Tagbilaran, Bohol identifies 30 heritage structures
Tagbilaran in Bohol has identified heritage structures in its 20-hectare downtown area, including Sitio Ubos, believed the oldest part of Tagbilaran.
Tagbilaran in Bohol has identified heritage structures in its 20-hectare downtown area, including Sitio Ubos, believed the oldest part of Tagbilaran.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has recently opened its first international flight out of Tagbilaran, making Bohol’s capital the fifth Philippine gateway for foreign travelers.
To promote Bohol’s rich cultural heritage, the Bohol church and provincial government will revive the province’s unique “urna” tradition.
“Sandugo 2016 will use the native Kuradang dance ‘as the main basis and inspiration for this year’s contest, being the most local of Boholano traditional dance expressions.'”
Tagbilaran City is set to launch next month a heritage walk that aims to promote the city as one of Bohol’s premier destinations.
Two years after a devastating earthquake, the province of Bohol rises from the rubble as it celebrates its Sandugo festival, promising its guests “complete enjoyment” during its celebration next month.
It was a little over three years ago when I first visited the island paradise of Bohol just off the coast of Cebu. I was fortunate enough to have traveled with a colleague who showed me that traveling was, still is, always fun when you share the experience with someone.
Everywhere we went, in Tagbilaran, Dauis, Loay and Loboc in Bohol, we would espy families, neighbors and communities taking part in the Flores de Mayo. At the Loboc Church on a Saturday afternoon, we saw schoolchildren all dressed in white, singing Marian hymns.
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