Bohol

Bohol
Province
Province of Bohol
Bohol Capitol Building, Tagbilaran
Flag Seal
Anthem: Awit sa Bohol Bohol Hymn[1]
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°E / 9.9; 124.2Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°E / 9.9; 124.2
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Discovered Founded	25 March 1565 22 July 1854
Provincial Capital	Tagbilaran
Government [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Edgar Chatto (LP)
• Vice governor	Dionisio Balite
• Provincial Board	Members 1st ProvDist Venzencio Arcamo Abeleon Damalerio Ricky Masamayor 2nd ProvDist Tomas Abapo Niño Rey Boniel Agapito Avenido 3rd ProvDist Alexie Tutor Victor Balite Jade Bautista Elpidio Jala 2016 unofficial result
Area[3]
• Total	4,820.95 km2 (1,861.38 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[4]
• Total	1,313,560
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[5]	798,768
Demonym(s)	Boholano
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1 Tagbilaran
• Municipalities	47 Alburquerque Alicia Anda Antequera Baclayon Balilihan Batuan Bien Unido Bilar Buenavista Calape Candijay Carmen Catigbian Clarin Corella Cortes Dagohoy Danao Dauis Dimiao Duero Garcia Hernandez Getafe Guindulman Inabanga Jagna Lila Loay Loboc Loon Mabini Maribojoc Panglao Pilar President Carlos P. Garcia Sagbayan San Isidro San Miguel Sevilla Sierra Bullones Sikatuna Tagbilaran Talibon Trinidad Tubigon Ubay Valencia
• Districts	3
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6300–6346
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
ISO 3166 code	PH-BOH
Income class	1st class
PSGC	071200000
Website	www.bohol.gov.ph

Bohol is a 1st provincial income class island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands.^[6] Its capital is Tagbilaran. With a land area of 4,821 km² (1,861 sq mi) and a coastline 261 km (162 mi) long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines.^[7] 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.

The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts.^[8] The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formations, are the most popular attraction. The formations can be seen by land (climbing the highest point) or by air via ultralight air tours. Panglao Island, located just southwest of Tagbilaran, is famous for its diving locations and is routinely listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world. Numerous tourist resorts and dive centers dot the southern beaches. The Philippine tarsier, amongst the world's smallest primates, is indigenous to the island.

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. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast.

It is the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957–1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol.^[9]

On 15 October 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Sagbayan town. The earthquake, which also hit southern Cebu, claimed 156 lives altogether and injured 374 people. It also destroyed or damaged a number of Bohol's heritage churches.^[10][11]

History

Early history

Bohol was first settled by Australoid people, like the rest of the Philippines. They still inhabit the island today and are known as the Eskaya tribe. Their population also was absorbed into the Austronesian or Malayo-Polynesian peoples who later settled the islands and form the majority of the population. The Austronesian people living on Bohol traded with other islands in the Philippines and as far as China and Borneo.

The people of Bohol are said to be the descendants of a group of inhabitants who settled in the Philippines called pintados or "tattooed ones."^[12] Boholanos already had a culture of their own as evidenced by artifacts unearthed at Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao.

