Dauis Church

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Dauis Church

(known as Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption)

Where it is located
Panglao Island is the island where Alona Beach and most of the beaches of Bohol are located. Bohol is a province and Panglao Island is part of the Bohol province.


The island of Panglao is divided into 2 municipalities: Panglao and Dauis. Because the island is named Panglao, it is often forgotten that Dauis is also located in Panglao island and is one of its municipalities. 


In Panglao Island, there are 2 major churches, each one located in each municipality. They have Panglao Church and Dauis Church. If you are staying at Alona Beach, Panglao Church is  around 15min tricycle ride from your location. Dauis Church is nearer the bridge linking Panglao Island and the main island of Bohol

In 2009, Dauis Church was declared a national historical landmark by the National Historical Institute. The historical marker above is translated as follows:

"Dauis Church Complex: It is composed of the church, the convent, the watch tower and the belltower made of corals. 

1697: It was built by the Jesuit priests as visita of Baclayon and became the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption.

1753-1758: The convent was built by Fr. Joseph Nepomuceno, S.J., which became the official residence of the Jesuits from Loboc from . 

1768: It came under the Recollects. 

1774: The belltower was built by Fr. Santiago del Corazon de Jesus, O.A.R.

1885: The fences was strengthened as defense against the invasion of the Moro.

1863-1879: The present church was built by Fr. Julio Saldana, OAR.

1919-1923. The church was finished by Fr. Natalio del Mar with paintings by Ray Francia and Canuto Avila.

August 23, 1923: It was inaugurated by Msgr. Juan Gorordo of Cebu.

During World War II: The convent became the shelter of nuns from Tagbilaran City.

August 15, 2004: The church was declared the Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption.

This is an example of neo-gothic and neo-classical architecture.

The convent

The side of the convent

The back of the convent, also at the back of the Church.
The land beyond the waters in the foreground is the main island of Bohol.
Remember, we are at Panglao Island right now.

The large tree forms a huge canopy. Wedding receptions and parties are held here underneath the tree. Lamps are hung on the tree to illuminate the guests dining underneath it.

See our next stop: Hinagdanan Cave

See previous post:

The Blood Compact Shrine

Baclayon Church

Prony, the Biggest Python in Captivity

The Actual Blood Compact Site

The Tarsiers of Bohol

Loboc River Cruise

Hanging Bridge

Manmade Forest

Chocolate Hills of Bohol

Ivan Man Dy's January/February 2011 Festival Tours and Manila Walking Tours

Ivan Man Dy's 

January/February 2011 

Festival Tours and Manila Walking Tours

The BIG Binondo Food WOK: Nibbling Our Way Through Chinatown
February 3 (Thursday) 

@ 8:00 AM- 2011 Chinese New Year Edition Tour*
@ 2:00 PM- 2011 Chinese New Year Edition Tour*

Oh yes, its that time of the year again when we BINGE ourselves silly as we welcome the the Lunar New Year with a BIG, BIG BITE! It's the BEST time of the year to do the BIG Binondo Food WOK as the year of the tiger whimpers away and we HOP-ON to the year for the Rabbit!

So what are you waiting for? Let us paint the town RED, join in the festivities(while filling up our stomachs!) as we usher in the Lunar New Year in Chinatown!

Rate: P1,300.00/head (inclusive of tasting menu and lotsa fun!)
      **Slots limited.Book early!
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In partnership with our brother outfit ULTIMATE PHILIPPINE TOURS:

Pampanga in a Plateful! 

Journey to the central heartland as we immerse ourselves in things Kapampangan! From Baroque to betute, its fun-filled day as we poke around and get intimate with the very best of Pampanga's cultural and culinary offerings. Gawk at the jewel-box of church in Betis while wading through the lahar-buried town of Bacolor.

We'll stuff ourselves silly with the best Kapampangan fare by one of the regions celebrated culinary icon. An experience to satisfy your stomach and your soul!

The Tour Experience: 
Betis Church * Town of Bacolor *Everybody's Cafe * Pampanga Specialty Shops* Atching Lilian's Kusina ing Matua

Date: February 12,2011 (Saturday)9:00 AM - 6:00PM time approx.

Rate: P2,500.00/head (inclusive of tour, all meals, transportation and lotsa fun!)
      **Slots limited.Book early!

