Grp4 Bohol Magazine.

Bohol is the tenth largest island of the country. It was created as a province on March 10, 1917.It is located on central visaya. They are known for being the home of the famous Chocolate Hills and may be the world's smallest primate, Tarsiers. The island-province is well known for its top quality “the seat of handicrafts made of bamboo, saguran and abaca fibers, romblon, buntal and shell craft. It is also famous for its delicacies like Calamay (made from rice, coconut milk and brown sugar packed in a coconut shell). The Boholano people, also called the first Bol-anon, refers to the people who international live in the island province of Bohol. peace treaty and unity” between the native king Datu Sikatuna and Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi on 16 March 1565 through a blood compact alliance known as a blood compact alliance today by many Filipinos as the Sandugo. is a variant of B O the Cebuano H O language spoken L A in the island N O province of Bohol in the Visayas and a significant portion of Southern Leyte, as well as parts of Mindanao, particularly in Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region.

GEOGRAPHY The roughly oval island lies between the Camotes Sea (north) and the Bohol Sea (south). Its volcanic core is mainly covered with coralline limestone. The rivers are short, and there are few good anchorages. Settlement is mainly coastal, except for a low central plateau that encircles the town of Carmen. The exact location of Bohol is 9.8500° N, 124.1435° E BOHOL Bohol’s character is essentially rural. Rice, corn (maize), and coconuts are the principal crops. The secondary livestock industry is centered at Ubay on rougher terrain near the east coast. Extensive, low-grade deposits of manganese are mined in the southeast. Loon and Talibon are important towns. Water temperatures are very warm, and most divers use a 3/2 shorty wetsuit for diving the location. Sealife is abundant and includes clownfish, lionfish, barracuda, dolphins, massive coral formations, and other tropical sea life. Bohol’s geological formation may be explained under the karst theory. According to this theory, sea level changes and uplift (combined with terrestrial erosion), and air exposure of biogenic reef regions gave rise to hummocky landscapes that are often impregnated with sinkholes and caves.

hISTORY B before the Spaniards arrived in 1521, Boholanos already had a culture of their own as evidenced by the artifacts dug at Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao using designs during the Ming dynasty (960-1279). They had already a system of writing but most of the materials used were perishable like leaves and bark. They spoke a language similar to that of the nearby provinces. In \"History of Bohol,\" a doctoral dissertation in history written by Lumin B. Tirol in 1975, Tirol established that the province's name came from \"bo'ol,\" the local name for a kind of tree that used to grow in the province. This claim partly relied on the expert opinion of the Botany Department of the National Museum. The bo'ol tree is short and shrubby. Its leaves are heart-shaped with a dimension of about two inches in width and three inches in length. It bears white flowers in the summertime. Its fruit, smaller than that of a grape, is edible and appears bluish when very ripe.

MMMOOORRREEETTTHHHAAANNNJJJUUUSSSTTTTTTHHHEEEHHHIIILLLLLLSSS Bohol hosts some of the most interesting natural, architectural, and historical beauties. The province is where the famous Chocolate Hills can be located, a must-visit for new tourists. This natural paradise is also home to the famous Tarsier, the smallest primate. We say “Bohol” and immediately think of these two tourist attractions for the most part; however, we’re about to prove that Bohol has so much more to offer than what we know of. Our first destination is bound For our next stop, we head to We are now bound East, 40 12 kilometers from the city of Loboc. Here we can see the Tagbilaran. The only church that sports a three- kilometers away from perfectly triangular fort, an story convent, a truly rare find architectural beauty -- Punta -- The Loboc Church. The Tagbilaran city. The Cruz fort, formerly known as church was built by the order Puerto de San Vicente Ferrer. of Jesuits roughly in the 17th fascinating honeycomb Located in Maribojoc, this century. The three-story was once used as a convent now also houses the tombs, the only one in the protective barrier from the Loboc museum on its third Moro pirates that riddled the floor. The Loboc Church is the country, also find their home seas of Bohol at the time. second oldest religious Today, we know the place as establishment in the province in Bohol -- Ermita Ruins of it is deemed a national and a staple to all catholic landmark in 2009. tourists. Dimiao. These beautiful ruins were built by Enrique de Santos de VIllanueva. The wonder is recognized today as one of the natural cultural treasures in 2011. Now that we’ve rounded the lands of Bohol, we can already tell that Bohol is more than the hills. It homes the many historically significant, architectural wonders that Visayan regions have to offer.

