Alburquerque Marine Sanctuary
by Jhaypee Guia on July 28, 2012The 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.
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Alburquerque Church (St. Monica Church)
by Jhaypee Guia on July 28, 2012St. 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.
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The Parish of the Santo Niño - Valencia Parish Church
by Jane Dacumos on July 28, 2012The 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.
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Sagbayan Peak
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012Sagbayan is a quaint town in Bohol laden with natural attractions. One of its proudest attractions is Sagbayan Peak, which is an observation platform and children's playground overlooking a scenic valley. It is a resort is a great vantage point from which one could see the Chocolate Hills as well as a great view of the sea.
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President Carlos P. Garcia Memorial Park: Tribute to a Great Leader
by Jane Dacumos on July 2, 2012Regarded 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.
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