Cebu

Cebu City which is in every tourist's list of destinations. One of the reasons is its beaches. Cebu beaches are famous here in the Philippines for its fine sand and clear waters. The city is blessed with these beaches because of its location. Its location gives it its beautiful sunsets and jaw-dropping views since its beaches are along the coastlines.

Manila Traffic

Manila, one of the worlds tourist destinations, ranked tenth in MasterCard's global top 20 fastest growing cities for international visitors from 2009-2013. But, as great as this city is, there is a major problem that needs to fixed, overpopulation.

With a population of almost 12 million people, Manila is partly known for its frustrating traffic that can last for hours to get to a destination. During rush hour, traffic in the main roads barely move at all, and with an accident that occurs the vehicles are at gridlock for hours.

Some of the problems are that there's just too many vehicles in Manila. They all can't fit in the roads that we have anymore. Another problem are the officials that we have. Violators tend to bribe the officials and pay off their sanctions. Obviously this is a major deal in Manila and should be taken care of by the government properly.

Here in Manila it is best to strategically plan out before you actually go out such as going out only on Sundays or going out only before or after rush hour. Knowing the different times when the roads are not as traffic may save you hours of your lives.






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Sinulog

The mother of all festivals in the Philippines - Sinulog!

Sinulog is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City.

It commemorates the Filipino people's pagan origins, and their acceptance of and conversion to Christianity. Every year millions of people from either other parts of the Philippines or around the world come to Cebu City to witness the Philippines' greatest annual festival. Every year the Sinulog gets better and better, with more people visiting year after year. The festival which is full of dance and natives dressed in bright coloured costumes gracefully dancing to the rhythm of trumpets, drums, and gongs.

The Sinulog celebration lasts for nine days, culminating on the final day with the Sinulog Grand parade which is a street parade that lasts for 9-12 hours. On the day before the parade, there is the Procession which starts at dawn wherein a statue of Sto. Nino is carried around Cebu which ends with a re-enactment of Baptism of the Christian faith. The Procession also takes hours due to the millions that also attend this event of Sinulog. 

As a citizen from Cebu, I do believe that every Filipino should be given a chance to experience the Sinulog. It brings pride to our nationality and a great learning experience about the history of our country and its major religion. To me, this is the most fun experience that I have ever encountered and I believe everyone should as well. 

Sources:

Wikipedia.com