History of Cebu Interesting Story

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Cebuano Food

The way Cebuanos cooked and ate in the sixteenth century was not entirely without “foreign influence.” Even in those days, Cebu was a port flourishing with trade with her neighbors, her culture and cuisine were Indo-Malay and her plates were from China and Thailand. When the Spaniards came, they introduced potatoes, avocado and corn from Mexico, enriching the variety of food available to the Cebuanos. Cattle from China, Mexico, and Spain came towards the end of the fifteenth century. Even goats were not common in Cebu, nor were carabaos, though they were found elsewhere in the Philippines. Since the Spaniards exacted tribute in the form of rice, the Cebuanos learned to eat corn. Even today, Cebuanos are generally known to be a corn-fed people, though this is no longer true of city dwellers. Still, old habits die hard and one occasionally gets to meet Cebuanos hankering for corn gifts to satisfy a craving.

From the Spaniards, Cebuanos learned to use olive oil and chorizo bilbao, to consume diary products, to sauté food, to make callos, lengua, and rellenong manok (the Spaniards probably had to make do with chickens as turkeys were not available), and to mix vegetable and meat with rice. The old native way required the simple boiling of rice or corn and when either was stale, it was fried or made into tinughong (cooked with water and sugar, preferably the variety called muscovado, and eaten as a snack food).

The Chinese, though they traded with Cebu since ancient times, came to settle in large numbers in Cebu only towards the latter half of the nineteenth century. With this wave of immigration came Chinese noodles and lugaw, soy sauce, bean curd, the particular flavors or sesame oil and dried mushrooms, and new ways of cooking like steaming and stir-frying.

Then the Americans came with their own ethnocentric notions of what constituted good food and hygienic eating. They made Cebuanos wash their hands and boil most of their food, and started in earnest to influence the way Cebuanos eat. Up to now, this cultural “invasion” continues with fastfood outlets, soft drinks and their ubiquitous ads found even in the hinterlands, no matter how sparse the population.

The Japanese did not affect much the way Cebuanos eat, probably because they did not stay too long as an occupying army and remained a hostile force. Now in time of peace, their food is available in specialty restaurants. Like other Filipinos who can afford these, Cebuanos have also learned to eat sushi and sashimi, teppanyaki and teriyaki.

wow! really?

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Dinner muna guys. hehehe we will go to Cebu Martial arts later.. then back to past again.

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Going Places in Prewar Cebu

Then as now, traveling was quite a lively affair in Cebu around the 1930s. All the not-so-gentle persuasive techniques that dispatchers do today to entice the public to ride their buses began to evolve during the period. While, the central bus station was located in Plaza Washington (now Freedom Park), passengers of calesas were forced to alight some distance as dispatchers pulled and shoved against each other to get to their would-be passengers. The competition came because, aside from cheap rates, one could pick numerous modes of transport to use when traveling beyond the city limits.

By this time, Cebu boasted the highest number of first-class roads in the country. And the Philippine Railway Co. had long linked the city to Argao in the South and Danao in the North. While fare was pegged officially at 1 centavo per kilometer regardless of type of transport, the three major bus companies that competed with the trains resorted to illegal discounts, collecting ½ centavo in lieu of the mandated rate. Of the almost 200 buses plying the north/south roads, the Cebu Autobus owned 80 while the Filipino Bus as well as the Cebu Transit had 45 buses each. With 50 centavos, one could reach Santander or Bogo by bus or train.

Inter-island travel was just as lively with 30 vessels tied at the Cebu Wharf. At P5.40 one could travel from Surigao or Misamis in the evening and reach by noon the following day.

mao man ni ang train station sa una. kana gi tukoran sa E-mall karon. klaru kaau ang bukid sa buhisan.

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Cebuano Martial Arts The Arnis

Cebuanos are noted for a native form of martial arts - the art of stick-fighting called olilisi or arnis. Olilisi derives from olisi or ulisi, “a cane or staff,” while arnis probably derives from the Spanish arnes, which means “armor, hardness, or accessory.” Stick-fighting also came to be called eskrima, from the Spanish esgrima or “fencing.”

It is said that Lapulapu, the hero of the battle of Mactan, was a master of the art of fighting with what the chronicler Antonio Pigafetta called a “fire-hardened” stick. Oral tradition tells of how Lapulapu could throw a pestle-sized stick right through a live coconut trunk, and of how he could outmaneuver using any of the “six variations” of the slash-and-thrust of the arnis.

Local history says that the Spaniards found the art of stick-fighting so “brutal” that they banned it. Perhaps the reason for this was more a matter of security than reasons purely ethical. The art, however, survived in theater where it found a place in the fencing sequences of the play called linambay (or komedya, an elaborate spectacle based on European medieval romances) and in the ritual battle scenes of the drama-performance of the Sinulog, the Cebuano dance of worship.

In 1932, Cebuano eskrimadores organized themselves into a group called Doce Pares, an evocation of the Twelve Peers of France. Founded by Lorenzo Saavedra and Filemon Canete, the organization has continued to this day. It has promoted this old form of martial arts which has through the efforts of masters like Ciriaco Canete, gained devoted adherents not only in the Philippines but also abroad.


