Cebu city is a lonely place, great beach area but boring very boring nothing to do and nowhere to go.
Now that's not a fair statement. Personally I think its beaches are a bit too rocky to be called "great" but if you'd cared to blend in, take a walk in the town's shopping centre where the locals are really nice people - that's what really counts about any place. I'd prefer to be based in Lapu Lapu anytime rather than Pasay or even Makati.