Portal:Bohol

Culture • Economy • Geography • Government • History • Law • Nature • People • Politics • Society edit   The Bohol Portal Shortcut: P:Bohol Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. It is the 10th largest island in the country, securely nestled in the heart of the Visayas. To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao. Bohol is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formation, is the most popular attraction. The island of Panglao, located just southwest of Tagbilaran City, is home to some of the finest beaches in the country. The Philippine Tarsier, considered by some to be the smallest primate, is indigenous to the island. Boholanos refer to their island homeland as the 'Republic of Bohol' with both conviction and pride. A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol and both share a common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos. Hills dominate the island of Bohol. Two ranges run roughly parallel on the northwest and the southeast. An interior plateau is dominated by limestone hills. In Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, these hills form near perfect cones in great numbers and are collectively referred to as the Chocolate Hills. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast. Bohol is the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the fourth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957-1960) who was born in Talibon, Bohol. More about Bohol... Show new selections... edit   Selected article The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 kilometers². They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name. The Chocolate Hills is a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. It is featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attraction in the province. It is also in the Philippine Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines. Sometimes considered the "Eighth Wonder of the World", it has been declared the country's 3rd National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Suggest • More selected articles... edit   Selected biography His Excellency, Most Reverend Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog, D.D. (born May 10, 1956), more popularly known as Bishop Yiet or Monsignor Yiet, is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop from Bohol, Philippines who is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Surigao. Suggest • More biographies... edit   Did you know... ...that the Sandugo or Blood Compact, where two people drink a small amount of each other's blood, was a traditional way to formalize treaties of friendship in the Philippines? edit   Bohol news Tagbilaran City - The Private Schools Athletic Association (Prisaa)-Cebu will start its title-retention bid today as the 11 events formally open in the Prisaa regional meet at different venues around the city. —(SunStar 17 February 2007) Bohol short of tour guides - The province is short of licensed tour guides amid the increasing tourists' arrivals in the province. (The Bohol Chronicle 17 February 2007) Tagbilaran City - HEROES in disaster management and humanitarian assistance may not just fatten their soul buy also their pockets when they are nominated to the excellence awards. (PIA Daily News Reader 16 February 2007) edit   Selected picture Large green mangoes just before the harvest. Photo Credit: Sonny Leon Suggest • More pictures... edit   Bohol topics Images Lists Landmarks Institutions Bohol Flag Bohol seal Philippine Tarsier Gallery at Commons Bohol Gallery Pictures of Magalhaes at Commons Philippine Tarsier List of Bohol municipalities with locator maps List of people of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary List of Bohol flora and fauna List of churches in Bohol List of schools in Bohol List of Bohol festivals Chocolate Hills Banat-i Hill Hinagdanan Cave Himontagon Hills Churches in Bohol or Bohol Churches Philippine Tarsier Foundation or PTFI Diocese of Tagbilaran Diocese of Talibon Society of the Divine Word or SVD Holy Spirit Sisters or SSpS PROCESS BANGON Languages Plants & Animals Events and festivals Geography Cebuano Boholano Eskayan Philippine Tarsier Ube Kinampay Sandugo/Blood Compact Sandugo Festival Dagohoy Rebellion Tamblot Uprising Lonoy massacre Bohol Sea Bohol Strait Bohol Island Panglao Island Notable people Colleges & Universities Political Others Jose Abueva - former president of the University of the Philippines Napoleon Abueva - Philippine National Artist for Sculpture Visayan people Boholano/Bol-anon Carlos P. Garcia - 4th president of the Republic of the Philippines Francisco Sendrijas aka Francisco Dagohoy - led the longest revolt in Philippine history Tamblot Datu Sikatuna Edgar Chatto - Governor of Bohol Cesar Montano - film actor, director, producer Lauro Mumar Simeon Toribio Eskaya or Visayan-Eskaya Paring Bol-anon Arnold Zamora José Roel Lungay Singing Priests of Tagbilaran or SPOT Loboc Children's Choir Antonieto Cabajog - incumbent Bishop of Surigao Yoyoy Villame - singer (deceased) Rene Relampagos - representative of 1st district; former governor of [[Bohol] Bernardito Auza - Archbishop, Papal Nuncio to Haiti Rev. Eugene D. Tungol - Boholano Catholic priest in San Francisco, USA Jimmy Borja - composer, musician Eutiquio Solis, Jr. - composer, musician Antonio Pernia - Superior General, 16th SVD General Chapter (6 years) Florante S. Camacho, SVD - former President of HNU; President of PTFI Alphonse M. Mildner, SVD - founder of the IHMS and DWC-Laoag Alphonse Lesage - founder of HNU Erico Aumentado - former governor of Bohol Roberto Cajes - representative of the 2nd legislative district of Bohol Cesar Tomas M. Lopez Julius Herrera Honorio Grupo Rafael Palma Celestino Gallares Cesar Montano University of Bohol (UB) Holy Name University (HNU) Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (IHMS) BIT International College, formerly the Bohol Institute of Technology (BIT) Bohol Island State University, formerly Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT) - merged the Bohol School of Arts and Trades (BSAT) / Bilar Agricultural College (BAC) PMI Colleges Bohol (PMI) Bohol Technical Institute STI College AMA Computer Learning Center Bohol Wisdom College Mater Dei College - Tubigon, Bohol Bohol Wisdom School - BWS High School Department Holy Name University - HNU High School Department Holy Spirit School (HSS) Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School formerly the Bohol National High School (Bohol High) or BNHS Bohol Deaf Academy Legislative districts of Bohol Bohol Mansasa Tagbilaran Airport 3 Stones Awit sa Bohol Flag of Bohol Bohol churches Order of Sikatuna Chocolate Hills Natural Geological Monument Panaghoy sa Suba - film starring Cesar Montano Panglao Island Tourism Estate Bohol-Cebu Water Supply Project or BCWSP Bohol Marine Triangle Bohol Poll Bohol Solid Waste Management Bohol Archaeology edit   Related Portals Asia Philippines Government President edit   Associated Wikimedia Bohol on Wikibooks  Bohol on Wikimedia Commons Bohol on Wikinews  Bohol on Wikiquote  Bohol on Wikisource  Bohol on Wikiversity  Bohol on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals