | [[Tañon Strait]]}} | area km2 = 4467.5 | area footnotes = {{sfn|UNEP|1998}} | rank = | length km = 196 | length footnotes = {{sfn|Encyclopædia Britannica|2016}} | width km = 32 | width footnotes = {{sfn|Encyclopædia Britannica|2016}} | coastline km = 513.9 | coastline footnotes = {{sfn|UNEP|1998}} | elevation m = {{PH wikidata|elevation_m}} | elevation footnotes = {{sfn|UNEP|1998}} | highest mount = | Country heading = | country = Philippines | country admin divisions title = Region | country admin divisions = [[Central Visayas]] | country admin divisions title 1 = Province | country admin divisions 1 = Cebu | demonym = Cebuanos (masculine) / Cebuanas (feminine) | ethnic groups = [[Visayans]] ([[Cebuano people|Cebuanos]]) | population = {{formatnum:{{#expr:<!-- Cebu Province -->+{{formatnum:{{PH wikidata|population_total}}<!-- Cebu city -->+{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q1467}} <!-- Mandaue -->+{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q1889017}} <!-- minus Bantayan --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q315771}} <!-- minus Cordova --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q315965}} <!-- minus Madridejos --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316080}} <!-- minus Pilar --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316425}} <!-- minus Poro --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316275}} <!-- minus San Francisco --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316332}} <!-- minus Santa Fe --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316370}} <!-- minus Tudela --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316564}}|R}}}}}} | population as of = {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}} | population footnotes = {{PH census|current}} | population rank = | population rank max = | density km2 = {{sigfig| {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{formatnum:<!-- Cebu Province -->+{{PH wikidata|population_total}}<!-- Cebu city -->+{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q1467}} <!-- Mandaue -->+{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q1889017}} <!-- minus Bantayan --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q315771}} <!-- minus Cordova --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q315965}} <!-- minus Madridejos --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316080}} <!-- minus Pilar --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316425}} <!-- minus Poro --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316275}} <!-- minus San Francisco --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316332}} <!-- minus Santa Fe --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316370}} <!-- minus Tudela --> +-{{PH wikidata|population_total|Q316564}}|R}}}}}} / 4467.5 |2}} | density rank = | density footnotes = }} Cebu is located to the east of [[Negros (island)|Negros]], to the west of [[Leyte (island)|Leyte]] and [[Bohol (island)|Bohol]] islands. The province consists of Cebu Island, as well as 167 smaller islands, which include [[Mactan]], [[Bantayan Island|Bantayan]], [[Malapascua Island|Malapascua]], [[Olango Island Group|Olango]] and the [[Camotes Islands]]. But the highly urbanized cities of [[Cebu City|Cebu]], Lapu-Lapu and [[Mandaue]] are [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|independent cities]] not under provincial supervision, yet are often grouped with the province for geographical and statistical purposes. The province's land area is {{convert|4944|km2}}, or when the independent cities are included for geographical purposes, the total area is {{convert|5342|km2}}.<ref name=nscb/> Cebu's central location, proximity to unusually exotic tourist destination, ready access to a diversity of plant, animal and geological wonders within the island, and remoteness from earthquake and typhoon activity are some of the special attributes of Cebu. ===Cebu Island=== Cebu Island itself is long and narrow, stretching {{convert|196|km}} from north to south and {{convert|32|km}} across at its widest point.{{sfn|Encyclopædia Britannica|2016}} It has narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus and coastal plains. It also has rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and southern lengths of the island. Cebu's highest mountains are over {{convert|1000|m}} high. Flat tracts of land can be found in the city of [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]] and in the towns of [[San Remigio, Cebu|San Remigio]], [[Medellin, Cebu|Medellin]] and [[Daanbantayan, Cebu|Daanbantayan]] at the northern region of the province.{{sfn|Encyclopædia Britannica|2016}} The island's area is {{Convert|4468|km2}},{{sfn|UNEP|1998}} making it the 9th largest island in the Philippines. It supports over 3.5 million people, of which 2.3 million live in Metro Cebu. Beaches, coral atolls, islands and rich fishing grounds surround Cebu. Coal was first discovered in Cebu about 1837. There were 15 localities over the whole island, on both coast; some desultory mining had been carried out Naga near Mount Uling, but most serious operations were at Licos and Camansi west of Compostela and Danao.{{sfn|Abella y Casariego|1886}} Active work ceased about 1895 with insurrections, and no production worked for more than ten years. A topographic and geologic survey of Compostela, Danao and Carmen took place in 1906.{{sfn|Smith|1907}} The Compostela-Danao coalfield contained about six million workable tons. The tramroads, one from Danao to Camansi, one from Compostela to Mount Licos, were undertaken in 1895, together with a wagon road built in 1877, from Cotcot to Dapdap. ===Climate=== {{Main|Climate of Cebu}} The climate of Cebu is tropical. There are 2 seasons in Cebu − the dry and wet season.