By
MALUM NALU
Cebu City, where Air Niugini is commencing twice
weekly flights, is the oldest city in the Philippines.
Filipino dancers welcoming the PNG delegation to Cebu on Monday night |
It is part of Cebu, a province in the Philippines,
consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands.
Cebu is one of the most-developed provinces in the
Philippines, with Cebu City as the main centre of commerce, trade, education
and industry in the Visayas.
IT Park, Cebu City, a place of great shopping, cafes and restaurants |
Condé Nast Traveler Magazine named Cebu
the 7th best island destination in the Indian Ocean-Asia region in 2007, 8th
best Asian-Pacific island destination in 2005, 7th in 2004 and in 2009.
A colourful jeepney along the streets of Cebu City |
It is located
to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands. Cebu is a long
narrow island stretching 225 kilometers from north to south, surrounded by 167
neighbouring, smaller islands, which include Mactan, Bantayan, Malapascua,
Olango and the Camotes Islands.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport, where Air Niugini
is flying to, is located in Mactan Island, and is the second busiest airport in
the Philippines after Manila.
The Air Niugini Boeing 737 being welcomed at Cebu City Mactan International Airport on Monday night |
Cebu businessman Mel Oplimo, who has business links
with PNG, said Air Niugini could not go wrong as Cebu was the business and
tourism hub of the Phillipines.
Ayala Centre, one of the biggest shopping malls in the Philippines |
“We enjoy the splendor and beauty of Cebu,”he told The National in Cebu.
“Cebu is known for its semi-conductor industry,
furniture industry, shipping, travel and tourism.
Oplimo (right), me and video cameraman Tapusi Kone outside the Ayala Centre mall |
“Cebu is known as a rest and recreation area and
most entrepreneurs and Chinese tycoons come from Cebu.
“Cebu is known as a tourism hub.
“It has been declared as one of the best
destinations for tourism in Asia because of its pristine white beaches and
hotel services.”
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