Bohol, Philippines — Places, People, Culture, Wildlife, Adventure, Tourism

Perhaps the quickest way to get around Tagbilaran and nearby towns is to rent a motorbike and drive yourself around the city and nearby towns like Panglao, Dauis, Baclayon and Maribojoc.  You can avoid the traffic (yeah it happens sometimes in the congested parts of the city), it’s way cheaper than hiring a taxi and […]

Arriving by ferry or boat is much more interesting than arriving by plane. When the ferry is about to dock, many passengers will stand up and position themselves near the doors. This is actually an unsafe practice as the ferry might bump a bit with the pier bump guards and can throw people […]

If you are arriving by plane, then most likely you will be able to get your checked-in luggage in a similar way as you do at bigger airports.  A recently installed conveyor really helped a lot in making Tagbilaran Airport feel like an airport when you arrive.  Previously, the luggage are brought in by the […]

DYRD-AM, the number one radio station in Tagbilaran City and in Bohol is now available to Boholanos around the world via the Internet using audio streaming technology. Bohol Chronicle Radio Corporation, the operator of DYRD-AM and Auza.Net, an Internet service provider in Tagbilaran City, joined forces in this venture. This breakthrough partnership will […]

Boholweb.com website is undergoing a long-awaited update which will use newer content management technologies that will make it a more useful and entertaining website about Bohol. Primarily focusing on tourism, Boholweb.com will target to post fresh content every week about various interesting places, events, people, wildlife, plantlife and more.
Since its beginnings way back in 1998, […]

With the Pres. CPG residence being renovated, the old Provincial Library now houses the Bohol Museum. It is located just in front of the Rizal Plaza.
The museum displays artifacts and relics of mollusks, skulls with deformations, the province’s pottery tradition, earth’s treasures in Bohol, its agriculture and fishing, and also of fossil plants […]

Baclayon Museum, which used to be the convent, now houses the Baclayon church’s most priceless religious artifacts. The museum is located 7 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Tagbilaran City.
The museum displays ancient religious artifacts and relics like curtains or drapes, ecclesiastical vestments, former altars of the church, vases, crosses and lamps. It […]

The Church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception or popularly known as Baclayon Church, is the one of the oldest stone churches in the country and the oldest in the province of Bohol. And for such has become one of the best preserved Jesuit build churches.
The church boasts of an ancient massive […]

The Ermita Ruins is a structure found in Dimiao, Bohol whose history still remains unclear. It is located behind the parish church of Dimiao, the San Nicolas Tolentino Parish Church, which is 36.7 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City. This historical structure was built during the Spanish times probably the same […]

 
Punta Cruz is located along the shorelines of the town of Maribojoc, which is 14 kilometers away from the city proper. It is a tower built in the Spanish times to guard the land from pirates. The tower overlooks the Cebu Strait, Siquijor Sea, and Mindanao Sea thus providing a great view […]