<ref name="PAGASA">[http://kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/cab/statfram.htm Weather]</ref> It is dry and sunny most of the year with some occasional rains during the months of June to December. The province of Cebu normally gets typhoons once a year or none. Northern Cebu gets more rainfall and typhoons than southern Cebu because it has a different climate. [[Typhoon Yolanda]] hit Northern Cebu in 2013 killing 73 people and injuring 348 others. Though most typhoons hit only the northern part of Cebu, the urban areas in central Cebu are sometimes hit, such as when [[Typhoon Ruping]], one of the worst to hit Cebu, lashed the central Cebu area in 1990. Cebu's temperatures can reach a high of {{convert|36|C|F}} from March to May, and as low as {{convert|18|C|F}} in the mountains during the wet season. The average temperature is around {{convert|24|to|34|C|F}}, and does not fluctuate much except during the month of May, which is the hottest month. Cebu averages 70–80% humidity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guidetocebu.com/information/weather.html |title=Guide to Cebu – Weather in Cebu |publisher=www.guidetocebu.com}}</ref> ===Administrative divisions=== [[File:Ph fil cebu.png|thumb|275px|left]] Cebu is subdivided into 6 component cities and 44 municipalities. The cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue are often grouped with the province for geographical and statistical purposes, but are [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|independent cities]] that are not under provincial supervision. {{PH town table|top| 5=true| 6=true| 7=true| 9=true}} {{PH town table|072201000| [[Alcantara, Cebu|Alcantara]] |Q315636 | 13556| true| 9579|7th|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072202000| [[Alcoy, Cebu|Alcoy]] |Q315655 | 14757| true| 9160|2nd|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072203000| [[Alegria, Cebu|Alegria]] |Q315669 | 22072| true| 14966|7th|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072204000| [[Aloguinsan, Cebu|Aloguinsan]] |Q315687 | 27650| true| 18327|3rd|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072205000| [[Argao, Cebu|Argao]] |Q315703 | 69503| true| 42438|2nd|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072206000| [[Asturias, Cebu|Asturias]] |Q315719 | 44732| true| 27995|3rd|9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072207000| [[Badian, Cebu|Badian]] |Q315733 | 37699| true| 22952|7th|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072208000| [[Balamban, Cebu|Balamban]] |Q315754 | 71237| true| 40262|3rd|9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072209000| [[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan]] |Q315771 | 74785| true| 44854|4th|9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072210000| [[Barili, Cebu|Barili]] |Q315790 | 65524| true| 46045|3rd|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072211000| [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]] |Q890623 | 69911| true| 45468|4th|9=IV ,Am|8=cc}} {{PH town table|072212000| [[Boljoon, Cebu|Boljoon]] |Q315809 | 14877| true| 10252|2nd|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072213000| [[Borbon, Cebu|Borbon]] |Q315827 | 32278| true| 20848|5th|9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072214000| [[Carcar, Cebu|Carcar]] |Q315851 |100632| true| 58088|1st|9=III,Af|8=cc}} {{PH town table|072215000| [[Carmen, Cebu|Carmen]] |Q315882 | 41279| true| 31095|5th|9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072216000| [[Catmon, Cebu|Catmon]] |Q315900 | 27330| true| 17703|5th|9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072217000| [[Cebu City]] |Q1467 |799762| true|547681|2 LD|9=III,Am|8=huc}} {{PH town table|072218000| [[Compostela, Cebu|Compostela]] |Q315923 | 39167| true| 26760|5th|9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072219000| [[Consolacion, Cebu|Consolacion]] |Q315945 |106649| true| 62960|6th|9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072220000| [[Cordova, Cebu|Cordova]] |Q315965 | 50353| true| 29694|6th|9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072221000| [[Daanbantayan, Cebu|Daanbantayan]] |Q315981 | 74897| true| 43575|4th|9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072222000| [[Dalaguete, Cebu|Dalaguete]] |Q316001 | 63239| true| 34692|2nd|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072223000| [[Danao, Cebu|Danao]] |Q1159273|119252| true| 85279|5th|9=III,Am|8=cc}} {{PH town table|072224000| [[Dumanjug, Cebu|Dumanjug]] |Q316019 | 46754| true| 31980|7th|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072225000| [[Ginatilan, Cebu|Ginatilan]] |Q316037 | 15327| true| 10168|7th|9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072226000| [[Lapu-Lapu, Philippines|Lapu-Lapu]] |Q574903 |350467| true|173341|Lone|9=III,Am|8=huc}} {{PH town table|072227000| [[Liloan, Cebu|Liloan]] |Q316056 |100500| true| 53585|5th |9=III,Am}} {{PH town table|072228000| [[Madridejos, Cebu|Madridejos]] |Q316080 | 34905| true| 23583|4th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072229000| [[Malabuyoc, Cebu|Malabuyoc]] |Q316101 | 18426| true| 11319|7th |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072230000| [[Mandaue]] |Q1889017|331320| true|187318|6th |9=III,Am|8=huc}} {{PH town table|072231000| [[Medellin, Cebu|Medellin]] |Q316125 | 50047| true| 29987|4th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072232000| [[Minglanilla, Cebu|Minglanilla]] |Q316146 |113178| true| 50819|1st |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072233000| [[Moalboal, Cebu|Moalboal]] |Q316171 | 27676| true| 18663|7th |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072234000| [[Naga, Cebu|Naga]] |Q316197 |101571| true| 63755|1st |9=III,Af|8=cc}} {{PH town table|072235000| [[Oslob, Cebu|Oslob]] |Q316230 | 26116| true| 18283|2nd |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072236000| [[Pilar, Cebu|Pilar]] |Q316245 | 11564| true| 8849|5th |9=IV ,Af}} {{PH town table|072237000| [[Pinamungahan, Cebu|Pinamungajan]] |Q316259 | 57997| true| 35690|3rd |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072238000| [[Poro, Cebu|Poro]] |Q316275 | 23498| true| 14629|5th |9=IV ,Af}} {{PH town table|072239000| [[Ronda, Cebu|Ronda]] |Q316289 | 18582| true| 13551|7th |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072240000| [[Samboan, Cebu|Samboan]] |Q316303 | 18613| true| 12165|2nd |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072241000| [[San Fernando, Cebu|San Fernando]] |Q316318 | 60970| true| 37770|1st |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072242000| [[San Francisco, Cebu|San Francisco]] |Q316332 | 47357| true| 26624|5th |9=IV ,Af}} {{PH town table|072243000| [[San Remigio, Cebu|San Remigio]] |Q316350 | 51394| true| 34079|4th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072244000| [[Santa Fe, Cebu|Santa Fe]] |Q316370 | 27270| true| 14933|4th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072245000| [[Santander, Cebu|Santander]] |Q316386 | 16105| true| 10924|2nd |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072246000| [[Sibonga, Cebu|Sibonga]] |Q316404 | 43641| true| 26662|1st |9=III,Af}} {{PH town table|072247000| [[Sogod, Cebu|Sogod]] |Q316432 | 30626| true| 20503|5th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072248000| [[Tabogon, Cebu|Tabogon]] |Q316453 | 33024| true| 23718|4th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072249000| [[Tabuelan, Cebu|Tabuelan]] |Q316474 | 22292| true| 16863|4th |9=IV ,Am}} {{PH town table|072250000| [[Talisay, Cebu|Talisay]] |Q316500 |200772| true|111696|1st |9=III,Am|8=cc}} {{PH town table|072251000| [[Toledo, Cebu|Toledo]] |Q316527 |157078| true| 98557|3rd |9=III,Af|8=cc}} {{PH town table|072252000| [[Tuburan, Cebu|Tuburan]] |Q316547 | 58914| true| 39076|3rd |9=III,Aw}} {{PH town table|072253000| [[Tudela, Cebu|Tudela]] |Q316564 | 9859| true| 7866|5th |9=IV ,Af}} {{PH town table|bottom|4=4167320|5=true|6=2517629|7=Q6447129|8=cc,huc}} ==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | cols = 2 | width = 12em | title= Population census of Cebu (province) | 1960 = 1003894 | 1970 = 1159200 | 1980 = 1392000 | 1990 = 1709621 | 1995 = 1890357 | 2000 = 2160569 | 2007 = 2440120 | 2010 = 2619362 | 2015 = 2938982 | footnote = {{font|size=110%|text=Excludes independent cities<br />Source: Philippine Statistics Office}}{{font|size=118%|text={{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}}} }} {{See also|Cebuano people|List of people from Cebu}} The population of Cebu Province in {{PH wikidata|population_point_in_time}} was {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people, with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|{{PH wikidata|population_total}}/{{PH wikidata|area}}|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.{{PH census|current}} When the independent cities – Cebu City ({{any qp|Q1467|P1082}}), Lapu-Lapu ({{any qp|Q574903|P1082}}), and Mandaue ({{any qp|Q1889017|P1082}}) – are included for geographical purposes, the total population is 4,632,359 people, with a population density of 870 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi). The population of the [[Central Visayas]] is predominantly young with about 37 percent of its population below 10 years old. This is very evident in the very broad base of the population pyramid in the region which has prevailed since 1970 but at a declining rate. A decline of 2.29 percentage points in the proportion of household population below 15 years old was noted from 1980 to 1995. Conversely, an increase of 3.06 percentage points was observed in the 15−64 age group during the same period. The population of the region is evenly distributed between male and female. However, the male population in the region has been increasing at a faster rate compared to the female population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popcom.gov.ph/regions/07/more_on_demographics.html |title=More on demographics |publisher=The Commission on Population of the Philippines |accessdate={{date|2011-08-27}} |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005112554/http://www.popcom.gov.ph/regions/07/more_on_demographics.html |archivedate=2011-10-05 |df= }}</ref> In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 23.0 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 23.0 {{nowrap|years.{{PSGC detail|nscb}}}} This is higher than the median age of 20.8 years that was recorded in 2000. ===Languages=== {{See also|Cebuano language}} {{bar box | width = 275px | title = Spoken languages in Cebu<ref>[http://census.gov.ph/content/cebu-second-most-populated-province-philippines Table 4. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Cebu, 2000]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2016}} | titlebar = #f99 | left1 = Languages | right1 = percentage | float = right | bars = {{bar percent|Cebuano|Blue|93}} {{bar percent|Other Visayan languages|Red|5}} {{bar percent|Tagalog|Violet|2}} {{bar percent|Others|Gold|1}} }} Cebuano language is spoken in Cebu and it is also spoken in most areas of the [[Visayas]], including [[Bohol]], [[Leyte Island|Leyte]], [[Biliran]], [[Negros Oriental]], and most provinces of [[Mindanao]]. Some of the residents in Bantayan islands also speaks Hiligaynon language, a Visayan language related to Cebuano, and it is also spoken by people working in Cebu City who hailed from [[Western Visayas]] and [[Negros Island Region]]. ===Religion=== The majority of its population are [[Roman Catholicism in the Philippines|Roman Catholic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cebu.gov.ph/?getid=2&getsubid=24&infolinkids=26&GetBodyName=Culture%20and%20Lifestyle&rightpdisable=0 |title=Cebu – Paradise: Culture and Lifestyle |publisher=www.cebu.gov.ph}}</ref> followed by roughly 95% of Cebuanos. There are also some followers of [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]]. [[File:Interior of the Basilica del Santo Niño.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Devotees inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.]] Cebu is the capital of the Catholic faith{{sfn|Bautista|2006}} by virtue of being the first Christian city,{{sfn|Blair|Robertson|Vol 02|page=121}} the first capital of the [[Spanish East Indies]], and the birthplace of [[Christianity in the Philippines|Christianity]] and the Philippine Church. [[Pope John Paul II]], in his Homily for Families in Cebu (19 February 1981), called the island as the birthplace of Christianity in the Philippines<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1981/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19810219_famiglie_en.html Homily of the Pope John Paul II]</ref> The image of ''[[Santo Niño de Cebú]]'' (Holy Child of Cebu), the oldest Christian image in the Philippines, is enshrined and venerated at the [[Basilica of Santo Niño]]. According to Philippine historical documents, the statue of the Santo Niño (Holy Child) was given to the wife of the Rajah of Cebu by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. The friendship is depicted in Cebu's cultural event, the [[Sinulog]] where street parades and loud drum beats preceded by a Christian Mass is celebrated every third Sunday of January. Cebu has a [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu|Roman Catholic Archdiocese]] and has several major churches, including the [[Basilica del Santo Niño|Basilica Minor del Santo Niño de Cebu]], [[Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral]], Santo Rosario Parish Church, San José–Recoletos Church, Sacred Heart Church, Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rule, National Shrine of Saint Joseph, Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Cebu, San Nicolas de Tolentino Church and other Christian churches, as well as several other non-Catholic churches, mosques and temples. {{clear}} ==Government== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="float:right;font-size:95%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;clear:right;" ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;width:20.5em;"| Former governors |- | Julio Llorente || 1900–1901 |- | Juan Climaco || 1902–1903 |- | Sergio Osmeña Sr. || 1904–1905 |- | Dionisio Jakosalem || 1907–1912 |- | Manuel Roa || 1912–1922 |- | Arsenio Climaco || 1923–1930 |- | Mariano Jesus Cuenco || 1931–1933 |- | Sotero Cabahug || 1934–1937 |- | Buenaventura Rodriguez || 1937–1940 |- | Hilario Abellana || 1941–1943 |- | Jose Delgado || 1943–1944 |- | Jose Leyson || 1944–1945; |- | Fructuoso Cabahug || 1945–1946 |- | Manuel Cuenco || 1946–1951 |- | Sergio Osmeña Jr. || 1952–1955 |- | Jose Briones || 1956–1961 |- | Francisco Remotigue || 1961–1963 |- | Rene Espina || 1964–1969 |- | Osmundo Rama || 1969–1976<br />1986–1988{{efn-lr|name=r1|1=Appointed}} |- | Eduardo Gullas || 1976{{efn-lr|name=r1}}–1986 |- | Lito Osmeña || 1988–1992 |- | Vicente de la Serna || 1992–1995 |- | Pablo Garcia || 1995–2004 |- | Gwendolyn Garcia || 2004–2013 |- | Hilario Davide III || 2013–present |- class=bottomsort | colspan=2 system="background-color:white;border-width:0; | {{notelist-lr}} |} * Governor: [[Hilario Davide III|Hilario P. Davide III]] ([[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal Party]]) * Vice Governor: Agnes A. Magpale ([[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal Party]]) ; [[17th Congress of the Philippines|17th Congress]] {| style="text-align:right;font-size:94%;background-color:white;padding:0;margin:0;vertical-align:top;" |- | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;">1st Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Gerald Anthony Gullas<br />[[Nacionalista Party|NP]] |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Carcar |Q315851|8=cc}} {{PH legdist table| Minglanilla |Q316146}} {{PH legdist table| Naga |Q316197|8=cc}} {{PH legdist table| San Fernando |Q316370}} {{PH legdist table| Sibonga |Q316404}} {{PH legdist table| Talisay |Q316500|8=cc}} |} | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;">2nd Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Wilfredo Caminero<br />[[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]] |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Alcoy |Q315655}} {{PH legdist table| Argao |Q315703}} {{PH legdist table| Boljoon |Q315809}} {{PH legdist table| Dalaguete |Q316001}} {{PH legdist table| Oslob |Q316230}} {{PH legdist table| Samboan |Q316303}} {{PH legdist table| Santander |Q316386}} |} | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;"> 3rd Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | [[Gwendolyn Garcia]]<br />[[One Cebu|1{{nbhyph}}Cebu]] |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Aloguinsan |Q315687}} {{PH legdist table| Asturias |Q315719}} {{PH legdist table| Balamban |Q315754}} {{PH legdist table| Barili |Q315790}} {{PH legdist table| Pinamungajan |Q316259}} {{PH legdist table| Toledo |Q316527|8=cc}} {{PH legdist table| Tuburan |Q316547}} |} | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;">4th Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | [[Benhur Salimbangon]]<br />1{{nbhyph}}Cebu |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Bantayan |Q315771}} {{PH legdist table| Bogo |Q890623}} {{PH legdist table| Daanbantayan |Q315981}} {{PH legdist table| Madridejos |Q316080}} {{PH legdist table| Medellin |Q316125}} {{PH legdist table| San Remigio |Q316350}} {{PH legdist table| Santa Fe |Q316370}} {{PH legdist table| Tabogon |Q316453}} {{PH legdist table| Tabuelan |Q316474}} |} |- | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;">5th Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | [[Ramon Durano VI|Red Durano]]<br />[[Nationalist People's Coalition|NPC]] |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Borbon |Q315827 }} {{PH legdist table| Carmen |Q315882 }} {{PH legdist table| Catmon |Q315900 }} {{PH legdist table| Compostela |Q315923 }} {{PH legdist table| Danao |Q1159273|8=cc}} {{PH legdist table| Liloan |Q316056 }} {{PH legdist table| Pilar |Q316245 }} {{PH legdist table| Poro |Q316275 }} {{PH legdist table| San Francisco |Q316332 }} {{PH legdist table| Sogod |Q316432 }} {{PH legdist table| Tudela |Q316564 }} |} | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;">6th Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | [[Jonas Cortes]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]] |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Consolacion |Q315945}} {{PH legdist table| Cordova |Q315965}} {{PH legdist table| Mandaue |Q1889017|8=huc}} |} | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:white;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" ! style="text-align:center;font-size:20%;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin;" colspan=3 | <div style="font-size:500%;">7th Congressional District</div><br />{{nowrap|{{0|President Carlos P. Garcia}}&nbsp;{{0|†}}&nbsp;{{0|9,999,999}}}} |- ! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Peter John Calderon<br />[[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]] |- ! colspan=2 | City {{small|or}}<br />Municipality ! Electorate<br />{{small|{{PH wikidata|electorate_point_in_time}}}} {{PH legdist table| Alcantara |Q315636}} {{PH legdist table| Alegria |Q315669}} {{PH legdist table| Badian |Q315733}} {{PH legdist table| Dumanjug |Q316019}} {{PH legdist table| Ginatilan |Q316037}} {{PH legdist table| Malabuyoc |Q316101}} {{PH legdist table| Moalboal |Q316171}} {{PH legdist table| Ronda |Q316289}} |} |- | colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#f8f8f8;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" | style="text-align:center;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin black;border-right:hidden;width:67%;" colspan=2 | 1st District | style="border:solid thin black;border-left:hidden;width:33%;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr: +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q315851}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316146}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316197}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316370}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316404}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316500}} }}}} |} | colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#f8f8f8;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" | style="text-align:center;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin black;border-right:hidden;width:67%;" colspan=2 | 2nd District | style="border:solid thin black;border-left:hidden;width:33%;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr: +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q315655}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q315703}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q315809}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316001}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316230}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316303}} +{{PH legdist table bottom|Q316386}} }}}} |} | colspan=3 | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#f8f8f8;padding:0 0.5em;margin:0;border:0;vertical-align:top;" | style="text-align:center;font-variant:small-caps;border:solid thin black;border-right:hidden;width:67%;" colspan=2 | 3rd District | style="border:solid thin 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With many beautiful islands, white sand beaches, luxury hotel and resorts, diving locations and heritage sites, high domestic and foreign tourist arrivals have fueled the tourism industry of Cebu. 