(2000 est. island pop. 2.4 million; est. city pop. 718,000), City and island in the Philippines. The oldest city in the Philippines, Cebu City (the capital of Cebu province, on the east coast of Cebu Island) is the third-largest metropolis in the...

Cebu is one of the provinces of the Philippines. It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the west is Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol province. It is flanked on both sides by the straits of Bohol (between Cebu and Bohol) and Tañon (between Cebu and...

Cebu is becoming a favourite destination for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibits (MICE) in the international and domestic markets, according to Department of Tourism Central Visayas in the Philippines. Director Patria Aurora Roa said "more and more Singapore incentive houses have looked...

Perusing the aisles of the Asian store in our neighborhood one afternoon, I did a double-take when I heard two women having what was unmistakably a lively conversation. Overhearing a loud conversation among Filipinos is hardly unusual in this area, where the biggest concentration...

The U.S., Britain and Australia warned Thursday that terrorists may be plotting attacks in the central Philippines, the site of next week's summit of Asian leaders.Australian and British officials used identical language in separate advisories, saying they believed "terrorists are in the final stages of...

An approaching storm has forced the postponement of two Asian summits scheduled for next week, a top Philippine official said Friday.Marciano Paynor Jr., head of the summit organizing committee, denied that the decision was driven by the threat of terrorism. The U.S., Britain and Australia...