At just the right moment, the famed Lacson Mansion, today simply as known as The Ruins, seemingly glows as fading sunlight hits its Neo-Romanesque façade—the mighty columns defiantly standing as a reminder of both a bygone era and the timeless love that caused its construction in the early 1900s. Apropos then for the Talisay City landmark to be among the highlight venues for the Tour de Cebu 2026. Close to 1,000 kilometers, five stages The local “tulip rally,” named after the Netherlands’ premier classic car rally (Tulpenrallye), makes its first-ever stop in Bacolod City. Some 40 vintage cars will, over the course of three days and five stages, log close to 1,000 kilometers as they negotiate the island. To the uninitiated, the Tour de Cebu is not a race in the traditional sense. Rather, it involves getting from one check point to the next “just in time,” adhering to the..