Eskrima: Cebu’s Power Sport

Eskrima - a comprehensive kind of martial arts which includes the use of olisis and bladed weapons. This Filipino martial art is typically called arnis in Luzon, eskrima in the Visayas, and kali in the South. It is generally classified into single olisi (such as a fire-hardened rattan stick) or double (doble) competition. It also includes “empty hands” training, and a system of kicking, punching, and grappling (dumog).

Eskrima in Cebu

Cebu’s Eskrima was first introduced to the world when Lapulapu fought with Magellan and his men in the Battle of Mactan, using fire-hardened sticks, wooden spears, lances, and bladed weapons to defeat the Spaniards.

The practice of eskrima was nearly lost during the Spanish rule when the Spaniards banned its practice. However, it was kept alive under the guise of Moro-Moro plays and dances which included battle scenes. With the end of the Spanish rule at the end of the century, eskrima continued to grow in Cebu.

Labangon Fencing Club - formed in 1920, it is the first eskrima organization in Cebu City. Political conflicts during that time - the issue of whether the Philippines should remain a territory of the USA or not - resulted in the club being dissolved in 1930.

Doce Pares Society - founded in 1932 with 24 members. The name refers to the Doce-pares style eskrima - the use of 12 basic strikes and 12 basic defenses. Practically all the original members of Doce Pares fought as guerilla fighters during WW II.

Cebu Escrima Association (CEA) - formed in 1975 through the efforts of Diony Cañete, this club is the association of 14 eskrima clubs in Cebu City. It was also during this time that the National Arnis Association of the Philippines (NARAPHIL) was created to promote the art locally, nationally and internationally.

1st National Eskrima Festival - held in 1976 in Cebu City through the joint efforts of the Doce Pares, the CEA and the NARAPHIL. It brought together 60 of the most skilled eskrimadors in the country.

1st National Arnis Championship - held in 1979 at the University of the Visayas in Cebu City, it attracted more than 100 participants.

Popularity of Eskrima - The popularity of eskrima is validated by movie scenes done by popular martial artists, such as Dan Inosanto, Bruce Lee, Steven Seagal, Jeff Speakman, and others, who have used stickfighting in their action films.

wow amazing!! nakabalo ra ko ani through yaw-yan.. pero i want to try learning Arnis and Eskrima later on.

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@tarantado07 #73: hehehe cguro sir.. pero i dont know..

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Nightlife & Entertainment Cebu By Dark

For those who think that Cebu City is a s3x tourism destination, it will be a disappointment. It is true, Cebu City was one of the rest and relax destinations of the American GI during the peak days of the Vietnam War. This created an extensive nightlife. After the war, however, this changed gradually. For a while American, European and Australian tourists tried to keep up this image, but in time Asian tourists took over. Cebu’s Nightlife adjusted to that.

How safe is it for a foreigner to go around Cebu City at night? Actually there is no safety problem at all in Cebu. Criminality is much, much lower than in Manila or some other parts of the country. The Cebu police corps is quiet and often invisible, but is known in the country for its efficiency. Big time criminality is virtually non-existent.

No matter where you choose to spend your stay here. Cebu promises a vacation experiences you’ll never forget!

One can still go home for dinner before going out again… For at 8:00 PM, there is still hardly anyone in the bars except for the out-of towners.

It is best to arrive around 11:00 PM, especially on weekends.

Some bars are concentrated in one location, so if one intends to go bar hopping, you need to have a car (or take a cab).

One of the stops would be the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City where it houses the Casino Filipino Entrance fee is Php 100.00

those were the days... haha Nevermind

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reaction nalang inyoha guys? hehe ako nalang share sa history.. tomorrow napud kay gilabad akong ulo.. pero kung ganahan mo moshare its ok..

Mabuhay ka CEBU!!! Mabuhi ka!! haha

[ironmack08]

ka nindot ani nga thread TS ue . . . Im a big history lover too. . . But in general lang . . . Meaning world history mostly american and philippine history mostly on luzon revolutions . . . Then little bout visayan revolution . . . Pero interesting kaayog mga facts diri dah . . . Na amaze and mas na proud ko to be a cebuano . . . Hehehe. . . Looking forward to more cebuano facts and history from this thread. . .more fun in cebu jud!

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mao ni ang pinuti, apila ng iya mga pusil:

it's owned by the late Gregorio Abellana, member of the Mambaling group of Katipuneros.
he is the grandfather of Jovito Abellana of the "Aginid" fame.

USC Press is publishing Jovito's WW II memoirs entitled "My Moments of War to Remember By", while Museo Sugbo has loaned his memorabilia of three large ice chests full of documents.

All the Katipunan memorabilia of Gregorio will be on loan on August 10. But Jovito's mementos are already with Museo Sugbo.

naa pa diay lain, a collector from the U.S. named Rick Philips, now based in Talisay, loaned his collection of memorabilia ni Edward Sharp, a Thomasite assigned in Bohol. The collection includes a lot of albumins of sites in Loon, Caalpe, Tubigon and Tagbilaran ca. 1902-03.

Half of this collection is at Duke University in the U.S. while the other half is loaned by Mr. Philips to Museo Sugbo.

amazing kaau

be right back after workout.

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@ironmack08 #78: yah! more fun in cebu! thank you so much for appreciating.