In a book entitled Tubod The Heart of Bohol published and accredited by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines, Bohol's first indigenous people settled in the Anda peninsula. These people came from northeast Mindanao. These people were responsible for the Anda petrographs which are one of the most important indigenous rock writing in the country. Around the 12th century, a group of people from Northern Mindanao settled in the straight between mainland Bohol and the island of Panglao. Those people came from a nation in northern Mindanao called Lutao (probably the animist kingdom of what will soon be the Islamic Lanao). According to the much credited book, those people established the Kingdom of Dapitan in western Bohol because the true indigenous people of Bohol in the Anda peninsula and nearby areas were not open to them, forcing them to establish settlement in the western part of the island. The kingdom was first built with hardwood on the soft seabed. It engaged it trade with nearby areas and some Chinese merchants. The Jesuit Alcina tales about a rich nation he called the 'Venice of the Visayas', pointing to the Kingdom of Dapitan at that time. The Jesuit also tells of a princess named Bugbung Hamusanum, whose beauty caused her suitor to raid parts of southern China to win her hand. By 1563, before the full Spanish colonization agenda came to Bohol, the Kingdom of Dapitan was at war with the Ternateans of the Moluccas (who were also raiding the Rajahnate of Butuan). At the time, Dapitan was ruled by two brothers named Dalisan and Pagbuaya. The Ternateans at the time were allied to the Portuguese. Dapitan was destroyed and King Dalisan was killed in battle. His brother, King Pagbuaya, together with his people fled back to Mindanao and established a new Dapitan in the northern coast of the Zamboanga peninsula. The new Dapitan eventually was subjugated by the Spanish. Pagbuaya's son, Manooc was among those who sided with the Spanish. He converted to Christianity and aided the Spaniards in the conquest of Islamic Manila and the Camarines area in Luzon. The people of Dapitan also assisted the Spanish in the conquest of Northern Mindanao. Eventually, the Dapitans took their vengeance against the Ternateans when Manooc's cousin, Laria, guided the Spanish in their invasion of the Moluccas (Ternate).^[13]

Bohol is derived from the word Bo-ho or Bo-ol.^[7] The island was the seat of the first international treaty of peace 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 today by many Filipinos as the Sandugo.^[14]

Spanish colonial period

The earliest significant contact of the island with Spain occurred in 1565. On 25 March (16 March in the Julian calendar), a Spanish explorer named Miguel López de Legazpi arrived in Bohol seeking spices and gold. After convincing the native chieftains that they were not Portuguese (who raided the islands of Mactan in 1521), Legazpi made a peace pact with Datu Sikatuna. This pact was signified with a blood compact between the two men.^[15] This event, called the Sandugo ("one blood"), is celebrated in Bohol every year during the Sandugo Festival. The Sandugo or blood compact is also depicted on Bohol's provincial flag and the Bohol provincial seal.^[16]

Two significant revolts occurred in Bohol during the Spanish Era. One was the Tamblot Uprising in 1621, led by Tamblot, a babaylan or native priest. The other was the famous Dagohoy Rebellion, considered the longest in Philippine history. This rebellion was led by Francisco Dagohoy, also known as Francisco Sendrijas, from 1744 to 1829.^[15]

Politically, Bohol was administered as a residencia of Cebu. It became a separate politico-military province on 22 July 1854 together with Siquijor. A census in 1879 found Bohol with a population of 253,103 distributed among 34 municipalities.^[17]

The culture of the Boholanos was influenced by Spain and Mexico during colonization. Many traditional dances, music, dishes and other aspects of the culture have considerable Hispanic influence.

U.S. intervention and occupation

After the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish–American War, the U.S. bought the entire Philippine islands. However, under the newly proclaimed independent government established by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, which was not recognized by the U.S., Bohol was governed as a Gobierno de Canton.

During the resulting Philippine–American War, American troops peacefully took over the island in March 1899.^[18] However, in January 1901, Pedro Sanson led 2,000 in rebellion, due to the harsh treatment imparted by these troops and the destruction they caused.^[18] General Hughes led a campaign of repression in October 1901, destroying a number of towns, and threatening in December 1901 to burn Tagbilaran if the rebels did not surrender.^[18] Pantaleon E. del Rosario then negotiated the rebel surrender.^[18]

On 10 March 1917, the Americans made Bohol a separate province under Act 2711 (which also established most of the other Philippine provinces).

Japanese occupation and liberation

Japanese troops landed in Tagbilaran on 17 May 1942. Boholanos struggled in a guerilla resistance against the Japanese forces. Bohol was later liberated by the local guerrillas and the Filipino and American troops who landed on 11 April 1945.^[19]

A plaque placed on the port of Tagbilaran commemorating the liberation reads:

One thousand one hundred seventy two officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the 164th Infantry Regiment of the Americal Division under the command of Lt. Col. William H. Considine landed at the Tagbilaran Insular Wharf at 7:00 o'clock in the morning of April 11, 1945.

The convoy taking the Filipino and American liberation forces to Bohol consisted of a flotilla of six landing ships (medium), six landing crafts (infantry), two landing crafts (support), and one landing craft (medium-rocket). Upon arrival, the reinforced battalion combat team advanced rapidly to the east and northeast with the mission of destroying all hostile forces in Bohol. Motor patrols were immediately dispatched by Col. Considine, Task Force Commander, and combed the area to the north and east, approximately halfway across the island, but no enemies were found during the reconnaissance. Finally, an enemy group of undetermined strength was located to the north of Ginopolan in Valencia, near the Sierra-Bullones boundary.

By 17 April the Task Force was poised to strike in Ginopolan. The bulk of the Japanese force was destroyed and beaten in the ten days of action. Bohol was officially declared liberated on 25 May 1945 by Major General William H. Arnold, Commander of the Americal Division. About this time, most officers and men of the Bohol Area Command had been processed by units of the Eighth United States Army.

On 31 May 1945, the Bohol Area Command was officially deactivated upon orders of Lt. General Robert L. Eichelberger, Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army, together with the Philippine Constabulary, the former Philippine Commonwealth Army Forces and the Boholano guerrillas.

During the Second Battle of Bohol from March to August 1945, Filipino troops of the 8th, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 8th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary captured and liberated the island province of Bohol and helped the Boholano guerrilla fighters and U.S. liberation forces defeat the Japanese Imperial forces under General Sōsaku Suzuki.

Earthquakes

At 8:12 a.m. (PST) on 15 October 2013, the island province suffered a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.^[20] Its epicenter was at 9°52′N 124°04′E / 9.86°N 124.07°E / 9.86; 124.07 (6 km (3.7 mi) S 24° W of Sagbayan and 629 km (391 mi) from Manila), and its depth of focus was 12 km (7.5 mi). The quake was felt as far as Davao City, Mindanao. According to official reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 57 people died in Bohol, and 104 were injured.^[21]

It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines since the 7.8 magnitude 1990 Luzon earthquake.^[22] Earlier that same year Bohol was struck by an earthquake (on 8 February 1990) with an epicentre almost exactly the same as in 2013,^[23] causing six fatalities and 200 injured. Several buildings were damaged and it caused a tsunami.^[24]

Geography

The Chocolate Hills are considered one of Philippine's natural wonders and Bohol is often referred to as the Jewel of the Philippines. They are hills made of limestone left over from coral reefs during the Ice Age when the island was submerged. They turn brown during the summer.

There are four main rivers that run through Bohol, with the Loboc River running from the center of the island to the mid-southern coast. The largest river, the Inabanga, runs in the northwestern part of the province; the Abatan River runs in the southwest, and Ipil River in the north.

Numerous waterfalls and caves are scattered across the island, including Mag‑Aso Falls in Antequera. Mag‑Aso means smoke in the native tongue. The water is cool and often creates a mist in humid mornings which can hide the falls.

The Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape protects Bohol's largest remaining lowland forest and can be found in the island's southern portion near Bilar.

Physical

With a land area of 4,821 km² (1,861 sq mi) and a coastline 261 km (162 mi) long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines. The main island is surrounded by about 70 smaller islands, the largest of which are Panglao Island, facing Tagbilaran, in the southwest and Lapinig Island in the northeast.

The terrain of Bohol is basically rolling and hilly, and about half the island is covered in limestone. Near the outer areas of the island are low mountain ranges. The interior is a large plateau with irregular landforms.

Near Carmen, the Chocolate Hills are more than 1,200 uniformly cone-shaped limestone hills named for the grass growing on the hills that turns brown in the summer, making the landscape look like chocolate mounds. The Chocolate Hills appear on the provincial seal of Bohol.

Islands

The outlying islands surrounding mainland Bohol under the jurisdiction of the Bohol Provincial Government are:

Tarsier

In 1996 the Philippine Tarsier Foundation was established in Corella, Bohol in efforts to help conserve and protect tarsiers and their habitat. Forest and habitat sanctuaries have been created to ensure the safety of tarsiers while allowing visitors to roam and discover these miniature primates in their natural habitats.

