This interior town used to be a barrio of Bilar during the Spanish regime and was called Lindogan. It was during the early years of American regime that this barrio was made into a municipality on October 31, 1903 by Act No. 370 of the Philippine Commission. Congressional District: 3rd Income Classification: 6th POPULATION (2000): [...]

This municipality is located in the interior part of Bohol. It is said to have been so called because of the grass (balili) which grew in abundance in the locality. Balilihan means “a place where plenty of grass grows.” It is said to have been organized as a municipality in 1828. It used to be [...]

Antequera is an interior town located 19 kilometers from Tagbilaran City and lying northeast of Maribojoc. It used to be a barrio of Maribojoc before it became a municipality. A Spanish official gave it its name after his birthplace, Antequera, a city in Spain. Simeon Villas, one of the early settlers of the place became [...]

This is a town in the eastern part of Bohol. It used to be the village of Batuanon whose existence dates back farther than 1892, the year the Dagohoy rebellion ended. This municipality got its name because of the abundance of batuan trees in the locality. It became a part of Mabini before it became [...]

Twelve kilometers of well-paved road towards the east from the City of Tagbilaran lies the coastal town of Alburquerque. Originally a part of Baclayon this municipality was once called Segunto. When Segunto became a municipality its name was changed to Alburquerque after an ancient town in Mexico. Today the people are engaged in pottery, weaving, [...]

Baclayon is in the eastern part of Bohol. It is the first municipality to be established in Bohol by the Spaniards and formerly comprised its present territory and those belonging now to Corella, Sikatuna, Alburquerque and Balilihan. This municipality was originally called Bacayan because travellers used to detour (bacay) around a rocky cliff along the [...]

Loay is one of forty-seven (47) municipalities (along with one city) comprising the province of Bohol in the Central Visayas. The town is politically subdivided into fwenty-four (24) barangays, and is a part of the 3rd Congressional District of Bohol. Aside from the beaches along its southern coastline, Loay has various other attractions that include Himontagon Hill, the centuries-old [...]

Tagbilaran is the capital and a component city of the island paradise of Bohol. It is situated some 630 kilometers southeast of Manila and 72 kilometers south of Cebu City. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern part of the province, and has a total land area of 3,270 hectares, including about thirteen kilometers of coastline. The [...]

Dauis is one of the two municipalities comprising Panglao Island, the other being Panglao. It is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines and has a population of 36,139 people according to the 2007 census occupying a land mass of 4,288 hectares. The inhabitants of the town speak the Visayan (Bol-anon) language [...]

Tourism Information in Panglao, Bohol, Philippines – the tourism crown jewel of Bohol, Philippines. Panglao Island is located at the southwest tip of Bohol and is accessible through Tagbilaran City, Bohol’s capital. Trips to Bohol are available daily, and the capital city can be reached either by commercial flights or by boat. PANGLAO BEACHES Alona [...]