Alegre Beach Resort, Cebu City, Philippines…

Perched above Cebu’s most spectacular white sand beach, the Alegre Beach Resort offers its guests friendly, unobtrusive service in an idyllic tropical location. Upon arrival, the reception area offers uninterrupted views over the spacious pools to the surrounding islands beyond.

Accommodations are set amongst lush gardens and comprised of twenty cabanas, each of which includes two spacious bedrooms, oversized bathrooms and external private verandas. Minibars, satellite television, hairdryers, safes, coffee makers, airconditioning and many other facilities expected of a world class resort, are also included.

Set amidst 27 hectares of lush tropical gardens, Alegre has 20 luxurious cabanas which include 2 spacious bedrooms or a total of 40 rooms with elegant oversized bathrooms and verandas overlooking the deep blue sea. The pristine white sand beaches offer privacy in abundance. The resort boasts of 3 private beach coves.

Accommodation:

Set amidst 27 hectares of lush tropical gardens, Alegre has 20 luxurious cabanas which include 2 spacious bedrooms or a total of 40 rooms with elegant oversized bathrooms and verandas overlooking the deep blue sea. The pristine white sand beaches offer privacy in abundance. The resort boasts of 3 private beach coves.

Facilities and Amenities:

Individual Terrace . Individually-controlled air-conditioning unit , Ceiling Fan , Colored Television , Laser Disc In-house Movies , Satellite Television , Operator-assisted Telephone Calls , Mini-Bar , Personal Safe, Separate Shower , Separate WC , Hair Dryer , Coffee & Tea making Facilities, Library , Local Singers perform nightly , Manicure and Pedicure Service , Massage Service , Postage , Private Beach Coves , Room Service , Swimming Pool (47m) , Two Children’s Pools.

Contact Information:

ALEGRE BEACH RESORT RESERVATION OFFICE
Calumboyan, Sogod, Island of Cebu, Philippines
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1094, Cebu City Philippines
Tel. Nos. +63 (0) 32 2549800; 2549811; 2549822; local 172
Fax: +63 (0) 32 2549833
Direct Line: +63 (0) 32 2556388
Email address: reserve@alegrebeachresort.com or guest@alegrebeachresort.com
Photo Credit: RoyTC

The Taoist Temple, Cebu City, Philippines…

Located at Beverly Hills, Cebu City. This temple preserves the teachings of Lao-Tse, the 600 B.C. Chinese philosopher. Everyday people climb its 99 steps to light joss sticks and have their fortune read.

A towering, multi-tiered, multi-hued attraction accessible by three separate winding routes. Attractions here consist of huge, colorful dragon, a replica of the Great Wall of China, spacious balconies offering scenic views, souvenir shops, mini library with instructional materials, and dozens of escalating steps.

The Taoist Temple sits at the very heart of one of Cebu’s high-end subdivisions, Beverly Hills. The Taoist Temple is presently one of the major tourist destinations in Cebu City. As a matter of fact, a Cebu Tour is not complete without a quick visit to the taoist temple. But keep in mind that the Taoist Temple is set to have a 100th steps before you’ll reach the top. So if you want a taste of Cebu’s Chinese culture, visit the Taoist Temple in Beverly Hills, Lahug. Other than that, there were great things to enjoy at Cebu City, Philippines.

Photo Credit: Thanks to Leylander at My Cebu Photo Blog

A trip to Cebu City, Philippines…

Just last week I got a great trip to Cebu City one of the oldest City of the Philippines to lodge my Japanese Visa application since, visa application to Japan here in Davao City is now only accepting for residential application so, I don’t have a choice but to travel to Cebu City as it was the only near neighboring city of Davao who do have an agency that processes Japanese Visa. I just do hope that I will be granted a Japanese Visa since my only purpose of going back to Japan is to help my Sister in taking care of her two boys my little Nephews.

Here are some photos I got during my trip at Cebu City. But this photos was taken during dawn time before we arrive at the City of Cebu.

Anyway, Cebu City is the second most important metropolitan center in the Philippines. The city lies on the eastern shore of the island of Cebu and is the first Spanish settlement in the country. It is the country’s main domestic shipping hub and is home to more than 80% of the country’s inter-island shipping companies. Cebu is also the main hub, outside of the capital, of international flights into the country and is the most important center of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao, the southern parts of the country. It is because of this and other important aspects that Cebu City is dubbed the Queen City of the South. According to the official 2000 census, it has a population of 718,821 people in 147,600 households.

Cebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Naga. Metro Cebu has a total population of more than 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, the towns of Balamban, and Asturias, to the south are Talisay City and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City is located.

Cebu City has everything to offer you! From amazing scenic views, to Hotel accommodations, beaches, and some great things that you can only found in this place. So, better have a chance now to visit this place!

Sinulog Festival, Cebu City, Philippines…

The Sinulog Festival is one of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. The main festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the holy child Jesus,the patron of the whole province of Cebu. The word “santo” means “holy” (in this case) and not “saint”. A similar example is Santo Rosario, meaning Holy Rosary and not Saint Rosary. It is essentially a dance ritual that remembers the Filipino people’s pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity.

The festival features some the country’s most colorful displays of pomp and pageantry: participants garbed in bright-colored costumes dance to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs. The streets are usually lined with vendors and pedestrians all wanting to witness the street-dancing. Smaller versions of the festival are also held in various parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño. There is also a Sinulog sa Kabataan, which is performed by the youths of Cebu a week before the Grand Parade.

Recently, the cultural event has been commercialized as a tourist attraction and instead of traditional street-dancing from locals, Sinulog also came to mean a contest featuring contingents from various parts of the country. The Sinulog Contest is traditionally held in the Cebu City Sports Complex, where most of Cebu’s major provincial events are held.

So, for those of you who wanted to witness the beautiful and exciting Sinulog Festival better arrive in Cebu before January 20, 2008 ’cause its the showdown day of all the participant who came from the different barangays of Cebu City and from the different City of the Philippines who came across to join the open Category of the said festival. In fact, Iligan City were I grew up is one of the depending contestants who will be competing again to win the crown.