Cebu

A friend of mine is likely to get married in the City of Cebu in Philippines. Another friend of mine got a job transfer to the City of Cebu, but in the last minute that friend was posted in Davao, Philippines. These 2 made me think about Cebu. 

Cebu province consists of a main island and more than 150 surrounding islands. The Cebu Province is located in the southern part of Philippines. The capital of Cebu Province is City of Cebu. It is the oldest city in that country and the first capital city. It is also the second largest metropolitan after Manila Metro. 

In the ancient days it was called the Cebu Rajanate, an Indianized version of Raja. According to legend, it was founded by Rajamuda Lumaya, a minor prince of Tamil Chola Dynasty. He was sent by the Chola Emperor in Tamil Nadu to establish a military base there. 

(I digress. When I was in high school, we used to study in history books how the Chola emperors sent their naval forces to Indochina, Indonesia, Malay Peninsula and other places and won. I and my friends used to make fun of this and say these were fake news. Now I realize they are not fake news.) (Now, per Ponniyin Selvan, we know Raja Raja Chola was stationed in Sri Lanka.) 

Later, Cebu province was occupied by Spanish, then the Americans, and then the Japanese and then Philippines became independent. 

Cebu was a major resistance center against the Marcos dictatorship. People of Cebu played a major role in the People Power Revolution that was responsible for the ouster of Marcos.

Cebu’s climate is tropical. It is a big tourist attraction. Popular tourist attractions are Whale Shark Watching, Water Sports Adventure, Sunset Cruise, and Cebu City Tour.