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. The province also hosts various national and international conferences every year. About 80% of domestic and international shipping operators and shipbuilders in the Philippines are located in Cebu. Shipbuilding companies in Cebu have manufactured bulk carriers of up to {{DWT|70,000|metric|disp=long}}, and double-hulled [[fastcraft]] as well. Cebu's industry helps make the Philippines the 5th largest shipbuilding country in the world.{{sfn|Manila Bulletin|2015}} Cebu's extensive port facilities and its proximity to intra-Asian shipping and air routes are major factors which led multinational companies to establish offices or factories on the main island, as well as in the island of Mactan, where they are clustered in special economic zones known as the Mactan Economic Processing Zone 1 (MEPZ-1) and the Mactan Economic Processing Zone 2 (MEPZ-2). Due to its burgeoning furniture-making industry, Cebu has been named as the furniture capital of the Philippines. Cebu's other exports include: fashion accessories, guitars, coconut, coconut oil,{{sfn|Wernstedt|1957|p=47}} dried mangoes, [[carrageenan]], gifts, toys, watches, cameras, electronic components and housewares. With a revenue growth rate of 18.8 percent in 2012, the real estate industry is the fastest-growing sector in Cebu. With the strong economic indicators and high investors' confidence level, more condominium projects and hypermarkets are being developed in the locality. An additional 100 commercial and residential buildings would be completed by 2015 and another 170 to 200 buildings are expected to be finished by 2017. 64 new hypermarkets will be developed in Cebu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/334233/real-estate-sector-fastest-growing-industry-in-cebu |title=Real estate sector fastest growing industry in Cebu |publisher=SunStar Cebu |accessdate = {{date|25 jun 2013}}}}</ref> In 2013, Cebu ranked 8th worldwide in the "Top 100 BPO Destinations Report" by global advisory firm, Tholons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2013/02/12/cebu-rises-8th-best-site-bpos-267725 |title=Cebu rises to 8th best site for BPOs |publisher=SunStar Cebu |accessdate = {{date|18 mar 2013}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/metro-manila--cebu-among-top-global-bpo-destinations-094957693.html |title=Metro Manila, Cebu among top global BPO destinations |publisher=Yahoo! Philippines |accessdate = {{date|18 mar 2013}}}}</ref> The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an organization of Cebu's businesses, is promoting the city's growth and economy on information and communications technology, with the aim of making Cebu the premier ICT, software and e-services investment destination in southeast Asia. Data gathered by the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) 7 showed that of the 98 BPO and IT companies operating in Cebu, 32 offer voice operations while 66 companies offer non-voice operations. Of the 95,000 employed by the industry, more than half or 50,000 are in the non-voice sector. In 2012, the growth in IT-BPO revenues in Cebu grew 26.9 percent at $484 million, while nationally, the industry grew 18.2 percent at $13 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2013/05/16/non-voice-overtakes-voice-operation-cebu-282691 |title=Non-voice overtakes voice operation in Cebu |publisher=SunStar Cebu |accessdate = {{date|25 jun 2013}}}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cebuholdings.com/feature/cebu-park-district Cebu Park District, Cebu Holdings]</ref> Cebu's economy is also driven by the mining and quarrying areas in [[Toledo, Cebu|Toledo]], [[Naga, Cebu|Naga]], [[Alcoy, Cebu|Alcoy]], and [[Danao, Cebu|Danao]]. Cebu even boasts being a subsidiary of one of the leading ice rink manufacturers in the world. These rinks are engineered and fabricated in Cebu by Ice Rink Supply and shipped worldwide.<ref>[http://www.icerinksupply.com Ice Rink Supply, Banilad, Cebu]</ref> ===Infrastructure=== [[File:Mactan Cebu International Airport.jpg|thumb|275px|[[Mactan-Cebu International Airport]].]] The [[Mactan-Cebu International Airport]] ('''MCIA''') in [[Mactan Island]] serves as the main gateway to domestic and international routes to or from Cebu City and other islands in the [[Visayas]] region. In the last 15 years, MCIA's passenger traffic has grown at an annual average of 21% for international passenger traffic. The airport is the second busiest airport in the Philippines in passenger and cargo traffic. The plan for a new terminal expansion of the airport is underway and estimated to cost $240 million under a [[public-private partnership]] program of the Philippine government. The new terminal will host international flights while the old terminal will host domestic flights.<ref name=ref2013040306>{{Cite news|url=http://investvine.com/philippine-ppps-queue-up-investors/ |title=Philippine PPPs queue up investors |publisher=InvestVine.com |date = {{date| 3 apr 2013}}}}</ref> In addition, MCIAA (MCIA Authority) General Manager [[Nigel Paul Villarete]] (who was the project of BRT earlier) also proposed to establish a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line to transport airport passengers to and from MCIAA and different parts of Cebu. This will be integrated into the proposed [[Cebu Bus Rapid Transit System|Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System]] being planned in [[Metro Cebu]].