![Map of south-east Asia](se_asia.jpg)
To start with, here is the south-east Asia region, showing the Philippines nearest neighbours, Kalimantan (Indonesia) and East Malaysia to the south-west, Vietnam to the west, Hong Kong to the north-west and Taiwan, RoC to the north.
To the east . . . well there's lots and lots of Pacific!
![Direct air routes to Manila/Cebu](airroute.jpg)
Here you can see how accessible Philippines is from almost anywhere in the region. In addition, Cebu has direct flights from Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabulu, Tokyo and Los Angeles as well as more than twenty flights a day to Manila and other domestic destinations.