All about the Philippines
This post is all about the Philippines and the wonderful cities in the Southern Philippines> I am talking about Cagayan de Oro City, Cebu City, Dumaguete City. These three cities figure prominently in the Visayas and Mindanao which is not to say that there are no other important cities in this area. Davao City immediately comes to mind along with Iligan City, Ozamiz, Butuan, Surigao and Zamboanga City. In the Visayas, there is Bacolod City, Iloilo City, Ormoc, Tagbilaran, San Carlos City and Tacloban City. I have been to these cities but I know Cagayan de Oro, Cebu and Dumaguete best. Cagayan de Oro has Xavier University, the first Jesuit University in the Philippines. Cebu City has the University of San Carlos, the oldest university in the Philippines and which used to have an excellent music departmernt. Dumaguete of course is well-known for Silliman University. Cagayan de Oro City is not so well-known for its beaches or dive spots unlike Cebu which has many places where beaches are white and diving is good. Dumaguete has excellent dive destinations too. There are many places in the Philippines which would allow it to claim the title of Paradise. The people are friendly and almost everyone can speak English. Ching's World is trying to break through the thick layer of technology that keeps it from making any headway in the business of Internet promotion. I must admit that thick though the layer is, seemingly impenetrable and difficult to negotiate, there has been a few cracks in this huge monolith. These cracks have shown me the secrets and hopefully the spoils will be exposure for the Philippines and her triangle of principal cities comprising of Cagayan de Oro City, Cebu City and Dumaguete City.
