Cebu or Manila and WHY ?

[jugs_05]

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grabe ang situation sa manila. i spent my childhood days there. i was born in cebu but i grew up in manila and stayed there for 10 years.

grabe, i can't take the pollution. i still remember during my elementary days when i would use to ride the school bus and on my way home, prmi mag labad akng o tungod sa baho sa bus and pollution.. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....u can't call manila a paradise.. hell NO..

[SamuraiArcher]

Hello everyone, let me share to you an article from ASIAWEEK why Cebu is one of Asiaweek's choice as TOP TEN CITIES OF ASIA:

ASIAWEEK'S TOP TEN CITIES OF ASIA
#1 TOKYO: City of Villages
#2 SINGAPORE: Who's Laughing Now?
#3 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Tea and Television
#4 OSAKA: Move Over Tokyo
#5 SENDAI: Away From the Center
#6 HONG KONG: Free and Expensive
#7 KUALA LUMPUR: Towering Ambitions
#8 CEBU: Business With a Pleasure
#9 CHIANG MAI: Blossoming Flower
#10 GEORGETOWN: History and High Tech

#8 CEBU: Business With a Pleasure
The all-year summer sun is out but a breeze rustles through mango trees dotting hills that roll into the sea. Another day in Cebu, central Philippines. "The pace is more leisurely here," says Mayor Alvin Garcia whose life is witness to this. One day he might be meeting with investment bankers about a new $19-million city government bond offering, settling a dispute with market vendors, and talking with property developers about new projects. The same day Garcia, 50, might also take a break from city hall at noon, hit the fairways of the Cebu Country Club, and go back to his desk by 5 pm.
Twice a week, he and his vice-mayor, Renato Osmea (both 17 handicappers), make it a point to join friends for a round of golf. Japanese tourists also enjoy Cebu's three courses, flying in just to play. Even with plane fare and hotels it is still much cheaper than doing a full 18 holes at home. And compared with Manila, green fees and other club costs are about 30% lower. Tourists also come for the beaches of this small island (250 km long and 45 km at its widest). Over 50 resorts, from five-star to one-hut operations, are about 30 minutes to three hours drive from the city.
But don't let the diversions make you think Cebu is all frivolity and frolic. The land that killed the explorer Ferdinand Magellan and repulsed his soldiers in 1521 welcomed many ethnic Chinese business people -- and has prospered because of it. Called "Ce-boom" for its unrelenting double-digit growth, the city is a centuries-old bastion of entrepreneurship. No less than seven leading Filipino Chinese tycoons, including Lucio Tan, Henry Sy and John Gokongwei, spent their boyhood in Cebu.
Sophisticated balancing scales found by Magellan's crew prompted his chronicler Pigafetta to write about how "scrupulous these people are in their dealings." Today, traders still come in from neighboring islands. The strategic location makes Cebu an ideal hub for commerce and transportation. Most of the major national shipping lines are headquartered there, and at least 56 international flights serve the city.
An industrial zone near the international airport on nearby Mactan island hosts some 120 companies including the likes of NEC, camera manufacturer Asahi Pentax and international furniture label Maitland-Smith. On top of prosperity, Cebu offers streets with much less crime than Manila's. The semi-governmental Cebu Investment Promotions Center handles enquiries from prospective investors. Its letterhead features a little tiger on the corner with the words: "Next in Asia." It's about time.

[tolstoi]

^^that's an old review..it was during alvin garcia's encumbency

[arnoldsa]

^^

It's still applicable bai.. hehehe

[SamuraiArcher]

An old article about CEBU but still very true until now...........................

[rowell83]

indytrucks: Screw Thailand. If you're in the Philippines run, don't walk, to Palawan as soon as you get there. Flights go from Manila to Puerto Princesa quite regularly. You'll understand why once you're there.

hapki: The Philippines can be a great place.
Its just a shame that you have to fly through the squalor called Manila to get there.

summer wine: You don't!, Go to Cebu and take a transfer to where you need to go. Moalboal is a nice place for diving or just to sit around and get drunk. For shopping try cebu city, for others, well a trip is not that far away.


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[crinkle]

definitely Cebu. Manila'd be too much for me... i had huge crowds... i can stand them if i'd have to but please don't make it a daily routine of some sort...

basta... i just can't take the culture. for me, grabe na gani kau ang Makati; Manila pa kaha?

[Jpacs29]

cebu rocks

manila sucks.......hilas kaau ang mga tagalog,grabe mo discriminate pero nagpuyo raba cla sa squateer...

bitaw bai, daghan ko kaila mga tagalog wala gyud kinalahi murag B***T ang baba kung manulti
pero ibutang sa actual kay murag mga k*lU*go... no hurt feeling sa mga taga manila makabasa ha
am just saying what i have experience.. Peace...

btaw, i love to settle in cebu man

[jugs_05]

mura man og mas high standards atong living sa cebu kaysa manila.. huna2xa f pila ka squatter area ang naa sa manila compared sa cebu..

[oninrocks]

deli gyud malikayan naay mga tawo mo look down sa mga bisaya..especially kung may punto imong tagalog...