Banaue Rice Terraces

The rice terraces in and around Banaue are a UNESCO World Site for the rice terraces that were hand constructed about 2000 years ago.

Banaue Viewpoint

Currently the only direct way there from Manila is a 9 hour overnight bus ride through Ohayami Trans, which can be booked online at Pinoy Travels for about 450 pesos each way.
Other lines run to Banaue via other cities such as Baguio, which are also worth visiting if you have the time.

rice terraces in nearby Hapao village

the view from Banaue town center

view of the back of Banaue town center

Cebu City

Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, the oldest roman catholic church in the country.

Basilica Del Sto Niño Cebu main chapel - filled for Friday afternoon mass

Basilica Del Sto Niño Cebu, still under restoration after the October 2013 earthquake

Basilica Del Sto Niño Cebu

Magellan's Cross
planted in the early 1500s by Ferdinand Magellan

Fort San Pedro, built in the 1700s to keep out invaders.

Fort San Pedro front

Fort San Pedro courtyard

Ayala Center, a large shopping mall. Worth checking out for restaurants or for your shopping needs.

Ayala Center

Ayala Center

Tops Lookout, Cebu City, Philippines

Tops Lookout offers a 180 panoramic view of Cebu City. However, the viewing area itself is just a small area, half acre plot and may not feel like it's worth the cost of getting up there.

Entry is 100 pesos per person. While the entry fee itself is not bad, the biggest cost is getting up to Tops. A taxi will cost P600-1000. Alternatively, you can try your hand at taking a jeepney, but you will still have to climb the last and very steep 500m on your own. My suggestion is to take a taxi or jeepney to JY Square Mall and take a habal habal (motorcycle taxi) up from there. The habal-habal will cost about P150-300.

on the way up to Tops, outside of Cebu City
the views on the way up are better than the view form Tops

Tops, this is pretty much the entire area.

view of Cebu City from Tops