THE FIRST The locations of crucial events in history will be as important as the TREATY IN ASIA events themselves. Today, we'll discuss the lovely island of Bohol, which is known as God's little paradise. The city is located in Cebu's southeast region and is home to the famed Chocolate Hills, which provide a taste of the city's natural beauty. The many historical occurrences in the renowned paradise contribute to the city’s overall attractiveness. One of the aforementioned occurrences needs to be the district's historical mark left by the blood compact. The ceremony marked the beginning of Europe's and Asia's relationship. The Datu Sikatuna and the envoy of Spain, Don Miguel Lopez De Legaspi, signed a pact on March 16, 1565. The exceptional event was coined “the treaty of friendship,” the primary in Asia. The Blood Compact was caught within the essence and so place into the location in the type of sculpture that attracts the eye of native tourists. wonderful however such a traditionally important affair is preserved and plant into the place, Bohol. T A R SIER BLOOD COMPACT H S I H L R L I S N CHOCOLATE E

In the hinterlands of Bohol, the Eskaya The ESKaya Tribe in Bohol are found. They are located in Biabas, Guindulman, Taytay, Duero, Cantaub, Sierra Bullones and Lundag, Pilar. All these communities were recognized by the government and NCIP and were awarded an ancestral domain during President Ramos time. The Eksaya Tribe have their own language, system of writing, literature, history and religious practices and beliefs. Likewise known as the “Visayan-Eskaya”, the community is only found in the island province of Bohol. They have a unique cultural heritage, use a distinct language and literature, and have traditional practices that dates way back to pre-Spanish times. But due to modern influences from neighboring towns and in the name of “progress” and education, these customs have been discontinued. Now, the traditional mode of dressing is usually observed during weekly services and special occasions.

Cultural Bohol festivals Traditions andfeastdays IN BOHOL are part and parcel of Boholano culture. Boholanos are fun-loving, generous, and deeply religious. These traits push them to celebrate and put up festivals aside from the yearly honoring of saints in respective towns and barangays of the province. Bohol festival celebrations includes town and church decorations, street dancing, trade fairs, beauty contests, and more. Bohol festival feast days are likewise a time for family reunions in which Boholanos from different places come home to attend the said events with their loved ones. • Sandugo Festival • Pandayan Festival • Ubi Festival • Suroy sa Musikero

The BaclaYyOn Church Bohol is known, obviously, Built-in in 1596, it is The for Chocolate Hills and considered the oldest other natural wonders. Still, church in Bohol. Its majestic it is also famous for its facade leads to an centuries-old churches that undeniably stunning interior some of which were built which includes a gold- during the Spanish colonial plated altar and an times. One of these is the assortment of centuries-old Baclayon Church. religious images and artifacts. or The Jesuit priest Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez founded is one of the Baclayon Church Bohol in 1596 and became the oldest Christian settlement in Bohol. The church’s construction began top attractions and in 1717 and was completed in 1737. must-visit churches in More than 200 forced laborers built Baclayon Church Bohol out of coral stone and were said to have mixed it with egg whites Bohol. Built in 1596, the as cement. National Historical In 1994, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) declared the Baclayon Church description a National Commission of the Historic Landmark. In 2010, the National Museum of the Philippines announced it as a National Cultural Treasure. Philippines (NHCP) It was even included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative declared it a historical, List of the Philippines in 1993. When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol in 2013, many churches in Bohol, including cultural value, and a Dauis, Loboc Church in Bohol, and the Baclayon, were extensively damaged. Hence, Baclayon was removed from the national cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site List treasure by the National Museum in 2010.

The people of Bohol are outgoing, compassionate, and devout. Such characteristics motivate people to have festivals and the traditional veneration of saints in their cities and Poblacion throughout the provincial capital. The dates of the holidays vary from one town Bohol celebration festivities to another, but most of the holidays fall in May, are intricate that which is why it has been celebrated as the incorporate town and “Month of the Festival.” Visitors can enjoy church beautifications, road months of fun hopping from town to town and moving, exchange fairs, onto the barangays, knowing they are fed. excellence challenges, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg, also the planning of delectable food even to the degree of going into an obligation to have the option to engage guests. The Bohol festival holidays are also a time for family gatherings. Boholanos from all over the world return home to attend the festival and conferences. If circumstances beyond their control prevent them from getting home, they will provide financial assistance to their families so that they can celebrate the party in style.

SanFdeusgtioval PANDAYAN FESTIVAL The annual Bohol festival features an agro-industrial fair, This festival celebrates the canonical cultural and historical shows, erection or the parochial anniversary of St. sports events, pageants, balls Joseph the Worker Parish. Activities and dances, entertainment include a nine-day novena in honor of the shows, and street-dancing, patron saint, a procession of the image of which culminates in the re- St. Joseph the Worker, Carpentry and enactment of the blood Handicrafts Fair, an inter-barangay compact or Sandugo of Datu basketball tournament, and last but not Sikatuna and Don Miguel Lopez least, the street dancing competition. de Legazpi. This month-long festival falls in July and even starts earlier and extends up to August. BOLIBONGKINGKING The Ubi Festival is an annual event held every January to honor the lowly Ubi - a FESTIVAL much-revered root crop in Bohol. Various activities are lined up to highlight the This music and dance festivity affair, including displaying different kinds depicted the history, folklore, of Ubi and their by-products. and traditions of the Lobocanons. Bolibongkingking is a term applied to the drums and gongs and their rhythm to accompany the supplication dance ritual in front of the Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the second Patron of Loboc. The festival is celebrated by the Lobocanons every 23rd of May.