CEBU TOURISM: SHOPPING @ TABO SA
BANAY / TEN TOP ATTRACTIONS (VIDEO)
[PHOTO - These women at the Tabo-an market in Cebu City deftly weave
the Visayan staple puso or rice cooked in heart-shaped woven coconut leaves. It
is a convenient take-out food to accompany any cooked dish like grilled fish,
barbecued meats, and Cebu's pride, the lechon. CLAUDE
TAYAG]
MANILA, MAY 18, 2012 (PHILSTAR) Located at Manalili
Street in Cebu City, it can be accessed through a small alley between Colon's
Jollibee and Best Buy Mart or the one across La Fortuna Bakeshop near USJ-R.
From within the city center, ride on any public jeepney with a Colon
signboard and tell the driver to drop you off near Metro Gaisano-Colon.
Tabo sa Banay is a short walk from Gaisano. Tabo sa Banay is a type of a
bazaar where inexpensive goods from Manila, Mindanao, China, Hongkong, and even
Bangkok are sold.
It's housed under an old three storey building where the first two floors are
devoted to selling. Shopping inside a non-air-conditioned building is
uncomfortable but becomes an essential part of the exhilarating experience.
If you want to buy cheap and affordable clothing's and apparels this is the
best stop for you. They have many products to choose from and its basically a
clothing haven where you can see a lot of stalls who are selling this cheap and
affordable clothes, pants, short pants, t-shirts, dress and some others…Indeed,
armed with only a few hundreds of pesos and the readiness to sweat a little, you
would be able to stock a wardrobe good for the next season or two: from pants,
shorts, leggings, blouses, dresses, and matching accessories. You can even find
running clothes and other sporting gears for the athletes and other sport
enthusiasts and coats and blazers for the corporate yuppies. There are hundreds
of pairs of sandals and other footwear, too.
TABOAN MARKET
So the ladies and gents of Cebu's Taboan Market beckons every
tourists who sets foot in this famous dried fish haven. Salted and unsalted
danggit, pusit, fish bones, fish tapa, fish tocino, espada, dilis etc etc can be
found here. The moment you alight from the jeep or your vehicle there is no
denying that you have reach Taboan for the very distinct fishy smell will assail
your senses.
Taboan Market maybe the country's most popular source of dried fishes and I
know that most if not all tourists, especially first timers to the province, pay
this mercado a visit. And the great thing about Taboan is that this is the
central hub where majority of the dried fishes haul of Cebu and nearby islands
gets to be dropped off hence danggit, pusit and others are cheapest here!
The only downside to every visitor's experience is that the very strong fishy
smell of the dried items will stick to the clothes, as in! You can try whisking
perfumes and colognes but it won't help much, you need to wash your clothes to
get rid of the odor.
That's why I advice friends and tourist that when they do their Taboan
pasalubong shopping to bring extra clothes so they can change after leaving the
market or better yet head back to their hotel and take a shower.
CARBON MARKET
The Carbon Market is the oldest and largest farmer's market in Cebu
City, located in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines, and is a major
tourist attraction. It is wheelchair accessible.
It is located in downtown Cebu City, on MC Briones Street, Ermita barangay,
and it can be reached by most buses or jeepneys in that area. Wares sold include
clothing and kalamansi, baskets from Bohol, fish, chickens, and tripe, as well
as souvenirs and handicrafts.
Although there is significant crime in the downtown area around the Carbon
Market, the crimes are controlled by police, the vendors, and nearby residents
AYALA CENTER CEBU
Ayala Center Cebu is a large shopping mall at the Cebu Business Park
in Cebu City, Philippines.
It is the first Ayala Shopping Center located outside Metro Manila. It was
opened in 1994, and is owned by Ayala Malls.
On October 30, 2008, Ayala Center Cebu unveiled "The Terraces", a
P600-million redevelopment that transformed what used to be a simple lagoon area
to a food and beverage strip with the signature Ayala-landscaping and
orchestrated water features.
Ayala Center Cebu is one of the finalist for the Best Shopping Center of the
year in 2002 for the Philippine Retailer's Association and Department of Trade
and Industry.
SM CITY CEBU
It is the 4th shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings,
the country's largest shopping mall owner and developer.
It is the company's first shopping mall outside of Metro Manila and the 4th
largest shopping mall in the Philippines.
It has a land area of 11.8 hectares and a gross floor area of 268,611 m²
(2,891,305 sq. ft.), becoming part of the world's 15 largest shopping malls and
making it the 11th largest shopping mall in the world in 2009.