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the ULTIMATE Pahiyas and San Isidro Labrador Festival Experience!

It's fiesta time this month of May and what better way to drink, eat and be merry as we head south to explore charming Quezon province. It's the best time of the year as we join in the revelry and celebrate the feast of San Isidro de Labrador!

First off to Lukban and the Pahiyas Festival where we'll feast our eyes over a smorgasbord of food, music,artistry and local color in one of country's most spectacular fiestas!  Then its off to  Sariaya, a charming little period town known for its gracious colonial homes. We'll stroll around and admire these treasures as we revel in its traditional Agawan Festival.

Finally, on to San Pablo, Laguna to dine at a restored period home, a great way to cap-off our Quezon experience!

You will discover the best way to experience the San Isidro Labrador festivalsas well as a lovely dinner at the artsy Sulyap Gallery Cafeand anything and everything about Quezon's Tagalog heritage with the best guide in town, Tina Decal!

Date: May 15,2011 (Sunday) 

Rate: P4,800.00/head (inclusive of tour, all meals, transportation and lotsa fun!)
      **Slots limited.Book early!                               

      **The Pahiyas Festival falls on a Sunday this year, the next time it falls on a weekend will be in the year 2021.

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Our Regular City Walks 

the BIG Binondo Food WOK: Nibbling Our Way Through Chinatown
January 

5 (Saturday) @ 2:00 PM*
22 (Saturday) @ 9:00 AM*
9 (Saturday) @ 2:00 PM*- Chinese New Year Weekend

*Rate: P1,000.00/head inclusive of tour and tasting menu

February

05 (Saturday) @ 9:00 AM*
12 (Saturday) @ 2:00 PM*
19 (Saturday) @ 9:00 AM*
*Rate: P1,000.00/head inclusive of tour and tasting menu

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Power, Palace and a SHOT of Beer! A San Miguel-Malacanang Palace Walk

January  28 (Friday) @ 9:00 AM*

February 25 (Friday) @ 9:00 AM*
                             

Rate: P1,100.00/head (inclusive of tour, entrances and fine-dine merienda)

Very important! Names need to submitted at least 10 days before the actual tour. For non-Filipino citizens, please include a clear scanned image of the passport
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Walls of THIS Content: An Intramuros Interactive Walk

February 12 @ 9:00 AM

* Rate at P1,000.00/head inclusive of entrances and tour

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Mass Schedules in the Philippines

Mass Schedules in the Philippines

When I make an itinerary and one of the days of the trip includes a Sunday, I always try to find out the mass schedules at the place we're visiting. In the Philippines, a website was created by volunteers to show the mass schedules around the Phlippines. If you need information on mass schedules go to http://www.mass-schedules.com/philippine-locations.html. Below is a screenshot of the website.

Blood Compact Shrine

The Blood Compact Shrine

What Kids Should Know:
For several years, this site was believed to be the place where the Blood Compact between Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Datu Sikatuna was held. This place overlooked the Bohol Sea. A shrine was built to mark this place. For years, this shrine was the center of festivities of the annual Sandugo Festival which commemorated the famous Blood Compact.  In 2005, new documents revealed that the actual site is 17 km away from this place. The transfer of the shrine to the actual blood compact site is still under discussion. See my post on the Actual Blood Compact site.


Who made the sculpture:
National Artist for Sculpture, Napoleon Abueva, a Boholano


Where is it located:
Barangay Bool, Tagbilaran City

The Bohol Sea in the background
The site is by the roadside along the National Road

See our next stop: Dauis Church

See previous post:

Baclayon Church

Prony, the Biggest Python in Captivity

The Actual Blood Compact Site

The Tarsiers of Bohol

Loboc River Cruise

Hanging Bridge

Manmade Forest

Chocolate Hills of Bohol

Baclayon Church, Bohol

Baclayon Church, Bohol
(also know as the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception)

There are so many churches in Bohol but I consider this Church a must see site. Kids would view it as just one of those churches and would take it for granted. But personally, the magnificence and the size of this Church made me realize that Bohol is considered by the Spanish colonial regime as one of the most important islands in the Philippines. They would not have constructed a Church of this size and detail if they didn't think that Bohol is a very important island. 


