Valencia
Posted on December 22nd, 2005 by admin
As a village, Panang-atan was once a part of Dimiao. The name was derived from the local dialect, “sang-at” or, “to hang” — a piece of cloth, sack or any wet material for them to dry up or be kept unreachable by dogs and cats. The place therefore, is a good place to hang objects […]
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Garcia Hernandez
Posted on December 22nd, 2005 by admin
As early as the 1850’s, the people of the progressive barrio of Sinugbuan and seven other barrios namely: Abijilan, Canayaon, Ulbujan, Cayam, Tabuan, Cambuyo and Pasong which were still under the Municipality of Jagna, sought the establishment of a new municipality comprising these original barrios with Sinugbuan as the seat of municipality. Several representations were […]
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Dauis
Posted on December 13th, 2005 by admin
A tale has it that Dauis was once called Mariveles, based on a story of the statue or image of Our Lady of the Assumption, the town’s patroness who was said to have requested an unnamed fisherman to take her to this island called “Mariveles” . When they neared the coast, the lady said, “duol […]
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Visit Bohol and Stay with the Schmocker Family
Posted on December 3rd, 2005 by admin
I stumbled on the website of the Schmocker Family and found their website very interesting for two reasons: 1, It linked to www.boholweb.com as the Travel and Tours link and 2, their bed and breakfast rates are really quite affordable. It is offering travellers a vacation that immerses them to the local culture which is […]
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