Cebu,officially the Province of Cebu,is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region,and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital and largest city is Cebu City,nicknamed "the Queen City of the South",the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines,which is politically independent from the provincial government.
Cebu City,officially known as the City of Cebu,is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas.
Barili,officially the Municipality of Barili,is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 80,715 people.
Alcoy,officially the Municipality of Alcoy,is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 19,186 people.
Talisay,officially known as the City of Talisay,is a 3rd class component city in the province of Cebu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 263,048 people.
Metropolitan Cebu,or simply Metro Cebu,,is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan. It accounts for 19.9 percent of the land area and 61.5 percent of the population of the entire province of Cebu.
Carcar,officially known as the City of Carcar,is a 5th class component city in the province of Cebu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 136,453 people.
Teofilo Bastida Camomot was a Roman Catholic Archbishop from the Philippines. Ordained a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Cebu on 14 December 1941,he was eventually appointed an auxiliary bishop on 23 March 1955 and receiving the titular see of Clysma. He became coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro on 10 June 1958,becoming titular archbishop of Marcianopolis. While waiting for then-archbishop James Hayes to retire,Camomot resigned for health reasons on 17 June 1970. He was killed in a vehicular accident in San Fernando on 27 September 1988 at the age of 74. A process was started which may lead to his canonization as a saint.
Local elections were held in Cebu on May 13,2013,within the Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and representatives for the six districts of Cebu. Incumbent governor Gwendolyn Garcia is barred for seeking another term because she is limited to three terms only.
Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in Barangay Guadalupe in Carcar,Cebu,some 50 kilometers from the provincial capital Cebu City. The park covers an area of 57.50 hectares occupying an important watershed forest reserve in the central Mantalongon mountain range. It was declared a national park in 1972 by virtue of Republic Act No. 6429.
The mayor of Cebu City is the chief executive of the government of Cebu City in the Philippines. The mayor leads the city's departments in executing ordinances and delivering public services. The mayorship is a three-year term and each mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms,totaling nine years,although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term.
The Mercado Mansion is a heritage house located in Carcar,Cebu,Philippines. It is a two-storey bahay-na-bato painted Mediterranean blue owned by the Mercado clan along Cebu South Road. It was declared a Heritage House by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2009.
Vicente Rama was a Filipino Visayan legislator,publisher,and writer from Cebu,Philippines. Recognized as the Father of Cebu City,he authored the bill for its cityhood which was approved into law by October 20,1936. He also founded the leading pre-war Cebuano periodical,Bag-ong Kusog.
Maximino Jaen Noel was a Filipino politician and the longest-serving congressman from Cebu,Philippines. Representing Cebu's 3rd district,he was a member of the House of Representatives from 1928 to 1934,1945 to 1949 and 1953 to 1965. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1938 to 1941.
Santiago Villagonzalo Lucero was a Filipino Visayan lawyer,politician and judge from Cebu,Philippines. He was mayor of the municipality of Ronda (1934–1936) and member of the House of Representatives for Cebu's 6th legislative district (1954–1956).
Vicente Sarmiento Urgello was a Filipino Visayan lawyer and legislator from Cebu,Philippines. He was a member of the House of the Representatives for Cebu's 3rd district from 1916 until 1922.
Troadio Galicano was a Filipino Visayan anti-American guerilla officer,lawyer,and legislator from Cebu,Philippines. He was promoted to the rank of General during the Philippine-American war,Senator (1925–1931) and the first Member of the House of Representatives of the Cebu's old 5th district (1907–1912).
Jose "Dodong" Rivera Gullas was a Filipino Visayan politician from Cebu,Philippines. The son of Vicente Gullas and Pining Rivera,he has been elected to one term as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 1st District of Cebu from 2001 to 2004. He died on February 25,2021,at 87 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer and was buried on March 3,2021,at the Daughters of Saint Teresa compound in Valladolid,Carcar City.
Nicole Yance Borromeo is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2022. She will represent the Philippines at the Miss International 2023 competition.
