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by Jhaypee Guia on July 28, 2012 A new, amazing attraction now brings tourists to Bohol on board a native boat called Bandong to a winding river that snakes through four coastal towns within three hours of river cruise-welcome to the Abatan River Tour. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 28, 2012 The Municipal Marine Sanctuary, established on October 8, 2000 at barangay Sta. Felomina where the beach and the Mangrove Protected Area are located, is being given utmost concern by the local government unit. The sanctuary had been set up in the area selected to be fit for the purpose due to its coral cover. A few months in existence has proven beneficial to marine ecology and to the community as well. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 28, 2012 St. Monica Church, also known as Alburquerque Church, is one of the first stone churches in the Philippines, initially constructed with light materials in 1842 and was enlarged and improved six years later. The present coral stone church began by Fr. Manuel Muro in 1885, continued in 1896 and finished from 1920s to 1930s. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 28, 2012 The parish of the Santo Niño and the town of Valencia began as Barrio Panangatan of Dimiao. Conjoined with adjacent barrios, it was constituted a town in 1869 and a parish in 1871 and named after a city on Spain’s southern coast. The church building commenced during the term of Fray Mariano Cornago (1870-77) and was completed in 1882 by Fray Francisco Arraya, who laid the church’s wooden floor. The church walls were of tabique but were later replaced by cement. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 28, 2012 Strategically located at the southern part of Negros Occidental, Kabankalan City prides itself as a service provider in education and health services, a major hub in commerce, trade and industry, information and communications technology, as well as host to a number of government and private offices. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 27, 2012 The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos, commonly referred to by the short form "UNO-Recoletos" and by the acronym "UNO-R", is a private Catholic university founded in 1941 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is notable for being the first university in the city and in the whole province. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 27, 2012 Pototan is a first class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines which is considered the rice granary of Panay. On December 1997, it was declared as the "Christmas Capital of Western Visayas" because of its famed Christmas Festival of Lights. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 27, 2012 In recent years, Sagay City has prominently made a name for itself as an emerging tourism destination. It has been a favorite "Lakbay Aral" site for many LGUs because of its government projects and environmental protection programs which are worth emulating. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 27, 2012 Banate is a coastal town in the northern part of the province of Iloilo, Region VI Western Visayas, Philippines. It is primarily a fishing and agricultural municipality, which has a population of 27,263 inhabitants in 5,279 households. Banate is well known for Kasag (crabs), ginamos, and the fresh fish, which local entrepreneurs take to and sell in the capital of the province, in many of the non-coastal towns, and even in Manila. The town has a port for boats that transport passengers and local products, like rice, mangoes, and sugarcane to the island of Negros. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 27, 2012 Bacolod-Silay International Airport is the main airport serving the general area of Bacolod City, the capital city of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. This airport replaced the Bacolod City Domestic Airport in 2007. The Bacolod-Silay International Airport inherited its IATA and ICAO airport codes from the former. » Read More
