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Lost In Cebu?

Getting around is a nasty pain in the neck if you are new to a certain locale and the unfamiliarity of places may prove to be just your travel hassles.

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However, it pays well to know all the essential information about Cebu (especially now that Sinulog 2008 is around the city’s corner). First off must-have: emergency numbers, transport and climate.

Emergency Information (Cebu Area Code: 032)
Call 166 for Police(mobile) or TxtCRIME! 0921-493-1616
Ambulance/ERUF (Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation, our 911 version) : 161
Fire: 160
Fil-Chinese Fire: 254-0200
Veco (Info): 230-8326

Hospitals
CHONG HUA: 254-1461
PERPETUAL: 232-2411 or 19
CEBU DOCTORS: 253-7511
Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC): 255-7141

Tourist Assistance

Traffic: 253-9211
Bureau of Immigration: 340-0781
Cebu Provincial Tourism Commission: 253-3083
Department of Tourism: 254-2811 or 254-6077
Airport Office: 340-8229
Taskforce Turista: 253-8536 / 255-7260 / 254-0080 (after 5pm)

Public Transportation
Unlike big cities like Metro Manila or elsewhere in highly urbanized places, where they have subway trains or buses, Cebu doesn’t have the best in the world, yet. Inexpensive travel are: jeeps and taxi cabs. Jeepney fare is P6 minimum (US$ .15) and taxi fare is P30 (US$ .75) flag down rate, with P2.50 increments (US$ .06). US$ 1 = P40 as of blog post time.

Jeepneys and taxis are plenty in the city. You can also call the infoline, tru 114 directory assistance dialing to charter a taxi ride. You can also contact CebuTaxiService.

Weather/Climate
Summer is from March-May; Monsoon is June-December. Summer and rainy days can be both extreme, but in general Cebu City is tropical.

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