I AM: CEBU

Cebu: A place I can call my own. A place where I was born and became the person that I am today.  A small and quiet place where a lot of treasure pays its harmony and rest.

This small little island is small yet elegant in its own beauty and uniqueness. Not only treasures of nature but treasures of beautiful people surrounds it as well. 

The majority of its population are Roman Catholic. The image of Santo Niño de Cebú (Holy Child Jesus 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 According to Philippine historical documents, the statue of the Santo Niño (Child Jesus) was given by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan to the wife of the Rajah of Cebu. 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. Cebu has a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and has several major churches, including the Basilica Minore 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, Archdiocesanm Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Cebu and other Christian churches, as well as several other non-Catholic churches, mosque and temples.

Surrounded by neighbouring islands, Cebu does not get that many Typhoons hitting their way. Except for Northern Cebu (from:Bantayan Island to Mandaue City that is a path of typhoon coming from east and west. Apart from the devastation that was brought about by Typhoon Frank in 2008, only Typhoon Ruping came close to what one can call a direct hit in Cebu from a Typhoon was in 1990.

Here are some of Cebu's pride:

and, most especially.....