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Binibining Cebu
Miss Cebu (formerly Miss Cebu Tourism in 1984 to 1999 and Binibining Cebu in 2018 to 2021) is the oldest running beauty pageant in Cebu, Philippines. The reigning Binibining Cebu is Beatrice Luigi Gomez from San Fernando. History The beauty pageant was held in Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ... every January during the Sinulog Festival, and it was organized by the city government and the city tourism office. In 2017, the pageant has been held every October with a different name, title, and organization. Titleholders References External links *{{Official Website, http://binibinjngcebu.com Beauty pageants in Cebu Culture of Cebu Philippine awards 1984 establishments in the Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital and largest city is Cebu City, nicknamed "the Queen City of the South", the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government. The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for business processing services, tourism, shipping, furniture-making, and heavy industry. Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madridejos, Cebu
Madridejos, officially the Municipality of Madridejos ( ceb, Lungsod sa Madridejos; tgl, Bayan ng Madridejos), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,039 people. It is one of the three municipalities that make up the Bantayan Island, island of Bantayan, which lies to the west of the northern tip of Cebu. Madridejos is bordered to the north and west by the Visayan Sea, to the east is the town of Daanbantayan, Cebu, Daanbantayan and to the south is the town of Bantayan, Cebu, Bantayan. There is a light station – LS Madridejos – about north of the mean High water mark, highwater mark at Kota point . History Lawis was the old name of Madridejos. Even today people still use the name "Lawis", meaning "promontory", the portion carved out to constitute the municipality of Madridejos being the peninsula located on the northern side of Bantayan is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Cebu
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a typical be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageants In Cebu
Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, together with art and taste, is the main subject of aesthetics, one of the major branches of philosophy. As a positive aesthetic value, it is contrasted with ugliness as its negative counterpart. Along with truth and goodness it is one of the transcendentals, which are often considered the three fundamental concepts of human understanding. One difficulty in understanding beauty is because it has both objective and subjective aspects: it is seen as a property of things but also as depending on the emotional response of observers. Because of its subjective side, beauty is said to be "in the eye of the beholder". It has been argued that the ability on the side of the subject needed to perceive and judge beauty, sometimes referred to as the "sense of taste", can be trained and that the verdicts of experts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raine Baljak
Gabriele Raine Abellana Baljak (born 1996) is a Filipino-Australian former beauty queen. She was Miss Cebu 2016, and is a public speaker, health and fitness coach, and model. Early life Baljak was born in Sydney, Australia, and moved to Cebu City, Philippines as a child. She attended Cebu International School. Miss Cebu 2016 On the first night she was awarded two of the four awards given, Miss Epson for her knowledge of Cebuano history and Best in Funwear in her two-piece creation by Mike Yapching. On the final evening she was named as ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...'s Kapamilya Star of the Night and Best in Evening Gown wearing designer Dino Lloren. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baljak, Raine Filipino beauty pageant winners 1996 births Filipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danao City, Cebu
Danao, officially the City of Danao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Danao; fil, Lungsod ng Danao), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 156,321 people. Danao is within the Metro Cebu area. Geography Danao is in the Metro Cebu area and is from Cebu City. It is bordered on the north by Carmen, on the west by Asturias, on the south by Compostela and to the east by the Camotes Sea. Barangays Danao City comprises 42 barangays: Climate Demographics Economy Mining Railways The Cebu railway ran from Danao south to Argao. During World War II, the bridges, tracks and Central Station were bombed so extensively that the railway never recovered, and it closed in 1942. After that, whatever was left after the war was dug up to become the Cebu North Road. Now a new light railway is to be built in Cebu. Sugar The old system of milling sugar cane used to produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minglanilla, Cebu