The tarsier is the smallest living primate that exists in several South East Asian countries today. The Philippine tarsier, Tarsius syrichta, is near to threatened according to the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.^[25] Adaptation to their large bulging eyes allows them to catch prey clearly at night, and with elongated limbs and fingers, leaping from tree to tree gives no limitation to the tarsier.^[26] Their brain is about the same size as their eyes. The connection between its eyes and brain serves a unique function to these animals which is important for their stability and balance.^[27] Tarsiers have incredible hearing abilities. They can hear a frequency of up to 91 kHz (kilohertz) and send sounds of 70 kHz.^[28]

Climate

From November to April, the northeast monsoon (amihan) prevails. Except for a rare shower, this is the mildest time of the year. Daytime temperatures average 28 °C (82 °F), cooling at night to around 25 °C (77 °F). The summer season from May to July brings higher temperatures and very humid days. From August to October is the southwest monsoon (habagat). The weather during this season is not very predictable, with weeks of calm weather alternating with rainy days. It can rain any day of the year, but a higher chance of heavy showers occurs from November to January.

Administrative divisions

The province of Bohol is a first-class province divided into 3 congressional districts, contenting 1 component city and 47 municipalities.^[29] It has 1,109 barangays^[30] with a total population of 1,313,560.^[4]

PSGC	City or Municipality		Population			±% p.a.	Area[3]		PD 2015			Electorate			Dist
			2015[4]		2010[31]		km2	sq mi	/km2	/sq mi	2016	2013
071201000	Alburquerque		0.8%	10,540	9,921	1.16%	26.98	10.42	390	1,000	6,698	6,574	I
071202000	Alicia		1.8%	23,517	22,285	1.03%	114.5	44.21	210	540	13,423	13,664	III
071203000	Anda		1.3%	16,462	16,909	−0.51%	61.89	23.90	270	700	11,852	11,043	III
071204000	Antequera		1.1%	14,425	14,481	−0.07%	118.6	45.79	120	310	8,691	6,574	I
071205000	Baclayon		1.6%	20,591	18,630	1.92%	34.43	13.29	600	1,600	12,166	11,728	I
071206000	Balilihan		1.4%	17,903	17,147	0.82%	127.27	49.14	140	360	11,556	10,995	I
071207000	Batuan		1.0%	12,767	12,431	0.51%	79.08	30.53	160	410	8,359	8,586	III
071248000	Bien Unido		2.1%	27,115	23,412	2.84%	27.39	10.58	990	2,600	15,858	15,230	II
071208000	Bilar		1.3%	17,590	17,078	0.56%	129.71	50.08	140	360	11,565	11,273	III
071209000	Buenavista		2.1%	27,261	26,443	0.58%	96	37.07	280	730	16,813	17,910	II
071210000	Calape		2.3%	30,863	29,786	0.68%	75.36	29.10	410	1,100	20,449	19,854	I
071211000	Candijay		2.2%	29,475	31,183	−1.07%	103.26	39.87	290	750	19,708	18,757	III
071212000	Carmen		3.5%	46,306	43,153	1.35%	239.45	92.45	190	490	29,767	29,228	III
071213000	Catigbian		1.7%	22,675	23,333	−0.54%	113.33	43.76	200	520	13,832	13,907	I
071214000	Clarin		1.5%	20,301	18,871	1.40%	52.12	20.12	390	1,000	13,743	13,160	II
071215000	Corella		0.6%	8,479	7,471	2.44%	37.22	14.37	230	600	5,140	4,898	I
071216000	Cortes		1.3%	16,954	14,586	2.91%	27.32	10.55	620	1,600	10,566	10,580	I
071217000	Dagohoy		1.5%	19,158	18,311	0.86%	77.59	29.96	250	650	11,228	11,041	II
