One of the Passus of the Good Friday procession of the Semana Santa of Bantayan showing St. Longinus piercing the side of the Body of Christ. Bantayan's Holy Week processions and practices are said to be the grandest in the Visayas. Bantayan is also the only town in the Philippines where fasting is not strictly observed during Holy Week. (Source)
A typical Sinulog Festival Queen with the image of the Child Jesus, locally known as Santo Nio, dancing with her contingent from Plaridel, Misamis Occidental during the festival in Cebu. (Source)
The original image of Santo Nio de Ceb, an image of the Child Jesus given by Ferdinand Magellan to Queen Juana and to the Cebuanos after the First Baptism, now enshrined at the Minor Basilica. (Source)
Cebu island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016 (Source)
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Copsychus cebuensis, the Black Shama (locally called Siloy), is a species of Shama bird that is only found in the island of Cebu. It is currently endangered. It has been observed as far in urban areas as Cebu City, but is mainly abundant in the species' last stronghold, the Nug-as rainforest of Alcoy. It can also be found in Casili, Consolacion and the mountainous areas of the Trans Central Highway. The bird was once featured on the official stamp of Cebu of 1992. (Source)
Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church in Cebu City. Barangay Basak Pardo was originally a separate town of Cebu, but was absorbed in Cebu City. (Source)
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The Baslica Minore del Santo Nio in Cebu, the first church built in the Philippines. Named by the Holy See as the "Mother and Head... of all Churches of the Philippine Islands".[54] (Source)
Cebu City, although independent from Cebu Province (together with Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu City), is the largest city and economic hub of the island. (Source)
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Terminal 2 building of MactanCebu International Airport. (Source)
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The CCLEX Bridge, completed in 2022, is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the Philippines (Source)