Minglanilla, officially the Municipality of Minglanilla ( ceb, Lungsod sa Minglanilla; tgl, Bayan ng Minglanilla), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 151,002 people. Minglanilla is bordered to the north by the City of Talisay, to the west is the city of Toledo, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the city of Naga. Minglanilla lies within Metro Cebu. It is known as the "Sugat Capital of the South". (''Sugat'' in Cebuano means meeting.) A big event in Minglanilla is the ''Sugat'', which attracts not people from adjacent towns as well as from Cebu city and further afield. On Black Saturday night, a public dance is held at the church plaza to witness the reenactment of the "meeting" of the risen Christ and his mother. Their images, borne on richly decorated ''carrozas'', meet amidst joyous songs and the presence of child angels suspended by wires. The ''Kabanhawan'' (Cebuano for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantayan, Cebu
Bantayan, officially the Municipality of Bantayan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Bantayan; tgl, Bayan ng Bantayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 86,247 people. Geography Bantayan is located on Bantayan Island, from Cebu City. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 86,247, making it the island's most populous town as well as the largest. It is bordered to the north by the town of Madridejos, to the southwest is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Medellin and to the south is the town of Santa Fe. Barangays Bantayan comprises 25 barangays: GK Village Gawad Kalinga has a village in brgy Mojon. Climate Demographics Economy Transportation For short journeys within population centres, then trisikads are readily available. They can carry two or three adults plus goods, a total load in excess of . They are available only where land is flat and level. For longer j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias, Cebu
Asturias, officially the Municipality of Asturias ( ceb, Lungsod sa Asturias; tgl, Bayan ng Asturias), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,397 people. History The original name of Asturias is Naghalin, perhaps from the word ''lalin'', native Cebuano term for settlers coming from far places. Other authorities say that "Naghalin" is a mispronunciation of the Cebuano word ''naghaling'' which means "making fire" as preparation for cooking. This assertion is supported by the old name of an adjacent municipality, "Bagacawa" (now known as Tuburan), which means "fiery cauldron" from the Cebuano ''baga'' (ember) and ''kawa'' (cauldron). The first occupants of Asturias came from other places and neighboring islands such as Negros and Bohol. At first, one part of Naghalin was part of Tuburan and the other part of Balamban. Over time, the population of Naghalin increased because of immigration and natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badian, Cebu
Badian, officially the Municipality of Badian ( ceb, Lungsod sa Badian; tgl, Bayan ng Badian), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,735 people. Geography Badian is from Cebu City. Badian is bordered to the north by the town of Moalboal, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Dalaguete, and to the south is the town of Alegria. Barangays Badian comprises 29 barangays: Poblacion The main barangay of Badian is the Poblacion, located in the center of the town. It is the only urban barangay, and the most populous of Badian. It contains the hospital and the marketplace where most of the trading takes place. Many vendors from all over town trade here particularly at weekends. Poblacion is where the local high school is located. Badian National High School (BNHS) is one of two high schools in Badian. This is also the larger of the two and many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borbon, Cebu
Borbon, officially the Municipality of Borbon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Borbon; tgl, Bayan ng Borbon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,187 people. History According to the Panublion publication, Borbon was established as a parish on 15 September 1862 and had San Sebastian as its patron saint. Today St. Sebastian's fiesta is celebrated every 20 January. Borbon was formerly a ''visita'' or an extension community of the town of Sogod. That is why many of the first settlers of Borbon were families whose roots can be traced back to relatives in Sogod. In addition, describes the Borbon church made of wood and tabique resting on a base of mortar, dimensions . The church was thatched with grass. The original church is believed to have been one of the oldest churches in Cebu prior to its demolition after World War II. The town was said to have been named after the Bourbon royal family, or a misin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronda, Cebu
Ronda, officially the Municipality of Ronda ( ceb, Lungsod sa Ronda; tgl, Bayan ng Ronda), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,005 people. Ronda is bordered to the north by the town of Dumanjug, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Argao, and to the south is the town of Alcantara. It is from Cebu City. Etymology Ronda (which is named after a a town in Malaga) is usually attributed to the Spanish word ''”ronda”'' which means ''”to round”'' or ''”to patrol”'' but evidence suggests Ronda is derived from ''Arunda'', presumably of Celtic origin however its meaning is uncertain. Oral traditions suggest that the town was named ''“Holoyaw”'' before the Spanish conquest. ''‘’Holoyaw’’'' refers to a type of banana that was abundant in the area. Others posit the name’s origin to Jolo as the southern parts of the Visayas was infamous to being vulnera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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