071218000	Danao		1.4%	17,890	17,716	0.19%	162.76	62.84	110	280	12,212	12,027	II
071219000	Dauis		3.5%	45,663	36,525	4.34%	43.33	16.73	1,100	2,800	26,470	24,797	I
071220000	Dimiao		1.1%	14,364	14,187	0.24%	135.75	52.41	110	280	9,965	10,036	III
071221000	Duero		1.4%	17,876	17,254	0.68%	97.3	37.57	180	470	12,150	11,841	III
071222000	Garcia Hernandez		1.8%	24,194	21,308	2.45%	127.5	49.23	190	490	14,484	14,035	III
071226000	Getafe		2.4%	30,955	27,852	2.03%	120.5	46.53	260	670	18,576	18,926	II
071223000	Guindulman		2.5%	32,408	32,355	0.03%	179.17	69.18	180	470	20,529	19,848	III
071224000	Inabanga		3.5%	45,880	43,331	1.09%	125.63	48.51	370	960	25,979	26,345	II
071225000	Jagna		2.6%	33,892	32,034	1.08%	168.49	65.05	200	520	20,459	20,643	III
071227000	Lila		0.9%	12,257	10,801	2.44%	40.5	15.64	300	780	6,835	6,922	III
071228000	Loay		1.3%	16,691	15,881	0.95%	48.24	18.63	350	910	11,777	12,023	III
071229000	Loboc		1.2%	15,993	16,299	−0.36%	57.65	22.26	280	730	11,472	11,000	III
071230000	Loon		3.3%	43,034	42,441	0.26%	125.38	48.41	340	880	27,676	26,596	I
071231000	Mabini		2.1%	27,171	28,788	−1.09%	104.57	40.37	260	670	16,609	16,048	III
071232000	Maribojoc		1.6%	20,688	18,113	2.56%	69.08	26.67	300	780	12,753	12,194	I
071233000	Panglao		2.6%	33,553	25,558	5.32%	51.2	19.77	660	1,700	21,394	20,536	I
071234000	Pilar		2.1%	27,256	27,276	−0.01%	120.39	46.48	230	600	16,152	15,784	III
071235000	President Carlos P. Garcia		1.8%	23,356	25,118	−1.38%	54.82	21.17	430	1,100	14,455	14,392	II
071236000	Sagbayan		1.7%	22,339	22,339	0.00%	69.61	26.88	320	830	14,394	14,290	II
071237000	San Isidro		0.7%	8,744	9,176	−0.91%	60.04	23.18	150	390	6,509	6,144	II
071238000	San Miguel		1.8%	24,135	22,199	1.60%	123.29	47.60	200	520	14,040	13,679	II
071239000	Sevilla		0.8%	10,661	11,289	−1.08%	64.55	24.92	170	440	7,156	6,998	III
071240000	Sierra Bullones		1.9%	24,745	26,398	−1.22%	198.87	76.78	120	310	15,053	15,209	III
071241000	Sikatuna		0.5%	6,726	6,335	1.15%	38.22	14.76	180	470	4,647	4,760	I
071242000	Tagbilaran	†	8.0%	105,051	92,297	2.50%	36.5	14.09	2,900	7,500	59,949	51,462	I
071243000	Talibon		5.1%	66,969	59,274	2.35%	140.46	54.23	480	1,200	33,211	31,928	II
071244000	Trinidad		2.4%	31,956	27,580	2.84%	195.3	75.41	160	410	19,017	17,941	II
071245000	Tubigon		3.5%	45,893	44,434	0.62%	81.87	31.61	560	1,500	26,394	26,591	I
071246000	Ubay		5.6%	73,712	65,900	2.16%	335.06	129.37	220	570	41,792	40,211	II
071247000	Valencia		2.1%	27,126	28,043	−0.63%	116.67	45.05	230	600	15,245	15,377	III
	TOTAL			1,313,560	1,255,128	0.87%	4,820.95	1,900	270	700		798,768	729,815
†   †			Provincial capital Highly Urbanized City		†   †			Municipality Component city

Demographics

Population census of Bohol
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 948,403 —     1995 994,440 +0.89% 2000 1,139,130 +2.95%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 1,230,110 +1.07% 2010 1,255,128 +0.74% 2015 1,313,560 +0.87%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office[4][31][32]

According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,313,560.^[4] In the 2016 election, it had 798,768 registered voters, meaning that 61% of the population are aged 18 and over.^[5]

