The “Chicken’s Intestine” in Bilar

On my frequent travels around Bohol I have often passed through a snake-like road in Bilar town that the locals call “tinae sa manok” in the vernacular, or “chicken’s intestine”. Quite a funny name for a road that seems darkly forbidding at first, but if you’re a sucker for atmosphere then I highly recommend that you stop for a while if you ever pass through this place. The air around this place is very cold–so it’s recommendable that you bring along a sweater if you’re going to stop by–it sort of reminds you of Baguio or Tagaytay. The cool air is attributed to the tall, leafy trees that abound in the place. The trees do have a history: according to the stories, in the 1950’s a group of Boy Scouts gathered in the area and planted seedlings in the area in one of their reforestation projects. Five decades have passed and the trees have grown to be the same trees that abound along the sides of the road–a testament to their hard work.