"Sugbo", also known as the Sugbo Hymn, is the official hymn of the province of Cebu in the Philippines.
The hymn was composed by Dr. Susana Cabahug and Rogelio Serna, and arranged by Angel Cabilao. It was adopted by the Cebu Provincial Board with the passage of Provincial Ordinance No. 2006–10 on October 2, 2006.
In 2010, then Provincial Board member Julian Daan proposed and was able to secure the approval of a resolution mandating public elementary and high schools within the province to sing the hymn after the Philippine national anthem during the flag ceremony. Daan observed that despite the passage of the said ordinance in 2006, its implementation was not strictly followed. It was also proposed by Provincial Board member Miguel Antonio Magpale in 2015 to promote the singing of the hymn in official functions, gatherings and activities of the province's local government units to "strengthen the sense of community among the province's residents."
On August 6, 2019, the hymn was used during the raising of the provincial flag along with the flags of its towns and cities on the occasion of the province's 450th founding anniversary led by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia together with provincial officials, police and military officials, Cebu City vice mayor Michael Rama and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugbo_(hymn))
Cebu (/sɛˈbuː/; Cebuano: Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sugbo; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Cebu), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital is Cebu City, "the Queen City of the South", the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government.
The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for business processing services, tourism, shipping, furniture-making, and heavy industry. Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu)
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SOURCES
Audio recording:
"Lupang Hinirang and Sugbo Hymn". Performed by Sto Niño Parish Choir. Video uploaded in Youtube by Maria Venese Daan. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/8-dATYiraxw
Images:
“Flag of Cebu (province)". Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cebu_(province).svg#mw-jump-to-license
“Seal of the Province of Cebu, variant currently used by the provincial government". Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cebu_province_seal_2.svg#mw-jump-to-license
Video Footage:
"Department of Tourism - Cebu Promotional Video". video uploaded in Youtube by Municipal Government of Dalanguete. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/YJyW-vbJHRk
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