[asianturista]

To all foreigners and Filipinos: Speak English in the Philippines for up to this day this is no real Filipino language. What the people in Manila wanted to pass as Philippine language is Tagalog because it is spoken at the capital and nearby provinces.
I suggest that when you are in Cebu or in the Visayas in general speak the Cebuano language or better learn Cebuano than trying your Tagalog which the people there are not well verse since there is no Filipino language in the first place. The commission is trying to invent a Filipino language.But it is not right to decree a language that should be used by the population. The lingua franca should evolve in time and should not to be mandated by the government. Even it the people in Manila would insist that all the rest of the people in the country should use Tagalog but we are not familiar with the language or skilled in the use of the language, then we just as well use Cebuano in the Visayas than speaking in half Cebuano mixed with Tagalog or Tagalog mixed with Cebuano.
That's what happened to me. I used to speak in Cebuano since birth until I moved to Manila in 1985. Until now the Cebuanos I talked to commented that my language is mixed with Tagalog. The Tagalog people I talked to sometimes are confused with the language which is mixed with Cebuano. So, to be understood, I am using the English language. So no problem. At the same time they learn from me the right use of the English language.
In short if you are in Zamboanga City, don't try to use your half-baked Tagalog. Better learn the Chavacano language or try using Cebuano.
When you are in Iloilo, try the Hiligaynon--better learn the language than trying to use your Tagalog. Better use English-- no sweat.