Cebu City, Philippines
Cebu City, Philippines is located on the eastern coast of the province of Cebu (island), is the capital of Cebu Province, the second largest city in the Philippines, after Manila, the central municipality. Cebu covers an area of 340 square kilometers and has a population of 700,000 people. The cities of Cebu, Mandawe and Lapu-Lapu make up Greater Cebu, with a total population of 1.1 million, and is the economic center of the Suvia region. The climate is cool throughout the year with no distinct dry and wet seasons, with a humidity level of about 77% and an average annual temperature of 21°C. The city is located in the northwestern part of Cebu City. The Port of Cebu, located northwest of Cebu City, is a natural harbor and the second largest port in the Philippines. The current mayor is Alvin Garcia.
Cebu City has become a highly developed commercial and industrial center due to its strategic location and is the largest economic center outside of Manila. Corn, copra, mangoes, tobacco, aquaculture and timber are important in the economy. Cebu has the largest coconut oil refinery in the country, in addition to cigarette factories, sugar, ceramics and breweries. Cebu's shell craft making industry is highly productive due to its abundant resources. Tourism, which focuses on natural tourism resources, is an important industry in Cebu with about 400,000 domestic and foreign tourists every year.
Cebu is easily accessible by land, sea and air, and is the center of sea and air transportation in the southern Philippines. The Ring Island Highway passes through this place and other provinces are connected by railroad bridges, Cebu Mactan International Airport has more than 300 domestic and foreign flights every week, which can directly reach Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and other countries and regions, and there are more than 30 flights a day with Manila with direct flights. 80% of the domestic shipping in the Philippines is based in the port of Cebu, and there are more than 20 shipping lines to more than 40 ports in the country. in 1997, the throughput of the international terminal reached 3 million tons, and handled 10,000 standard containers annually.
Chinese and Chinese in Cebu City has hundreds of years of overseas Chinese history, now the Greater Cebu region of Chinese, Chinese, nearly 100,000 people, they are mainly engaged in commercial trade, hotels and restaurants, financial and processing areas, its economic strength accounted for 50% -60% of the local economy, mastered Cebu City, there is no shortage of Chinese and overseas Chinese in the economic lifeblood of Cebu City. After the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and me, more than 40 Chinese organizations have joined together to form the Filipino-Chinese Confederation (FCC), which coordinates things for the Chinese and overseas Chinese. Other influential organizations include the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Association and the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The leaders of the Chinese community in Cebu are mainly surnamed Wu, who are economically powerful, which is why some people jokingly refer to Cebu as "Wu Tian Wu Di". At present, there are 10 Chinese language schools in Cebu. The Filipino-Chinese Voluntary Fire Protection Association, founded by Chinese and overseas Chinese, is a popular organization in Cebu. They also run local charitable organizations such as the Chong Hua Hospital.
The Philippines set up a Consulate General in Xiamen in March 1995, and in October 1995, we set up a Consulate General in Cebu, which facilitated the interaction between the two cities.