Cebu versus Davao

My second visit to Cebu made me compare Davao to the said "Queen of the South".Nothing compares Cebu. Nothing compares Davao either.The queen of the south performs better economically speaking.The blooming of its remarkable edifices shows that Cebu is getting even more better than before. Tall buildings are rising.

Its government obviously allows investors to create more reasons to visit the city and entice more tourists. One example is the Crown Regency Tower that claims to be the tallest hotel tower in the Philippines whose amenities edges out other hotels -The Edge Coaster and the Skywalk Adventure. These draw interest not just to the private individuals but even to the celebrities namely Kim Chiu,Angelica Panganiban, Zanjoe,Pooh, Cong.Manny Pacquio, ABS CBN program Trip na Trip and Sports Unlimited.

Shangrila and its amazing set-up helps the city to remain its crown as the queen. Cebu is indeed a very competitive city aside from being historical.(Magellan-Lapu Lapu story, The Catholics regime and the Spanish War at the fort).

BUT!

I tried watching the cebu news on TV on my second night there. Ewww...this makes me proud of Davao. The report says " Na alarma na ang gobyerno kung asa ipamutang ang mga nagkasakit ug diarrhea ky puno na ang hospital. Tulo ka baranggay ang nasudlan sa kontaminadong tubig ug padayon pa ang pagdaghan niini." Here comes the beauty of Davao. Water. Since water is life, now it is very safe to say, YOU ARE SAFE IN DAVAO than CEBU.

The news gave a connotation to the tourists that perhaps Cebu hotels also offer contaminated water. That was I feel after watching the news. As a tourist on that particular days, I refrained drinking tap water and buy mineral water instead. That sucks.

Davao as the "peace-capital" of the south,still makes me proud of.Drop the infrastructure, drop the amenities, drop the shamrock thingy and even the skywalk adventure thing, Im still proud being a dabawenyo. ( Pero infairness lng jud pud sa Cebu, bongga gyud ang skywalk adventure,pamapawala jud ug stress...hehe).Well, this is just my opinion.

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