<ref>Cebu Daily News, January 05, 2011, "Revamp, BRT setup eyed for Mactan airport," http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=624372&publicationSubCategoryId=107</ref> {{see also|Port of Cebu}} The Cebu International Port is the largest shipping hub in the Visayas region. [[Cebu Pacific]] Air is an airline owned by Cebu-based Gokongwei family. On 28 May 2008, Cebu Pacific was named as the world's number one airline in terms of growth. The airline carried a total of almost 5.5 million passengers in 2007, up 57.4% from 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.cebupacificair.com/about-us/pages/news.aspx?id=656|title = Cebu Pacific is world's No. 1 in growth}}</ref> On January 6, 2011, Cebu Pacific flew its 50 millionth passenger (from [[Manila]] to [[Beijing]]). The airline reached the 100 million passengers in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airline-philippines.com/674/cebu-pacific-reaches-50-million-passengers-mark/ |title=Cebu Pacific Reaches 50 Million Passengers Mark |publisher=Airline-philippines.com |accessdate = {{date|26 jun 2013}}}}</ref> Cebu Pacific commenced international long-haul flights to Middle East and Australia, flight to Guam starting Q1 2016. Notable business districts are the [[Cebu Business Park]] and the [[Cebu IT Park]]. This area hosts industries related to the information technology industry such as software development, telecommunications, engineering research and development centers, and business process outsourcing. In 2013, [[Ayala Corporation]]'s affiliate, Ayala Land Inc., announced that it is looking at introducing another business park development within the Cebu City area to optimize the high performance of real estate investments in Cebu.<ref>[http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2013/04/22/cebu-holdings-inc-planning-new-business-district-278943 "Cebu Holdings Inc. planning new business district", SunStar Cebu, 22 April 2013]</ref> Cebu Holdings Inc. and the [[Ayala Corporation]] created Cebu Park District, an integrated, master-planned, mixed-use economic zones of the Cebu Business Park and Cebu I.T. Park. The district plays a vital role in the city's economy. It is where many of the region's corporate headquarters are located. Both parks and the adjoining areas enjoy a critical mass of local and international locators in the spheres of business, banking, finance, IT and tourism services, among others. The city's {{convert|300|ha|acre km2 m2|adj=on}} reclamation forms South Road Properties – a mixed-use development south of the city which features entertainment, leisure, residential and business-processing industries.<ref name="About South Road Properties">{{cite web|url=http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/deptsoffices/frontline/srp |title=About South Road Properties |publisher=City Government of Cebu |accessdate = {{date|20 feb 2013}}}}</ref> Is the site of [[SM Seaside City Cebu]], the [[List of largest shopping malls in the world|eighth largest mall in the world]] (and [[List of largest shopping malls in the Philippines|3rd largest shopping mall in the Philippines]]), [[Filinvest]]'s Citta di Mare<ref>[http://www.cebuinvestment.com/citta-di-mare.html City Di Mare]</ref> and Il Corso,<ref>{{cite news | title = Filinvest's Il Corso mall rises at SRP-Cebu | last1 = Libotero | first1 = Sinjin Pineda | date = {{date| 7 jun 2013}} | url = http://www.libotero.com/filinvest-il-corso-mall-rises-srp-cebu/ | ref = harv }}</ref> and the [[University of the Philippines Cebu College|University of the Philippines – Cebu]] campus.<ref>[http://upcebu.edu.ph/ UP Cebu]</ref> In Mactan Island, [[Megaworld Corporation]]'s Mactan Oceantown is a 25–hectare business park near Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa. The project will be home to high-tech offices, a retail center, residential towers and villages, leisure facilities with a beach resort frontage.<ref>Mactan Oceantown – Mactan, Cebu City, http://www.megaworldcorp.com/Projects/Office.aspx</ref> Mactan Island is linked to mainland Cebu via [[Mactan-Mandaue Bridge]] and [[Marcelo Fernan Bridge]]. ===Media=== Cebu is home to a local television station, the [[Cebu Catholic Television Network|CCTN]] (channel 47{{efn|1=a religious station partly owned and endorsed by the [[Archdiocese of Cebu]]}}). Despite having their local stations, Cebuanos prefer to watch the Philippine four dominant television networks namely: [[ABS-CBN (television network)|ABS-CBN]], [[TV5 (Philippines)|TV5]], CNN Philippines and [[GMA Network]]. While national newspapers have presence in the island, Cebu has English-language local newspapers – ''The Freeman'' (under the [[The Philippine Star|Star Group]]), ''[[Sun.Star Cebu]]'' and ''Cebu Daily News'' (under the [[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer Group]]): and Cebuano-language newspapers – ''SunStar SuperBalita'' owned by SunStar, and ''Banat News'' owned by ''The Freeman''. Each of the local newspapers sell cheaper than their national counterparts. ==Education== The Philippine elementary school begins from Grades 1 to 6. The high school program takes six years, from Grades 7 through to 12, taken after graduating from elementary school. Cebu is the main educational institute in the central region of the country. It has several large universities each with a number of college branches throughout Cebu City and more than a dozen other schools and universities specializing in various courses such as Medicine, Engineering, Nautical courses, Nursing, Law, Commerce, Education, Computer and IT and other professions. The most prominent of these universities are:{{div col|colwidth=24em}} *[[University of San Carlos]] *[[University of the Philippines Cebu]] *[[University of San Jose–Recoletos]] *[[Cebu Normal University]] *[[University of Cebu]] *[[University of Southern Philippines Foundation]] *[[Southwestern University (Philippines)|Southwestern University]] *[[University of the Visayas]]{{div col end}} The [[Cebu Doctors' University]] (formerly Cebu Doctors' College), a medical school located in the Cebu Boardwalk in nearby Mandaue, was elevated to university status in November 2004. Another notable medical school is the [[Cebu Institute of Medicine]] in affiliation with [[Velez College]]. The [[Cebu Institute of Technology – University]] (formerly Cebu Institute of Technology) located in N. Bacalso Ave. and the [[Cebu Technological University (CTU)|Cebu Technological University]] (formerly Cebu State College of Science and Technology) which is located in M.J. Cuenco Avenue cor. R. Palma Street, Cebu City are the newest universities. CIT-U and CTU were elevated to university status in the year 2010. The Cebu's first film school, The [[International Academy of Film and Television]] was established on Mactan Island in 2004. The [[Asian College of Technology]], is also located in Metro Cebu. Cebu is home to one fully accredited international school, [[Cebu International School]], a [[K–12]] school established in 1924. A [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] teaching school opened in Cebu.{{sfn|Tribune of India|2014}} ==Tourism== ===Attractions=== Cebu City is a significant cultural centre in the Philippines. The imprint of Spanish and Roman Catholic culture is evident. The city's most famous landmark is [[Magellan's Cross]]. This cross, now housed in a chapel, is reputed to have been planted by [[Ferdinand Magellan]] (Fernão Magalhães) when he arrived in the Philippines in 1521.