Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 • Cebu, Philippines

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Cebu Living chronicles the vibrant lifestyle in Cebu: its great beaches, historic landmarks, sumptuous food and fun parties and events. We’ve just started the site in May. Do come back as we add more articles in the site.

Editors’ picks

Elicon House: Affordable pension house in the heart of Cebu City

Do you need a clean but affordable accommodation for your Cebu trip? We check out Elicon Pension House, a popular pension house among regular Cebu City visitors. Elicon is located in the heart of downtown Cebu City. → Read more

Magellan's Cross in downtown Cebu City

Close to 500 years ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge Christian cross in Sugbu (now Cebu) to celebrate the baptism into the Roman Catholic religion of island chief Rajah Humabon, his wife, and some 500 of their followers on April 21, 1521. → Read more

Fort San Pedro: A monument to Cebu's turbulent past

Fort San Pedro is the oldest and smallest fort in the Philippines. Built by the Spaniards to repel sieges by hostile natives and Muslim pirates, the fort was deemed finished in 1738, some 200 years after it started construction. → Read more

Battle of Mactan: history and myth

There is a spot in Lapu-Lapu City in Mactan island that's revered by islanders more than any other place. A marker says it was on that site that a man who had sought dominion over the island in the name of the Spanish king had died in the hands of the brave warrior chieftain Lapu-Lapu 485 years ago. → Read more

The call of the surf in Calicoan Island

Travel by boat and van from Cebu to Calicoan in Eastern Samar is one long and rough ride but the wonders of the island are worth every minute of ache and discomfort. → Read more