Editing Cebu (section)

=== Contemporary ===
In 2007, the municipalities of [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]], [[Carcar]], and [[Naga, Cebu|Naga]] became component cities. Their respective cityhood laws were ratified in the same year. However, their cityhood status were lost twice in the years 2008 and 2010 after the [[League of Cities of the Philippines|LCP]] questioned the validity of the cityhood laws. Their cityhood status were reaffirmed after the court finalized its ruling on February 15, 2011, declared their respective cityhood laws constitutional.

In February 2012 Cebu island experienced the effects of [[2012 Visayas earthquake|magnitude 6.7 earthquake]] on the neighboring island of [[Negros]] and was the largest quake in the area for 90 years. The tremor shook buildings but there were no reports of major building damage or loss of life on Cebu Island itself. This tremor was caused by a [[Blind thrust earthquake|previously unrecorded fault]].<ref name="PIVCS">{{cite web |title=Reminiscence of the 2012 Ms6.9 Negros Oriental Quake |url=https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/news/616-reminiscence-of-the-2012-ms6-9-negros-oriental-quake |publisher=Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title="Blind" Fault Line Caused Negros Earthquake, Philippine Experts Say |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/2012/02/topnews/philippines-negros-oriental-visayas-earthquake-due-to-blind-fault-line-2012/ |access-date=10 February 2024 |agency=Asian Scientist |date=21 February 2021}}</ref>

In October 2013, Cebu and [[Bohol]] were hit by record-setting [[2013 Bohol earthquake|7.2 magnitude earthquake]] which left 222 dead and collapsed some buildings, including 5 historical churches.<ref name="WHO">{{cite web |title=Bohol Earthquake: One year on |url=https://www.who.int/philippines/news/feature-stories/detail/bohol-earthquake-one-year-on |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="NBC">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=M. Alex |title=At least 82 dead, churches destroyed as 7.2 earthquake hits Philippines |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/least-82-dead-churches-destroyed-7-2-earthquake-hits-philippines-flna8c11393871 |access-date=10 February 2024 |agency=[[NBC News]] |date=15 October 2013}}</ref> There were over 700 aftershocks. The northern part of the province was devastated by [[Typhoon Haiyan]] a month later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aftermath Photos of Cebu in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda |url=https://asiasociety.org/philippines/aftermath-photos-cebu-wake-typhoon-yolanda |access-date=10 February 2024 |agency=Asia Society}}</ref>

In December 2021, [[Typhoon Rai]] wreaked havoc across the province,<ref>{{cite web |title=Philippines: Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Revision (Dec 2021 - Jun 2022) (2 Feb 2022) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-super-typhoon-rai-odette-humanitarian-needs-and-priorities-revision |website=ReliefWeb |date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> leading to a declaration of "calamity" by the government.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Julie |title=Desperation grows in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Rai |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/12/20/1066049450/super-typhoon-rai-leaves-a-path-of-devastation-and-uncertainty |access-date=10 February 2024 |agency=[[NPR]] |date=21 December 2021}}</ref>