Bohol Eco-Cultural Tour March 2006
(pictures will be posted soon)
ECO-CULTURAL TOUR OF THE BEAUTIFUL BOHOL
The name Bohol was derived from the local place called “Bool” which today’s a barangay of the city of Tagbilaran. It is the 10th largest island of the Philippine archipelago. It has 4,117 sq. km. area, 1.2 million populations, and 95 % Christian, Mt. Mayana is the highest elevation in the province at Jagna and stands 8,717 ft. The capital city is Tagbilaran, it has 3,270 has. 88,000 populations, 2 universities namely: University of Bohol and Holy Name University. They have also 3 colleges. Bohol if famous of the 1,760 hills called “Chocolate Hills” and “Phil. Tarsier” (tarsius syrichta). And famous artists like: Napoleon Abueva, Cesar Montano, Yoyoy Villame and politicians like: Clarin and Carlos P. Garcia and others.
On March 11, 2006 we had a tour to Bohol. From Camiguin, we started at Brgy. Bug-ong at 9:00 o’clock in the morning. We saw school of dolphins and flocks of sea birds. We arrived at the shore of Bongamar, Jagna at around 12:00 noon. We begin our bus trip from Jagna, we passed the municipalities of Garcia, Hernandez, Valencia, Dimiao, Lila, Alburquerque, Loay and we reach Baclayon about 2 hours. We noticed the beautiful century old churches and their ancestral okill houses. The topography of Bohol is made up of lime stones. We arrived at Baclayon at around 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the house of Mr. Garay Labad and we took our lunch their.
We proceeded to Panglao Island on a multicab. We saw the beautiful bay of Tagbilaran and Panglao. The island is connected by the 2 bridges and has two municipalities, these were Panglao and Dauis. We arrived at Domaloan Beach Resort beside the posh Bohol Beach Club. The island has sugar-like sand beaches and in the horizon we saw the famous sanctuary islands Balicasag and Pamilacan. On our way back, we stopped at the century old Dauis Church. After that, we proceeded to Casa Rocha-Suarez, an ancestral house of the Rocha-Suarez families then transformed into a museum. Then we take a short relax at Dao Diamond, we passed the history rich city of Tagbilaran. At almost 7 o’clock in the evening. We hurriedly went to the Bohol Cultural Center. We took our dinner their and watched the awesome moves of the disciplined Boholano dancers. After the short entertainment we had a lecture from Prof. Luspo, a representative from the government and Mr. Gardy Labad on the history of the 2 provinces, Camiguin and Bohol heritages and natural wonders of the province. And their churches, houses, bridges, tombstones and towers.
Second day, we started our tour at around 7 o’clock in the morning. We rode on a tourist bus. We stopped at the Blood Compact Park, a monument of Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol before and Miguel de Lopez, this was meant as a friendship for both Filipinos and Spaniards on 1565. It is located at Brgy. Bool. That was done by dropping 2-3 drops of blood mixed with the local wine called “tuba”. It was created by Napoleon Abueva, a national artist and a native in Bohol. We took a short look at the Romanisque style church of Albuquerque which was built on 1842. Then we passed Loay, this place’s name was taken from the word “loay-loay” which means swaying of nipa palm leaves at the mouth of Loboc-Loay River. We passed the 20 minute winding road called “Bituka ng Manok”, also on our way to the beautiful Datu Sikatuna man-made forest of Mahogany trees and has 1.6 has. Total area which was a project of the government on 1958.
We had a stopover at the Municipality of Bilar; its name was derived from the word “bilad” which means drying if rice grains under the heat of the sun. We visited the CVSCAFT farm of Prof. Jose Tavero. He lectured us on the trilogy of creation. According to him, creation has 3 parts, these are cosmos, and it is the arrangement of heavenly bodies, because these are sources of energy. The Macro is the manifestation of cosmic influence and micro which the one inter-acts. The forces of elements are air, water, earth and ether. He also stated that “a healthy soil is a healthy people”, and there is an executive order (EO 4821), stated that all LGU’s must use organic farming and it was passed on the year 2005.
