Some of the 400 guests who joined the southern heritage trail of the Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo experienced a breathtaking swim with the whale sharks in Barangay Tan-awa, Oslob town, on Friday.<\/p>\n
Gangwon province Vice Governor Jeong Kwang Yeol led other Korean delegates on a spectacular adventure with giant sea creatures, along with other tourism caravan delegates and regular tourists in the area.<\/p>\n
“They are really big, and I had a good chance to look at them from a very close distance. I was amazed,” Yeol said.<\/p>\n
Visitors were given an orientation before their close encounter with Oslob\u2019s gentle giants.<\/p>\n
More or less 1,000 foreign and local tourists visit the town every day for whale-watching activities.<\/p>\n
Whale-watching was Friday\u2019s opening activity, the second of the three-day Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo event before going to century-old Roman Catholic churches in different southern towns.<\/p>\n
The three-day exploration of Cebu’s southern heritage, culture, and culinary specialties kicked off Thursday in Minglanilla where Mayor Rajiv Enad hosted a banquet for the guests led by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia at the town\u2019s entertainment center in Anjo World Theme Park.<\/p>\n
Enad introduced pusoyap or a hanging rice filled with uyap (shrimp paste and chorizo) which becomes a perfect pair for lechon de Cebu.<\/p>\n
While enjoying breakfast, the guests were entertained with Visayasn socio-cultural performances, highlighting the town\u2019s Sugat-Kabanhawan (Easter Sunday) festival dancers.<\/p>\n
From Minglanilla, the visitors were brought to San Fernando where they explored the century-old San Isidro Labrador church.<\/p>\n
Minjeong Lee, tourism policy department manager of Gangwon province, said they were fascinated with Cebuano’s hospitality, food, and presentations.<\/p>\n
The guests were also brought to Sibonga\u2019s century-old Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Pilar de Zaragoza church, which is known for its beautiful interior artwork, particularly the mural on the ceiling.<\/p>\n
The guests also enjoyed a quick view of the old Saint Miguel Parish Church and Museum of Argao, as well as a taste of torta and sikwate (cake and chocolate drink) before proceeding to the fifth stop in Dalaguete, the southern town in Cebu known as \u201cvegetable basket\u201d in Cebu.<\/p>\n
The delegates will visit more towns as the capitol\u2019s tourism office targets to finish the escapade in all 22 southern localities. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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