My wife's family live on Bohol, which is really lovely, but no sub divisions and Cebu is 2 hours away by fast ferry. Close enough to visit but not close enough for them to "pop round" every day! I cannot stand Manila and would rather live in Salford. Cebu is a nice compromise. Good facilities, almost no typhoons and pretty countryside very near. Our place is 15 kms south of the city, but accessed by a motorway class road so we can be there in less than 30 mins. We have beach frontage and hill views behind. It's a nice place.