We arrived at the famous chocolate hills at 10:45 in the morning. It has a total of 1,760 hills. We climbed the 214 steps of the viewing deck and took some shoots of pictures. One of these hills has 240 meters above the ground. It is a choco-mint color when rainy season. We leaved chocolate hills at 11:04 a.m. we had a short look at Datu Sikatuna Park at 11:34. Then hurriedly went to Loboc and arrived at the Bohol’s Music Capital at 11:51 a.m. we rode the Loboc river cruise. The Loboc River is jade-like tranquil water surrounded by the beautiful limestone hills and lush forest. The were hospitable as we passed by them. And we reach Bunsay Falls at the end of Loboc River; people were welcomed by the old men playing “ukaleles” and guitars. We were also entertained by the local musicians and singers on board of the floating restaurant. We ended our Loboc River Cruise at 1:00 p.m. we then preceded to DENR authorized tarsier captivity also in Loboc. Tarsier weights 340 grams, 4-5 inches in length not included the tail. It gave birth only once a year with a thumb like size baby. Its mating period is in June. Its activity or ritual is by vocalizing of a female tarsier and urinating on the branches of trees and they will both smell the urine and saliva mark. It has 3-4 courting ritual inside the forest. Females were monogamous and males were polygamous. The female tarsier has 6 mammary glands, 4 are functional and 2 of these are for the babies to cling on.
After the tarsier site, we went to St. Peter the Apostles Church in Loboc. Unexpectedly, we heard the angelic voices of the worlds famous and award winning Loboc children choir. They sang some local folk songs, Disney’s soundtrack and many others. They performed in different cities in the country and abroad, in fact they went to Barcelona in Spain, some parts in Europe and in Sanghai, China. After we watched the mini-concert at 2:50 p.m., we went to Holy Trinity Parish at Loay. This church was built on 1821. Then we had a short tour at Clarin ancestral house at 3:05 p.m. this was owned by Aniceto Clarin (Governor: April 15, 1901 – Feb 28, 1904). We leave the ancestral house at exactly 3:28 p.m. and proceeded to Baclayon Church, one of the oldest churches in the country. Baclayon church is an Immaculate Conception church led by the Jesuit Missionaries since 1596. The church was made up of coral stones and in Baroque style church. Their convent serves as a museum of ancient artifacts of the former priests of the church. Picture taking was prohibited inside the museum, so this would trigger us to take a pose for a picture taking that will serves as our souvenir. We leave Baclayon Church at 4:04 in the afternoon and we proceed to “APROVIANA GIFTSHOP” for some shopping activities. There we found Bohol’s gift items like shirts, pants and many more. They also sell native delicacies like: calamay, peanut kisses and many more.
During our third day, we departed Dao Diamond at 6:35 in the morning riding a commercial van going to the pier of Tubigon. We leave Tubigon port at 7:54 a.m on board of M/V Jade Star going to Cebu City. On our sea trip, we saw many small white sandy islands, we witnessed the beauty of nature through the bright blue sky above and a crystal like blue sea water that welcome us. At exactly 10:45 a.m. we docked in to Cebu Port. And the rest of the day, we spend our time exploring Cebu City. This would be the last day in Cebu City and it is the last day of our field trip. At exactly 8 o’clock in the evening, we leave Cebu City on board of M/V Our Lady of Good Voyage going to Cagayan de Oro City. After we reached Cagayan de Oro City, it is time to go home, back to the place we’re we belong, Camiguin.
The eco-cultural tour that we had was a great experience for us eco-tourism students. We grasp a lot of lessons especially in preserving nature, to be specific I would like to innumerate those lessons that we’ve learned. First, is the preservation and conservation of the cultural heritages of our ancestors and the rich natural resources of our country. These are the big factors in helping the tourism industry in the country. And lastly, to experience the rich culture of the country and to appreciate the natural wonders that we have.
