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5 Secrets of the Light of the North: Liloan, Cebu
About 14 kilometers from Cebu City is the town of Liloan, a town everybody should start putting in their itineraries whenever visiting the island of Cebu. This quaint town got its name from whirlpools (lilo in Cebuano) that form in some areas of Silot Bay. This fast-growing municipality is also referred to as “The Light of the North”, a title that attributed to one of its prominent landmarks, a lighthouse in the coastline of Catarman.
Cebu in the 1930’s: Who remembers Shamrock Hotel?
Who can remember the famous Shamrock Hotel? In the 1930’s, this was the hotel at the bustling harbor of Cebu. When you visit the area, this is the only remainder of the tremendous history in trade our island has that […]
Must-See Heritage Sites in Cebu!
If there’s anything more alluring than Cebu’s pristine white-sand beaches and beautiful diving spots, it definitely has to be its rich historical and cultural wealth. The Queen City of the South is a confluence of the past and present, with […]
The Reopened Governors’ Gallery!
A bigger, better tribute to our local history opened last August 20, 2015. After being closed for months under renovation beginning early in the year, you can finally visit the new and improved Governors’ Gallery on the 2nd floor of […]
What is Colon to You?
What is Colon? Through the centuries and the changes in the province, Colon Street has changed as well. It has garnered a mixed reputation and now means different things for everyone: It was once the hippest place to shop, dine […]
10 National Heritage Spots Within The Heart Of Cebu
This week, we are taking a look back at some of Cebu’s greatest National Heritage spots in and around Cebu. June is also a perfect month to so because it’s the month of national pride which means taking pride in Cebu and our Nation. […]
Inside Cebu’s Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House
Not many of us are aware that a few steps from Parian monument, there is a house that has likewise witnessed history unfolding. We’re referring to Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House located across the Heritage Monument of Cebu. The Yap-Sandiego ancestral house […]
Interesting Things you can Witness in Colon Street Today
If the oldest and shortest street in Cebu could only speak, imagine how many pages of history books we could fill with details of Colon Street alone. Well, your parents must have mentioned to you, at some point, how they […]
Oponganons’ Birhen sa Regla
Two years ago, the news of the stolen jewelry from the Birhen sa Regla or Nuestra Señora Virgen De Regla church came just months after our last visit. I remember that there were so many jewelry pinned to the image […]
Cebu City’s Senior Citizens Park
Last October 6, 2012, the Senior Citizens Park was opened to the public as a replacement of the old Carbon Market warehouse, which was deemed unsafe after the February 2012 earthquake that occurred in Cebu and other parts of the […]
Malacañang sa Sugbo
The Malacañang sa Sugbo, which is also referred to as Malacañang of the South, is the official residence of the President of the Philippines in the whole Visayas and named after the presidential house in Manila, Malacañang Palace. It’s found […]
Tabor Hill
Mount Tabor plays a significant part in the Christian faith. It is believed to be the site of the Transfiguration, where Jesus Christ appeared to converse with Moses and Elijah in front of his apostles. The mountain is located in […]
San Pedro Calungsod Chapel
With the recent canonization of San Pedro Calungsod, Cebu has been getting a lot of attention. In addition to joining novenas and procession, devotees from around the globe are visiting chapels and structures dedicated to the first saint from the […]
Cathedral Museum of Cebu
The Cathedral Museum of Cebu is housed in an imposing bahay-na-bato located in the downtown area in close proximity to the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. As it is the ecclesiastical museum of the Roman […]
Ancestral Houses in Cebu (Part 2)
Casa Pañares When in Barili, a town in the southern part of the Cebu province, one can hardly miss the aristocratic bahay na bato that is situated just a few blocks from the town’s parish church. The grandest house in […]
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