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A recent genetic study found 10-20% of Cebuano ancestry is attributable to South Asian (Indian) descent, [7] dated to a time when Precolonial Cebu practiced Hinduism. [8] Meanwhile, according to Spanish era tribute-censuses, Spanish-Filipinos compose 2.17% of the Cebuano people's recorded population.
Mariano Jesús Cuenco y Diosómito [citation needed] (January 16, 1888 – February 25, 1964) [1] was a Filipino politician and writer from Cebu. He was the 4th President of the Senate of the Philippines. M.J. Cuenco Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Cebu City, was named after him through a resolution by the Cebu City Council on March 23, 1964. [2]
Poverty incidence of Balamban 10 20 30 40 50 2006 41.60 2009 37.56 2012 20.04 2015 25.56 2018 18.90 2021 34.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Balamban has industries that mainly focuses on shipbuilding for multinational corporations. The biggest economic driver in Balamban is the West Cebu Estate (WCE), a 540-hectare (1,300-acre) mixed-use development in Balamban. It is owned and ...
Cebuano (/ s ɛ ˈ b w ɑː n oʊ / se-BWAH-noh) [2] [3] [4] is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines by Cebuano people and other Ethnic groups as secondary language. . It is natively, though informally, called by its generic term Bisayâ ([bisəˈjaʔ]) or Binisayâ ([bɪniːsəˈjaʔ]) (both terms are translated into English as Visayan, though this should not be ...
Sugbuak (portmanteau of Sugbu and buak) [a] refers to the failed proposal to divide the island province of Cebu in the Philippines into four separate provinces in 2007. The issue, which had emerged before the 2007 general election, was a polarizing issue in provincial politics, pitting the anti-partition camp of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu City ...
Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base is located on Mactan island, [1] in Lapu-Lapu City, in the province of Cebu in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. Mactan island is best known as being the location where the Spanish explorer, Ferdinand Magellan was killed by the forces of Lapulapu during his circumnavigation of the earth.
The Compañía Marítima Building also known as the Marítima Ruins is a neoclassical heritage building located in Cebu City, Philippines that was built in 1910. It was one of the first buildings constructed in the city's port area, and was known by different names throughout its history: Fernando Building and Shamrock Hotel before the war, and currently, the Compañía Marítima de Cebú.
Bismack Biyombo Sumba (born August 28, 1992) is a Congolese professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).