municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cebu
Sibonga is a municipality in Cebu Province. Population was about 48,000 in the 2015 census.
Sibonga is best known for the Marist Monastery of the Holy Eucharist and a church called Simala Miraculous Mama Mary. They are in a single large building complex, and exceedingly scenic. For Catholics, especially Filipinos, this is a place of pilgrimage.
As in many Philippine municipalities, most of the population is along the coast. The monastery and church complex, however, is some distance inland.
Sibonga is on the coastal highway that rings Cebu Island. It is the next municipality south of Carcar, which is the southernmost town of the Metro Cebu urban area.
The usual way to reach Sibonga by bus is on a Ceres bus from the South Bus Station in Cebu City. Buses bound for Dumaguete or Oslob pass through Sibonga.
The feast day of Saint Philomena, the town's patron saint, on June 10th is the town's main fiesta. Some locals also celebrate the Sinulog festival in late January.
The Pastores de Sibonga is a Christmas show put on every year in Magcagong Barangay. It recounts the nativity in song and dance, using at least four dancers.