On an average day, more than 100,000 people visit SM City Cebu, with the
figure increasing to 140,000 to 150,000 on weekends.
Due to Cebu City's position as a transshipment point for the Visayas and
Mindanao, and SM City Cebu's location close to the city's port area, the mall
attracts a significant number of transient shoppers.
Construction on SM City Cebu's expansion building, dubbed the Northwing,
began in March 2006. The expansion, which was developed at a cost of P1.3
billion (US$30.5 million), was built on the parking lot to the north of the
existing building, temporarily decreasing the number of parking spaces by more
than 30%.
The Northwing was started in April 2007, and opened in November 2007,
featuring spacious hallways catering to the leisure market and upper class
customers, while the existing mall, redubbed as the Southwing, is targeted for
those who "love the hustle and bustle". It increased the total gross floor area
of SM City Cebu by 107,049 m², for a total of 268,611 m²
VIDEO: ABOUT CEBU
http://tourismcebu.ph/about_cebu/
Cebu (Cebuano: Sugbo) is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu
Island and 167 surrounding islands.
It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands.
Cebu is a long narrow island stretching 225 kilometers from north to south,
surrounded by 167 neighbouring, smaller islands, which include Mactan, Bantayan,
Malapascua, Olango and the Camotes Islands.
Cebu has narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus and coastal plains. It also
has rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and
southern lengths of the island. Cebu's highest mountains are over 1000 meters
high.
Flat tracts of land can be found in the towns of Bogo, San Remigio, Medellin
and Daanbantayan at the northern region of the province.
Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city in the Philippines, which forms
part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities which
include Danao City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Talisay City and eight
other municipalities. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Mactan
island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.
Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu
City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the
Visayas. Condé Nast Traveler Magazine named Cebu the seventh best island
destination in the Indian Ocean-Asia region in 2007,[1]eighth best Asian-Pacific
island destination in 2005, seventh in 2004 and in 2009.
TOP TEN ATTRACTIONS
STO.NINO SHRINE
The Santo Nino Shrine is located in the old Magallanes Street in Cebu
City.
Historically, the Santo Nino or the Baby Jesus was brought from Spain in
1521 by the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and was thought to have been
lost.
When the Spaniards returned and burned down the whole barangay in Cebu, they
found the statue in a house untouched by the fire, inside a box, miraculously
surviving the fire.
The spot where the statue was found is currently the shrine of the Santo
Nino.
MAGELLAN'S CROSS
Magellans cross is located beside the Santo Nino Shrine in Magallanes
Street.
It was bought over by the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan and planted the
cross on the spot where they came ashore in 1521.
The original cross is encased in a wooden cross.
CEBU TAOIST TEMPLE
The Taoist Temple was established in 1972 to house the famous Taoist
God, Q Kong Kong.
It is very famous throughout Asia as it is said it gives a very accurate
fortune telling to those who come all over Asia to Cebu to ask for its help.
You can ask the temple priest for guidance when asking for your wish. Be sure
to give thanks when your wish is granted.
CEBU TOPS
The Tops in Cebu is located in Busay. It is an observation deck, that
is 12 kilometers from the center of Cebu.
It is very romantic from sunset as it gives a 180 degrees vision of Cebu with
its lights.
On a clear day, you can see as far away as Bohol.
LAPU-LAPU MONUMENT
Lapu-Lapu is the famous chieftain who defied Ferdinand Magellan.
They fought the famous battle of Mactan and where the spot that Magellan
died, a statue of Lapu-Lapu was erected.
MUSEU SUGBO
Museu sugbo located in MJ Cuenco Ave. was established by Governor
Gwen Garcia to showcase the historical riches of Cebu.
It is a must see destination for historical buffs and students alike.
JESUIT HOUSE
Jesuit house is the site of the first house of the Jesuit General in the
Philippines
when they established their presence in Cebu.
UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS MUSEUM
The University of San Carlos is the oldest established university in the
Philippines. It claims to be even older than Harvard University.
It is located in P. Del Rosario street and houses a generous collection of
artifacts from early 6th century of Cebu to the present.
CASA GORORDO
Casa Gorordo is a must see house in Cebu. Located in the old Parian of Cebu.
Its architecture represents how Cebu looked like in the early 19th century.
USP-RIZAL COLLECTION
The University of Southern Philippines houses one of the biggest collection
of things owned by the National Hero Jose Rizal.
It is located in Lahug and a must see for Rizal Buffs.
SOURCE: http://tourismcebu.ph/
Chief News Editor: Sol Jose Vanzi
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