(written by one ecotour student as part of the requirment of the course)
ECO-CULTURAL TOUR OF THE BEAUTIFUL BOHOL
The name Bohol was derived from the local place called “Bool” which today’s a barangay of the city of Tagbilaran. It is the 10th largest island of the Philippine archipelago. It has 4,117 sq. km. area, 1.2 million populations, and 95 % Christian, Mt. Mayana is the highest elevation in the province at Jagna and stands 8,717 ft. The capital city is Tagbilaran, it has 3,270 has. 88,000 populations, 2 universities namely: University of Bohol and Holy Name University. They have also 3 colleges. Bohol if famous of the 1,760 hills called “Chocolate Hills” and “Phil. Tarsier” (tarsius syrichta). And famous artists like: Napoleon Abueva, Cesar Montano, Yoyoy Villame and politicians like: Clarin and Carlos P. Garcia and others.
On March 11, 2006 we had a tour to Bohol. From Camiguin, we started at Brgy. Bug-ong at 9:00 o’clock in the morning. We saw school of dolphins and flocks of sea birds. We arrived at the shore of Bongamar, Jagna at around 12:00 noon. We begin our bus trip from Jagna, we passed the municipalities of Garcia, Hernandez, Valencia, Dimiao, Lila, Alburquerque, Loay and we reach Baclayon about 2 hours. We noticed the beautiful century old churches and their ancestral okill houses. The topography of Bohol is made up of lime stones. We arrived at Baclayon at around 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the house of Mr. Garay Labad and we took our lunch their.
We proceeded to Panglao Island on a multicab. We saw the beautiful bay of Tagbilaran and Panglao. The island is connected by the 2 bridges and has two municipalities, these were Panglao and Dauis. We arrived at Domaloan Beach Resort beside the posh Bohol Beach Club. The island has sugar-like sand beaches and in the horizon we saw the famous sanctuary islands Balicasag and Pamilacan. On our way back, we stopped at the century old Dauis Church. After that, we proceeded to Casa Rocha-Suarez, an ancestral house of the Rocha-Suarez families then transformed into a museum. Then we take a short relax at Dao Diamond, we passed the history rich city of Tagbilaran. At almost 7 o’clock in the evening. We hurriedly went to the Bohol Cultural Center. We took our dinner their and watched the awesome moves of the disciplined Boholano dancers. After the short entertainment we had a lecture from Prof. Luspo, a representative from the government and Mr. Gardy Labad on the history of the 2 provinces, Camiguin and Bohol heritages and natural wonders of the province. And their churches, houses, bridges, tombstones and towers.
Second day, we started our tour at around 7 o’clock in the morning. We rode on a tourist bus. We stopped at the Blood Compact Park, a monument of Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol before and Miguel de Lopez, this was meant as a friendship for both Filipinos and Spaniards on 1565. It is located at Brgy. Bool. That was done by dropping 2-3 drops of blood mixed with the local wine called “tuba”. It was created by Napoleon Abueva, a national artist and a native in Bohol. We took a short look at the Romanisque style church of Albuquerque which was built on 1842. Then we passed Loay, this place’s name was taken from the word “loay-loay” which means swaying of nipa palm leaves at the mouth of Loboc-Loay River. We passed the 20 minute winding road called “Bituka ng Manok”, also on our way to the beautiful Datu Sikatuna man-made forest of Mahogany trees and has 1.6 has. Total area which was a project of the government on 1958.
We had a stopover at the Municipality of Bilar; its name was derived from the word “bilad” which means drying if rice grains under the heat of the sun. We visited the CVSCAFT farm of Prof. Jose Tavero. He lectured us on the trilogy of creation. According to him, creation has 3 parts, these are cosmos, and it is the arrangement of heavenly bodies, because these are sources of energy. The Macro is the manifestation of cosmic influence and micro which the one inter-acts. The forces of elements are air, water, earth and ether. He also stated that “a healthy soil is a healthy people”, and there is an executive order (EO 4821), stated that all LGU’s must use organic farming and it was passed on the year 2005.
