Marinduque

Marinduque is an island province of the Philippines located in Region IV-B

MIMAROPA region. Its capital is the Municipality of Boac. Marinduque lies between
Tayabas Bay to the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. It is west of the Bondoc
Peninsula of Quezon province; east of Mindoro Island; and north of the island
province of Romblon.
Marinduque is the second safest province of the Philippines, next to the Batanes
Islands, due to its near-zero crime rate statistics. For almost 200 years, the province
is home to one of the oldest religious festivals in Philippines: the unique and colorful
Moriones Festival.

Moriones Festival
The Moriones is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque,
Philippines. This is a folk-religious festival that re-enacts the story of Longinus, a
Roman centurion who was blind in one eye. The "Moriones" are men and women in
costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted
by local folks. Once a man wears his Moriones costume, he automatically plays the
role of a Roman soldier. No one must know his identity, so he must not take off his
mask, nor reveal his true name or voice. The Moriones or Moryonan tradition has
inspired the creation of other festivals in the Philippines where cultural practices or
folk history is turned into street festivals.

Cebu
Cebu is an island province in the Philippines, consisting of the main island itself and
167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city in the
Philippines, which forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four
neighboring cities (which comprise Danao City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and
Talisay City) and eight other local government units. Mactan-Cebu International
Airport, located in Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.
Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu City as
the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. Cond
Nast Traveler Magazine named Cebu the 7th best island destination in the Indian
Ocean-Asia region in 2007,[3] 8th best Asian-Pacific island destination in 2005, 7th
in 2004 and in 2009, with popular tourist destinations such as Mactan Island and
Moalboal. In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for furniture making,
tourism, business processing services, and heavy industry.

Sinulog Festival
The Sinulog is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of
January in Cebu City, and is the center of the Santo Nio celebration in the
Philippines. Other places like Maasin City, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and
Southern Leyte also have their own version of the festival in honour of the Santo
Nio.
The Sinulog commemorates the Filipino people's acceptance of Christianity
(specifically, Roman Catholicism), and their rejection of their former animist beliefs.
The first of these conversions happened in 1521 on the island of Cebu, when Rajah
Humabon and his queen Amihan (Humamay) were baptised along with their
subjects, becoming Carlos and Juana of Cebu.