Legislative districts

1st Congressional District President Carlos P. Garcia † 9,999,999			2nd Congressional District President Carlos P. Garcia † 9,999,999			3rd Congressional District President Carlos P. Garcia † 9,999,999
Rene Relampagos Liberal Party			Erico Aristotle Aumentado Nationalist People's Coalition			Arthur Yap Nationalist People's Coalition
City or municipality		Electorate 2016	City or municipality		Electorate 2016	City or municipality		Electorate 2016
Alburquerque		6,698	Bien Unido		15,858	Alicia		13,423
Antequera		8,691	Buenavista		16,813	Anda		11,852
Baclayon		12,166	Clarin		13,743	Batuan		8,359
Balilihan		11,556	Dagohoy		11,228	Bilar		11,565
Calape		20,449	Danao		12,212	Candijay		19,708
Catigbian		13,832	Getafe		18,576	Carmen		29,767
Corella		5,140	Inabanga		25,979	Dimiao		9,965
Cortes		10,566	President Carlos P. Garcia		14,455	Duero		12,150
Dauis		26,470	Sagbayan		14,394	Garcia Hernandez		14,484
Loon		27,676	San Isidro		6,509	Guindulman		20,529
Maribojoc		12,753	San Miguel		14,040	Jagna		20,459
Panglao		21,394	Talibon		33,211	Lila		6,835
Sikatuna		4,647	Trinidad		19,017	Loay		11,777
Tagbilaran	†	59,949	Ubay		41,792	Loboc		11,472
Tubigon		26,394				Mabini		16,609
						Pilar		16,152
						Sevilla		7,156
						Sierra Bullones		15,053
						Valencia		15,245
1st District		268,381	2nd District		257,827	3rd District		272,560
Total					798,768

Economy

Tourism plays an increasing role in the island's economy. The Panglao Island International Airport is currently planned for Panglao, which houses the most-visited and accessible beaches in the province. Proponents of the scheme hope that the new airport will increase Bohol's reputation as an international tourist destination although the plan has been dogged by ongoing criticism.^[33]

Infrastructure

Airport

Though a number of national flag carriers serve the Tagbilaran Airport, a proposed international airport (see Panglao Island International Airport) has been planned on nearby Panglao Island to accommodate bigger aircraft and handle larger volumes of passengers and tourists to the province. The Panglao airport project is controversial. Private land in the planned right-of-way that was bought cheaply is being sold expensively, creating further issues and delays.

Seaports

Port of Tubigon, the busiest among the smaller ports, offers more than ten daily round trips plying the Cebu-Bohol route. Catagbacan Port in Loon serves the roll-on roll-off services between Cebu and Bohol for those who have vehicles. Port of Jagna offers service between Bohol to Cagayan and Camiguin (with roll-on/roll-off) route. The other ports are Ubay, Talibon, Getafe, Buenavista, and Clarin.

Media Organizations

Bohol has 2 major AM radio stations, DYRD and DYTR, both based in Tagbilaran City. Another AM radio station, DYZD, based in Ubay, is being operated by DYRD. Both DYRD and DYTR also operate FM stations with the same names. There are multiple weekly or bi-weekly newspapers like Bohol Chronicle, Sunday Post, Bohol Times, Bohol Standard and Bohol Bantay Balita. An online news website called Bohol News Daily aggregates news from various sources.

Education

The literacy rate of the province of Bohol is high at 98%.^[30]

Institutions of Higher Learning are:

Festivals

Notable people

Gallery

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  Alona beach

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  Bohol interior

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  Loboc river

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  Mahogany forest in Bohol

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  Baclayon church

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  Panglao watchtower

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  Tarsier

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  Kalamay delicacy

See also

• Awit sa Bohol - official hymn of the province of Bohol
• Boholano dialect
• Boholano people
• Diocese of Tagbilaran
• Diocese of Talibon
• Eskaya
• Eskayan language
• List of Bohol Churches
• List of Bohol flora and fauna
• List of Bohol-related topics

References

Sources

Further reading

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bohol.

Wikisource has the text of the 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article Bohol.

• Bohol portal
• Bohol travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official website of the provincial government of Bohol
• Provincial Planning and Development Office of Bohol (includes provincial atlas)

	Cebu | Cebu Strait		Camotes Sea | Leyte
			Canigao Channel | Southern Leyte
		Bohol
	Siquijor | Bohol Sea	Bohol Sea Camiguin, Misamis Oriental