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Cebú}}</ref> It was encased in hollow [[Afzelia rhomboidea|tindalo wood]] in 1835 upon the order of the Augustinian Bishop Santos Gómez Marañon to prevent devotees from taking it home chip by chip. The same bishop restored the present template or kiosk, located at the present Magallanes street between the City Hall and Colegio del Santo Niño. Revered by Filipinos, Magellan's Cross is a symbol of Catholicism in the Philippines. A few paces from Magellan's Cross is the [[Basilica Minore del Santo Niño]] (Church of the Holy Child). This is an Augustinian church elevated to the rank of basilica in 1965 during the 400th year celebration of Catholicism in the Philippines, held in Cebu. The church, which was the first to be established in the islands, is built of hewn stone and features the country's oldest relic, the figure of the [[Santo Niño de Cebu]] (Holy Child of Cebu). * [[Magellan shrine]] * [[Colon Street]] – Named after [[Christopher Colombus]] (Cristóbal Colón), this is the oldest street in the Philippines * Yap Sandiego Ancestral House – showcases the ancestral home of a Chinese businessman during the Spanish era. Houses old relics which are well preserved ===Gallery=== <gallery mode=packed heights=130px> Fort San Pedro, Cebu, Philippines.jpg|[[Fort San Pedro]] Cebu.JPG|[[Magellan's Cross]] Taoist Temple, Cebu, Philippines.jpg|[[Cebu Taoist Temple]] Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral front view Cebu City.JPG|[[Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral]] Cebu Malacanan.JPG|[[Malacañang sa Sugbo|Malacañang Palace of the South]] Bagacay Point Lighthouse-cr.jpg|Bagacay Point Lighthouse, [[Liloan, Cebu|Liloan]] Lapu lapu Shrine, Cebu, Philippines.jpg|[[Lapu Lapu shrine]] at Mactan Malapascua.JPG|Bounty Beach, [[Malapascua Island]], [[Daanbantayan, Cebu|Daanbantayan]] Tingko Beach, Philippines.jpg|[[Tingko Beach]], [[Alcoy]] Island in the sky.jpg|Island in the Sky mountain resort, [[Balamban]] Bantayan municipality from far end of quay.JPG|[[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan]] from far end of quay Boljoon Church, Cebu.jpg|[[Boljoon Church]] Boljoon Carcar Church 7.JPG|An Ancestral House, [[Carcar]] Bogo Cebu.jpg|San Vicente Ferrer Church, [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]] Argao Church and belfry.jpg|[[Argao Church]] </gallery> ===Festivals and fiestas=== All cities and municipalities in the province have their own different respective cultural festivals. Only the municipalities of Asturias, Compostela, Pilar and Tabogon have no designated annual celebrations. ;Cities {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Pintos Festival – [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]] * Kabkaban Festival – [[Carcar]] * Karansa Festival – [[Danao, Cebu|Danao]] * Garbo Festival – Lapu-Lapu * Panagtagbo Festival – Mandaue * Dagitab Festival – [[Naga, Cebu|Naga]] * Halad Inasal Festival – [[Talisay, Cebu|Talisay]] * Hinulawan Festival – [[Toledo, Cebu|Toledo]] {{div col end}} ;Municipalities {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Bahandi Festival – [[Alcantara, Cebu|Alcantara]] * Siloy Festival – [[Alcoy, Cebu|Alcoy]] * Kawayan Festival – [[Alegria, Cebu|Alegria]] * Kinsan Festival – [[Aloguinsan, Cebu|Aloguinsan]] * La Torta Festival – [[Argao, Cebu|Argao]] * Banig Festival – [[Badian, Cebu|Badian]] * Harang Festival – [[Balamban, Cebu|Balamban]] * Palawod Festival – [[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan]] * Kaumahan Festival – [[Barili, Cebu|Barili]] * Bolho Festival – [[Boljoon, Cebu|Boljoon]] * Silmugi Festival – [[Borbon, Cebu|Borbon]] * Sinulog sa Carmen – [[Carmen, Cebu|Carmen]] * Bodbod Kabog – [[Catmon, Cebu|Catmon]] * Queseo Festival – [[Compostela, Cebu|Compostela]] * Sarok Festival – [[Consolacion, Cebu|Consolacion]] * Dinagat Festival – [[Cordova, Cebu|Cordova]] * Haladaya Festival – [[Daanbantayan, Cebu|Daanbantayan]] * Utanon Festival – [[Dalaguete, Cebu|Dalaguete]] * Bisnok Festival – [[Dumanjug, Cebu|Dumanjug]] * Hinatdan Festival – [[Ginatilan, Cebu|Ginatilan]] * Rosquillos Festival – [[Liloan, Cebu|Liloan]] * Isda Festival – [[Madridejos, Cebu|Madridejos]] * Binuyocan Festival – [[Malabuyoc, Cebu|Malabuyoc]] * Katubhan Festival – [[Medellin, Cebu|Medellin]] * Sugat-Kabanhawan Festival – [[Minglanilla, Cebu|Minglanilla]] * Kagasangan Festival – [[Moalboal, Cebu|Moalboal]] * Toslob Festival – [[Oslob, Cebu|Oslob]] * Pamugsay Festival – [[Pilar, Cebu|Pilar]] * Pamuhuan Festival – [[Pinamungajan]] * Tagbo Festival – [[Poro, Cebu|Poro]] * Panginabuhi Festival – [[Ronda, Cebu|Ronda]] * Saksak Festival – [[Samboan, Cebu|Samboan]] * Sikoy-Sikoy Festival – [[San Fernando, Cebu|San Fernando]] * Soli-Soli Festival – [[San Francisco, Cebu|San Francisco]] * Lapyahan Festival – [[San Remigio, Cebu|San Remigio]] * Kinhason Festival – [[Santa Fe, Cebu|Santa Fe]] * Tostado Festival – [[Santander, Cebu|Santander]] * Bonga Festival – [[Sibonga, Cebu|Sibonga]] * Panagsogod Festival – [[Sogod, Cebu|Sogod]] * Sanggi Festival – [[Tabogon, Cebu|Tabogon]] * Ani-anihan Festival – [[Tabuelan, Cebu|Tabuelan]] * Tubod Festival – [[Tuburan, Cebu|Tuburan]] * Balanghoy Festival – [[Tudela, Cebu|Tudela]] {{div col end}} ===Sinulog=== {{Main|Sinulog}} [[File:Sinulog Festival - Fluvial Procession (3298505319).jpg|thumb|275px|Sinulog's annual fluvial procession]] [[Sinulog Festival]] is the largest fiesta (festival) in the Philippines. Held every third Sunday of January, it commemorates the [[Santo Niño de Cebú|Child Jesus]], the Lord and Protector of Cebu. The Sinulog is a dance ritual of pre-Hispanic indigenous origin. The dancer moves two steps forward and one step backward to the rhythmic sound of drums. This movement resembles the current (''sulog'') of what was then known Cebu's Pahina River. Thus the name Sinulog. The Sinulog Festival celebration lasts for nine days, culminating on the final day with the Sinulog Grand Parade. The day before the parade, the Fluvial Procession is held at dawn with a statue of the Santo Niño carried on a pump boat from Mandaue City to Cebu City, decked with hundreds of flowers and candles. The procession ends at the Basilica where a re-enactment of the Catholicizing (that is, the acceptance of Roman Catholicism) of Cebu is performed. In the afternoon, a more solemn procession takes place along the major streets of the city, which last for hours due to large crowd participating in the event. When the Spaniards arrived in Cebu, the Italian chronicler, [[Antonio Pigafetta]], sailing under convoy with the Magellan expedition, offered a baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Rajah Humabon. She was later named Juana, the figure of the Santo Niño. The natives also honored the Santo Niño de Cebu in their indigenous Sinulog ritual{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}. The Sinulog ritual was preserved but limited to honoring the Santo Niño. Once the Santo Niño church was built in the 16th century, the Catholic [[Malay race|Malay people]] started performing the Sinulog ritual in front of the church, the devotees offering candles and indigenous dancers shouting ''"Viva Pit Señor!"''