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Cebu FAQs
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Cebu Travel FAQs |
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First time in Cebu? Then it's a call of courtesy for the host (which is Y101, of course) to tell visitors of what they need to know while they're taking a stroll at the bustling city of Cebu.
It's more of a friendly advice (or technically an answer to traveling FAQ's) as the Rhythm Crew would like to put it.
When is the best time go about with our banking businesses?
Regular banking days here in Cebu is generally the same elsewhere, from Mondays to Fridays. Banking hours span from as early as 9 AM to as late as 7 PM - especially for those branches inside malls. But there are also less than a dozen banks around the city that close by 3 PM while most calls it a day by 5 PM.
A friendly tip: Monday is the busiest banking day so avoid doing your money matters at this time if you can.
What's the common electrical voltage that's readily available around the city?
Well, since most visitors can't do without some electric shock, the common electrical current used in Cebu ranges from 220 volts to 240 volts.
What's the commonly used socket types there?
2 Parallel slots
What could be an ideal wear once we stroll around the city?
We'd advise you to wear mostly linen and cotton type of clothing. While beach Wear is an acceptable fashion, a less fancy option is a casual shorts and t-shirts.
For formal parties, Barong Tagalog is the appropriate wear for men (that is if you're Americana is way too flimsy to be worn) and the ladies can go for cocktail dresses (or anything in natural or light fabric).
What are the money denominations?
The Philippine Peso (Php) is divided to denominations of the following bills: P20, P50, P100, P200, P500 and P1000. For coins, P25 cents, P50 cents, P1, P5 and P10.
Even a peso should be enough to get you around town (just kidding)!
How about common languages spoken in the city?
Cebuano may be the dialect but don't fret as the majority of the population understands or speaks English, Chinese (for some chinky-eyed personas) and Filipino (the national language of the country).
Other spoken languages to look out for? There's Japanese, Korean, Spanish and German.
How do we go around Cebu?
By default, the jeepney is the nation's pride and it's simply because of its very cheap flag-down rate (Php. 7.00 for the first 2 km) that only adds a peso every after a kilometer.
Still, you can avoid the butt-hogging skimpiness of the jeepney and go for the universal airconditioned taxi! It's flag down rate is at Php 30.00 and a metric add of P2.50 (Breaking news: most Cebuano taxi drivers still give exact change!).
A food for thought: Pay only the price stated on the taxi's meter. How profound!
How safe is the drinking water there?
We all fear amoebiasis but fear not, most establishments serve filtered water (for the extra meticulous, go for bottled water as it's also readily available anywhere).
We're hungry. Where do we binge?
Getting used to foreign calories? Good thing there are quite a number of international restaurants or fast food chains in every nook and cranny of the city.
If you feel like getting into the local cuisine culture, you can have the option to try out local restaurants and sidewalk stalls but be forewarned - you don't know what's cooking there (we trust that you have a steel-like gastric system).
Common tools of communication?
The whole archipelago is the texting capital of the world so we guess you know that mobile network services is just there for you. Not to forget it's older cousin, the land line phone, of course.
Techie? Go digital with the various internet cafes around town and you can readily install one in your bathroom if you want.
A tip for Wi-Fi users: Certain areas offer Wi-Fi connection with a teeny-weeny fee.
Available types of cuisines for our ridiculously exquisite taste buds?
Asian cuisines offered around the city includes Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Middle Eastern cuisine.
Going western this time: there's Italian, American, German and even Greek cooking!
Hey, before we lose the red knot tied to our forefingers: Cebu also has an offering of Halal, Kosher and Vegetarian foods around (just do a little research where you can pick those religious and healthy servings, okay?).
Any other important things we need to be acquainted of?
For logical reasons, here are a few pointers to put in your coconut:
*Automated Teller Machines (ATM) or Cash Machines are available 24/7.
*Emergency Hotline number: 117 (a local version of the world-renowned 9-1-1 hotline).
*Bathrooms are commonly coined as Comfort Rooms (CR) - the Johns are our neighbor, apparently.
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