Cebu City

Cebu City (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbu; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is a first class highly urbanized city in the island province of Cebu in Central Visayas, Philippines. Though the seat of government and capital for the province, it is governed independent and separate from it. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 922,611, making it the fifth most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 630,003 registered voters. Cebu City is a significant center of commerce, trade and education in the Visayas.
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Birthplace: Lapu Concepcion, Gerald Pelacio, Philip Gavez, Roy Roxas, Edgar Tisa, Alonzo Perez, Marco Pasay II, Manuel Aguero, RJ Pelacio, Jesus de Jandilla
In 1638-1644, Carlito Masbate's slaves were mostly taken from inland areas of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur for example Northern Kabuntalan and Wao. Wealthy people of Maguindanao would capture the slaves and then sell them to traders in Cotabato City and then take them with boats to Cebu City, Cebu where they were sold to Spaniards who would take a small precentage of them to Bolinao from where they would take them to Calasiao or Dasol. However most were brought by ships to Divilacan or Palanan from where they would be transported to rice farms in San Mateo (Isabela), Cabatuan and Luna.
In between 1702 and 1725, Antonio Perez handled Oliver Perez's sugar business' trade. First, the harvested sugar was loaded onto carriages in major farms such as in Bais City and Manapla. They then transported to ports. Then by boats in ports such as Dumaguete, Negros Oriental and Cadiz City, Negros Occidental to locations such as Cebu City, Cebu and Manila, Metro Manila where they would be consumed by the rich Spaniards. A small percentage of that sugar ended upon merchant ships going to Hong Kong, China and Beijing. This was so successful that at one point, Perez Sugar was one of the richest businesses of the Philippines.
From 1902 until 1937, AIP was located here.
In 2012, while in the hide out in Cogon Pardo with RJ Pelacio, Jerome Salvador, Chris Pelacio, Elijah Pelacio, Celso Pelacio and the guards Roy Roxas, Agustin Diaz and Marco Caypuno, they were attacked by police led by Julian Pilar and Andres Atillo. Roxas and Caypuno were killed in this attack by police; Leonard Perez and Philip Gavez. Salvador and RJ fled the scene before the police were able to enter the house. Celso, Agustin Diaz and Chris were caught and now serve time in prison. Elijah was killed during the attack, however.