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Balut: The Quintessential Filipino Street Food
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Cebu is a food lover’s paradise. From quaint cafes and classy restaurants to native food hubs and night markets, there’s good food to be found at every turn. Though, if you want a taste of authentic Cebuano food culture, you’ll have to give the infamous balut a shot. Since we like to brag about…
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Monthly Success Report August 2019 (and why)
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Every month, we’ll share our visitor numbers, and any experiments we did, and how they turned out. Why? That’s basically the same question as… Why are we doing DiscoveringCebu.com? We started DiscoveringCebu.com, because it’s needed. For example, too many of our friends said: It’s so hard for vegetarians, there is only like one vegetarian…
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The Wardrobe: Fashion Boutique in Talisay
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Fashionista’s of Cebu: Where do you shop? Online? The next surplus store? In the mall? What you wear is a statement—but where you buy your fashion is also a statement: about what you support. If you believe in supporting local entrepeneurs rather than filling the coffers of giant international brands, then here is your chance…
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Benefits of Coworking Spaces: 7 Amazing Reasons to Try the Trend
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Ever heard of coworking spaces? Loosely speaking, these are workspaces that let you work autonomously in an office-style environment or use an office on flexible terms. More than an office alternative, this innovative way of working has become a lifestyle for modern workers and business owners. How do coworking spaces work? Coworking space options…
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National Heroes Day in The Philippines: What you need to know
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It’s National Heroes Day here in the Philippines. This holiday serves to remind us that the freedom we enjoy now as a nation was fought with the blood, sweat and tears of our valiant Filipino heroes. Every last Monday of August is dedicated to honouring and remembering not just the prominent figures that fought…
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SM City Cebu Travellers Lounge: Services, Open Hours, and More
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Did you know you can store your luggage and take a shower at SM City Cebu Travellers Lounge? Find out more about their services here. SM City Cebu Travellers Lounge might be SM Cebu’s best-kept secret. If you are dragging your heavy luggage all through the city, consider just dumping it at this Travel…
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Habal-habal: A Guide to Cebu’s Motorcycle Taxis
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Latest Updates: March 16, 2020: Angkas and Habal-Habal (motorcycle taxis) temporarily suspended due to the implementation of social distancing as preventive measure of Covid-19. January 21, 2020: Angkas stays in Cebu, for now. The TWG overseeing the pilot run decides to continue studying the safety of the motorcycle-for-hires after several lawmakers urged them to continue…
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Update: Big Bad Wolf Book Sale
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Good news to all Cebuano’s and bookworms! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here. After the VIP Pass day yesterday the Big Bad Wolf finally open its doors to the public starting today Aug. 16 at 09:00 am. The book sale will run for 10 days from Aug. 16 to Aug. 26.…
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7 Ways to Get from Mactan Airport to Cebu City in 2020
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First time in Cebu? You’re probably wondering what the best way is to get from Mactan airport to Cebu City or other places in Metro Cebu. The driving distance from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to downtown Cebu is about 15 km. On normal traffic, you’ll get to your destination in 30-40 minutes. On peak…
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Altspace: New Opening Hours, no more monitors
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Quick update about Altspace in Ramos: The monitors we had in our gallery are no longer available (they haven’t been used much). Also, new opening hours: Mon – Thu 10:00 am – 02:00 am Fri 10:00 am – 07:00 pm Sat and Sun closed Read more about Altspace on our dedicated article or on…