By this time, my other kids were already very tired. Only my son went up with me to the 2nd floor of the Church where we found the museum. What my son (being a violinist) found interesting  is the giant hymn book that we saw. It looked so medieval. It was extraordinarily large with square notes on it, as opposed to the usual round notes. 

After this trip, I read in the newspaper that Baclayon Church is the home of the recently discovered cantorales or libros de coro (choir books) sung during Mass in the 1800s.  That was the same hymn book we saw displayed at the Baclayon Church Museum. What was so important about the discovery is that these cantorales is a complete collection and the most intact.  Last May 2010, during the Philippine Heritage Month the hymns were performed by the Loboc Children's Choir at the Manila Cathedral.


For more details and to see a photo of the book, see Ceres Doyo's article ‘Misa Baclayana’: ancient beauty that sounds so new". It was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.


What kids should know

• Baclayon Church is the oldest stone church building in the Philippines

The altar

The play of light and colors is attributed to the stained glass windows of the Church

The mysterious image outside the walls of the Church. It is not manmade. It was caused by normal wear and tear due to environmental factors.

Note: The Church guards are very strict with the dress code. They provide shawls for girls/women in sleeveless tops.

See our next stop: The Blood Compact Shrine

See previous post:

Baclayon Church

The Actual Blood Compact Site

The Tarsiers of Bohol

Loboc River Cruise

Hanging Bridge

Manmade Forest

Chocolate Hills of Bohol

Prony, the Biggest Python in Captivity

Prony, the Biggest Python in Captivity

What Kids Should Know


Date Captured: 
October 21, 1996. At the time of the capture, it's length is only 5 feet and it weighed only 5 kilos

When they weighed and measured it in 2005
Weight is 200 kilos
Size is 23 feet and 30 inches


What it can eat
A whole live pig


Owners:
Sofronio, Jing Jing and Egin Salibay


Where it is located:
Sta Filomena, Albuquerque, Bohol

You can enter the cage and touch the python

The owner kissing the python

The snakeskin

My Tip: Buy peanut kisses here. They are sold at factory price.

See my next post: Baclayon Church

See previous post:

The Actual Blood Compact Site

The Tarsiers of Bohol

Loboc River Cruise

Hanging Bridge

Manmade Forest

Chocolate Hills of Bohol

Where is the Actual Blood Compact Site?

Where is the Actual Blood Compact Site?

For a very long time, Tagbilaran City was believed to be the site where the Blood Compact was held. Findings in 2005 showed that the site was in fact located in a different place, around 17 kilometers from where it was believed to have been held for hundreds of years. In 2005, the National Historical Institute officially declared in Resolution 4, series of 2005 that the exact location of the blood compact site is in Loay, Bohol (not Tagbilaran City) and March 25, 1565 as the exact date when the blood compact was held/

What Kids Should Know


What is the Blood Compact?

The marker tells us what the Blood Compact is all about. I translated it into English as shown in the caption. 

The Blood Compact (Sandugo literally means One Blood in English): 

The Blood Compact happened on March 25, 1565 at the Bay of Hinawanan, Loay between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna of Bohol, onboard the flagship San Pedro of Spain. The Blood Compact was made by drinking wine mixed with blood taken from a cut from the breast of the two leaders. This sealed and marked the friendship between Spain and the Boholanos and the start of Christianity in the Philippines.

Why is the Blood Compact important:
It is the Philippine's First International Treaty of Friendship.

Participants:
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna of Bohol

Where It Is Held:
On board the flagship San Pedro docked at the Bay of Hinawanan, Loay, Bohol

How was the Blood Compact performed:
NOT by drinking each other's blood. They took a small amount of blood taken from a cut on the breast of the 2 leaders (not from the cut on the arm as some people think) and mixed it in wine. Then the 2 leaders drank the wine to seal the treaty of friendship.

At the left is the marker, at the center is the platform where the blood compact was held, and at the back of the platform is the well.

The site is by the roadside.

The well is at the back of the platform

Sikatuna's Well: 

This is "the well between the rivers" mentioned in the latest document. It was where the soldier's of Legazpi fetched water. It was built around 1200 AD and is 20 meters deep

This is the replica of houses seen by the Spaniards built near the bay where the flagship San Pedro docked.

See our next stop: The Biggest Python in Captivity

see previous post:

The Tarsiers of Bohol

Loboc River Cruise
Hanging Bridge

Manmade Forest

Chocolate Hills of Bohol