Cebu - City of Philippines

Cebu, is one of the provinces of the Philippines, consisting primarily of Cebu Island and surrounding minor islands. It is located to the east of Negros island; to the west of Leyte, and Bohol islands. It is located on both sides by the straits of Bohol and Tañon.

Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city in the Philippine Islands, which forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities and eight other municipalities. Cebu is served by Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Mactan Island, thirty minutes drive from Cebu City.

Cebu, being the most densely populated island in the Philippines, served as a Japanese base during the Japanese occupation in World War II which began with the landing of Japanese soldiers in April 1942. Almost three years later in March 1945, combined Filipino and American forces landed and reoccupied the island during the liberation of the Philippines.

Cebuano rebel soldiers led by an American, James Cushing, is credited for the capture of the Koga Papers which is said to have changed the American plans to retake the Philippine Islands from Japanese occupation in 1944, by helping the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth troops enter Cebu in 1945.

Educational Institutions
Over 1,000 private and public elementary schools
200 secondary schools
9 universities
29 colleges
10 manpower training centers
Average annual population of 130,000 college students.
The Philippine elementary school is from grade 1 to grade 6. The high school program takes four years to finish; commonly taken after graduating from elementary school.

Cebu is the main educational hub in the central region of the country. It has nine large universities each with a number of campus branches throughout the metro, and more than a dozen other schools and colleges specializing in various courses such as Medicine, Engineering, Nautical courses, Nursing, Law, Computer and IT, and among others.