Santo Tomas de Villanueva Danao City

Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish serves Danao City, on Cebu’s eastern coast along the corridor that runs north from Metro Cebu toward the ferry terminal for the Camotes Islands — most travelers headed to San Francisco or Poro pass within a few minutes of the church without stopping. Danao was elevated to city status in 1961, one of the earlier chartered cities in the province, and the parish predates that administrative change by generations; it has functioned as the town’s civic and spiritual center since well before Danao was a city in name. For a traveler working the Camotes ferry route, the church is a natural short stop on the way to or from the port rather than a planned destination on its own.