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  2. Santander, Cebu - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Santander 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 56.30 2009 41.88 2012 27.92 2015 30.80 2018 18.70 2021 35.13 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Santander is the smallest town in Cebu. The majority of the people depend on the sea for livelihood – fishermen who continually explore the vast Palawan and East Philippine seas in search for rich fishing grounds. The method of fishing ...

  3. Cebu - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Cebu 10 20 30 40 2006 30.41 2009 26.78 2012 22.69 2015 23.86 2018 14.76 2021 22.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [key needed thousands? percentages? what?] See also: Economy of the Philippines Cebu City, although independent from Cebu Province (together with Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu City), is the largest city and economic hub of the island. "Ceboom", a combination ...

  4. Plaza Independencia (Cebu City) - Wikipedia

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    The Plaza Independencia grounds features a historic triangular fortification known as the Fort San Pedro. It also has a monument which was built in honor of Spanish navigator Miguel López de Legazpi, who also became the first Governor-General of the Philippines, and a fountain. It also has other monuments dedicated to other figures such as ...

  5. Archaeology of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    e. The archaeology of the Philippines is the study of past societies in the territory of the modern Republic of the Philippines, an island country in Southeast Asia, through material culture. The history of the Philippines focuses on Spanish colonialism and how the Philippines became independent from both Spain and the United States.

  6. Oslob - Wikipedia

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    Oslob was established as a visita of Boljoon in 1690 and became an independent parish in 1848 with the Immaculate Conception as its patroness. The present-day church of cut coral stone was started in 1830 and finished 18 years later. The buttresses were added between 1848 and 1850. The adjacent bell tower was built in 1858.

  7. Magellan's Cross Pavilion - Wikipedia

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    Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines.The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. [1] It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.

  8. Central Visayas - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Central Visayas 10 20 30 40 2006 35.90 2009 31.01 2012 30.22 2015 29.36 2018 17.7 2021 22.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Central Visayas has the fourth-largest economy in the Philippines. Cebu City serves as the region's economic hub. Transportation Ports Fastcraft terminal for ferrying passengers from Cebu to Negros Island. The Port of Cebu is the region's ...

  9. Heritage of Cebu Monument - Wikipedia

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    bronze. brass. steel. The Heritage of Cebu Monument, also known as the Parian Monument, is a monument in Cebu City, Philippines. It was made by Filipino sculptor Eduardo Castrillo and architects Heradio Español and Ildefonso Santos. It is the centerpiece of the Parian Park [1] which was the site of the Saint John the Baptist Church which was ...