{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}. In the 1980s and 2000s, the city authorities of Cebu added the religious feast of Santo Niño de Cebu during the Sinulog Festival to its cultural event. In 2012, Cebu introduced Life Dance, the biggest outdoor dance party in the country outside Metro Manila. ==International relations and sisterhood agreements== * Cebu Province hosted two major Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and telecom events, the 12th ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Ministers Meeting (TELMIN) and the 13th ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Senior Officials Meeting (TELSOM) in 2012. * Cebu Province hosted the international 4th Dance Xchange, a project organized by the National Dance Committee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2012. * Cebu Province as member hosted the 11th [[EATOF|East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum]] in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cebuchamber.org/2011/09/11th-east-asia-tourism-forum-eatof-integrated-academic-tourism-and-business-forum-business-matching/ |title=11th East-Asia Tourism Forum (EATOF) Integrated Academic, Tourism and Business Forum Business Matching &#124; Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry |publisher=Cebuchamber.org |date = {{date| 12 sep 2011}} |accessdate = {{date| 16 apr 2013}}}}</ref> * Cebu Province join as a participating member of Inter–Island Tourism Policy Forum in 2011 (ITOP Forum){{sfn|Manila Bulletin|2011}} * Cebu Province hosted the 12th [[ASEAN Summit]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.aseansec.org/19223.htm#Article-3 |title=ASEAN Leaders Sign Five Agreements at the 12th ASEAN Summit, Cebu, the Philippines, 13 January 2007 |publisher=ASEAN Secretariat |date={{date| 13 jan 2007}} |accessdate={{date| 28 jan 2007}} |quote=12th ASEAN Summit, five. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128030214/http://www.aseansec.org/19223.htm |archivedate=2007-01-28 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> {{refbegin|24em}} * {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Sichuan]], China (2006) * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir, Russia|Vladimir]], Russia (2008) * {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia (2008) * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]], South Korea (2008) * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Guam]], United States of America (2008) * {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Rishon LeZion]], Israel (2009) * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia (2009) * {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Guangdong]], China (2009) * {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Guangxi]], China (2010) * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], Spain (2010) * {{flagicon|Crimea}} Autonomous Republic of [[Crimea]], Ukraine (2010) * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea (2011) * {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Ninawa]], Iraq (2011) * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Valparaíso]], Chile (2011) {{refend}} ;Existing sisterhood agreements {{refbegin|24em}} * {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Hainan]], China * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hawaii]], United States of America {{refend}} ;Domestic sisterhood agreements {{refbegin|15em}} * [[Sorsogon City]] * [[Antique]] * [[Ilocos Norte]] * [[South Cotabato]] * [[Bukidnon]] * [[Masbate]] * [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]] * [[Quezon]] * [[Parañaque]] * [[Pangasinan]] * [[Davao del Sur]] {{refend}} {{Portal|Philippines|New Spain}} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin|30em}} * {{cite book | first1 = Jovito | last1 = Abellana | title = Aginid, Bayok sa Atong Tawarik | date = 1952 | language = cebuano }} * {{cite book | title = Rápida descripcion física, geológica y minera de la Isla de Cebú | first1 = Enrique | last1 = Abella y Casariego | language = Spanish | date = 1886 | publisher = Tello | location = Madrid | url = https://archive.org/stream/rpidadescripcio00casagoog#page/n7/mode/2up | ref = harv }} * {{cite journal | title = The Rebellion and the Icon: Holy Revolutions in the Philippines | last1 = Bautista | first1 = Julius | journal = Asian Journal of Social Science | volume = 34 | issue = 2 | pages = 291–310 | date = 2006 | doi = 10.1163/156853106777371166 | ref = harv }} * {{cite book | editor1-last = Blair | editor1-first = Emma Helen | editor1-link = Emma Helen Blair | editor2-last = Robertson | editor2-first = James Alexander | editor2-link = James Alexander Robertson | others = Historical introduction and additional notes by [[Edward Gaylord Bourne]] | title = The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803 | url = http://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/afk2830.0001.002 | volume = Volume 2 of 55 (1521–1569) | year = 1903 | publisher = [[Arthur H. Clark Company]] | location = Cleveland, Ohio | quote = Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenth century. | lastauthoramp = true | ref = {{harvid|Blair|Robertson|Vol 02}} }} * {{cite web | title = Cebu | url = http://www.britannica.com/place/Cebu | website = www.britannica.com | publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica | date = 2016 | accessdate = {{date|10 feb 2016}} | ref = harv }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.information.ph/history_02.html |series=Philippine History |title=Part 2: The first Spanish expedition of 1521 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131100830/http://information.ph/history_02.html |archivedate={{date|31 jan 2009}} |deadurl=yes |last1=information.ph |date=2009a |ref=harv }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.information.ph/history_02B.html |series=Philippine History |title=Part 3: The Spanish colonization |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131100844/http://information.ph/history_02B.html |archivedate={{date|31 jan 2009}} |deadurl=yes |last1=information.ph |date=2009b |ref=harv }} * {{cite news | title = Cebu joins elite ITOP Forum | first1 = Mars W. 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