We arrived at the famous chocolate hills at 10:45 in the morning. It has a total of 1,760 hills. We climbed the 214 steps of the viewing deck and took some shoots of pictures. One of these hills has 240 meters above the ground. It is a choco-mint color when rainy season. We leaved chocolate hills at 11:04 a.m. we had a short look at Datu Sikatuna Park at 11:34. Then hurriedly went to Loboc and arrived at the Bohol’s Music Capital at 11:51 a.m. we rode the Loboc river cruise. The Loboc River is jade-like tranquil water surrounded by the beautiful limestone hills and lush forest. The were hospitable as we passed by them. And we reach Bunsay Falls at the end of Loboc River; people were welcomed by the old men playing “ukaleles” and guitars. We were also entertained by the local musicians and singers on board of the floating restaurant. We ended our Loboc River Cruise at 1:00 p.m. we then preceded to DENR authorized tarsier captivity also in Loboc. Tarsier weights 340 grams, 4-5 inches in length not included the tail. It gave birth only once a year with a thumb like size baby. Its mating period is in June. Its activity or ritual is by vocalizing of a female tarsier and urinating on the branches of trees and they will both smell the urine and saliva mark. It has 3-4 courting ritual inside the forest. Females were monogamous and males were polygamous. The female tarsier has 6 mammary glands, 4 are functional and 2 of these are for the babies to cling on.
After the tarsier site, we went to St. Peter the Apostles Church in Loboc. Unexpectedly, we heard the angelic voices of the worlds famous and award winning Loboc children choir. They sang some local folk songs, Disney’s soundtrack and many others. They performed in different cities in the country and abroad, in fact they went to Barcelona in Spain, some parts in Europe and in Sanghai, China. After we watched the mini-concert at 2:50 p.m., we went to Holy Trinity Parish at Loay. This church was built on 1821. Then we had a short tour at Clarin ancestral house at 3:05 p.m. this was owned by Aniceto Clarin (Governor: April 15, 1901 – Feb 28, 1904). We leave the ancestral house at exactly 3:28 p.m. and proceeded to Baclayon Church, one of the oldest churches in the country. Baclayon church is an Immaculate Conception church led by the Jesuit Missionaries since 1596. The church was made up of coral stones and in Baroque style church. Their convent serves as a museum of ancient artifacts of the former priests of the church. Picture taking was prohibited inside the museum, so this would trigger us to take a pose for a picture taking that will serves as our souvenir. We leave Baclayon Church at 4:04 in the afternoon and we proceed to “APROVIANA GIFTSHOP” for some shopping activities. There we found Bohol’s gift items like shirts, pants and many more. They also sell native delicacies like: calamay, peanut kisses and many more.
During our third day, we departed Dao Diamond at 6:35 in the morning riding a commercial van going to the pier of Tubigon. We leave Tubigon port at 7:54 a.m on board of M/V Jade Star going to Cebu City. On our sea trip, we saw many small white sandy islands, we witnessed the beauty of nature through the bright blue sky above and a crystal like blue sea water that welcome us. At exactly 10:45 a.m. we docked in to Cebu Port. And the rest of the day, we spend our time exploring Cebu City. This would be the last day in Cebu City and it is the last day of our field trip. At exactly 8 o’clock in the evening, we leave Cebu City on board of M/V Our Lady of Good Voyage going to Cagayan de Oro City. After we reached Cagayan de Oro City, it is time to go home, back to the place we’re we belong, Camiguin.
The eco-cultural tour that we had was a great experience for us eco-tourism students. We grasp a lot of lessons especially in preserving nature, to be specific I would like to innumerate those lessons that we’ve learned. First, is the preservation and conservation of the cultural heritages of our ancestors and the rich natural resources of our country. These are the big factors in helping the tourism industry in the country. And lastly, to experience the rich culture of the country and to appreciate the natural wonders that we have.
(written by one ecotour student as part of the requirment of the course)
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