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by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Regarded as perhaps the greatest Boholano, Carlos P. Garcia served as a great leader and as an inspiration to his people, and his many contributions to his home province and his country are commemorated in the President Carlos P. Garcia Memorial Park in Tagbilaran City. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Bohol is a destination with many fascinating religious landmarks, and one of these, the Our Lady of Assumption Church, even has had a reputation of having been witness to a miracle. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 A scenic relic from the Spanish era, the Punta Cruz Watchtower has ardently observed the town of Maribojoc and the surrounding areas in its centuries of existence, serving as a landmark linking the town's present to its past. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Loay, located in Bohol, is one of the most progressive towns in the province, blessed with both natural and historical riches. Its attractions never fail to disappoint and definitely is one of the stops any adventurer should make if they make a trip. Clarin Ancestral House is one of the town’s proudest attractions, a landmark bridging the past to the present. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 A cuddly-looking creature with huge eyes, a tail like a rat's, long hands and feet, and is about 100 millimeters in height, that must have inspired Steven Spielberg when he created E.T. – the Philippine Tarsier. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Besides its wealth of great natural wonders, the province of Bohol is endowed with many historical treasures which are painstakingly preserved in the Bohol Museum, the island's repository of culture and heritage. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Blood compact was an old ritual in the Philippines where tribes would cut their wrist and pour their blood into a cup filled with liquid and drink each other's blood as part of the tribal tradition to seal a friendship, pact, or treaty, or to validate an agreement. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 The first Spanish missionaries or doctrineros in the region, Fr. Juan de Torres and Fr. Gabriel Sanchez, first settled in Baclayon in 1595. On November 17, 1596, a Christian community was organized by the Jesuits and thereafter the Baclayon Church was erected; canonically raised to the status of a parish in 1717 and completed in 1727. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012 Why still go to Palawan when Anda, Bohol have it all? Like other towns of Bohol, Anda is a slice of paradise that gives much pleasure to every tourist. This rustic town is rich in history and culture, a living museum of the spirited past of Bohol Region. » Read More
by Kheem Caparas on June 30, 2012 Like a deformed cathedral, the Umang Cave interior is illuminated by natural windows. There are millions of bats flying in circles and a petrified hill of guano. » Read More
