Loboc river cruise

The Loboc River (also called Loay River[1]) is a river in the Bohol province of the Philippines. It is one of the major tourist destinations of Bohol. The source of the Loboc River is located in the town of Carmen, almost in the center of Bohol. From Carmen, the river takes a westerly course for a distance of about 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) […]

Blood compact

lood compact (Spanish: Pacto de sangre, Filipino: Sanduguan) was an ancient ritual in the Philippines intended to seal a friendship or treaty, or to validate an agreement. The contracting parties would cut their wrists and pour their blood into a cup filled with liquid, such as wine, and drink the mixture. A famous example of the blood compact was the 1565 Sandugo between Spanish explorer Miguel López de […]

Tarsier

The Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta), known locally as mawumag in Cebuano and other Visayan languages, magô in Winaray and mamag in Tagalog, is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. It is a member of the approximately 45-million-year-old family Tarsiidae,[2] whose name is derived from its elongated “tarsus” or ankle bone.[3] Formerly a member of the genus Tarsius,[4] it is now listed […]

Chocolate Hills

The Chocolate Hills (Cebuano: Mga Bungtod sa Tsokolate) are a geological formation in the Bohol province of the Philippines.[1]There are at least 1,260 hills but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 sq mi).[2] They are covered in green grass that turns brown (like chocolate) during the dry season, hence the name. The Chocolate Hills is a […]

Pulangbato Falls and Hotspring

Pulangbato Falls is located in the Ocoy Valley in the town of Valencia Negros Oriental. It is aptly named so because of the waterfall’s seemingly red river water which is caused by the presence of natural reddish rocks found in the area. Pula is the native word for red while bato, for rock. Thus, if interpreted, […]

Silliman University

To most Americans in the late 1800, Dumaguete was a name their tongue was still to master. It was unfamiliar to them. Even the Philippines, which at that time was still recovering from the onslaught of the Spanish-American War, was not on the immediate list for a Presbyterian mission. But it took the vision and […]

Dumaguete’s Belfry and Cathedral Church

Dumaguete’s Belfry In the year 1811 when Dumaguete was a place whose inhabitants were always threatened by Muslim marauders in search of slaves, the Bell Tower was then built to forewarn the locals of any incoming danger. It remains to be the oldest bell tower in the Visayas and is a very famous architectural landmark in the city. […]

Durano Eco Farm Cabu

The resort is located in the mountains so expect a little muddy road, by taking public transportation you can ask the driver to collect you for your certain time. We were determined for the visit, we only had a day of the visit to recommend to our travel subscribers, and here we go when we […]

Good Sheperd Banawa Cebu

The Good Shepherd Celestial Garden is a cemetery at the mountain side of Banawa, Cebu City but is has also become a major attraction during Holy Week because there are statues there where Christian pilgrims can do Stations of the Cross. Every year I do pilgrimage there will friends. The place is also overlooking the […]

Wonders of Central Visayas