{"id":5443,"date":"2019-01-30T06:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T06:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2019-03-21T02:01:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T02:01:15","slug":"cebu-really-queen-city-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/cebu-really-queen-city-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cebu really the \u201cQueen City of the South\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cebuanos take so much pride in claiming the title \u201cQueen City of the South\u201d in reference to the province but what\u2019s unknown to many is the illegitimacy of such presumed title. No authority gave such name. No official documents granted such label. So, how did Cebu earn such title? Could this be one of the many fallacies reiterated in history?<\/p>\n
Strategically located in the heart of the Philippine archipelago, the sun-soaked island of Cebu enjoys natural advantage in location and manpower. With coastlines, rolling hills, and rigid mountaintops, the once hailed small fishing village became a center of trade. In fact, theories on how it got its name can be trimmed down to two: Sibu and Sugbu. The former connoting the \u201cexchange of goods\u201d<\/em> that happened between local and foreign merchants and the latter referring to a \u201cgreat fire\u201d<\/em> strategically created to drive away Moro invaders who wanted to steal trades and cause havoc. This barter system furthermore developed into chains of connections to local and international traders from neighboring Asian countries and the Middle East.\u00a0 Thus, it is of no wonder why the people from Samar referred Cebu when the Spaniards came.<\/p>\n