Known as one of the most peaceful and cleanest places in the Philippines, Butuan is one of the best places to live in the country. It boasts itself as one of the cities with most historical value. The local government and the people exerts relentless efforts in preserving the rich chronicle of Butuan and continues to maintain its cleanliness to entice more tourists. When in Butuan, one of the best locations to spend a leisurely walk with someone you love (or even someone […]
The Balangay Site Museum is a field unit of the National Museum, similar to Butuan Museum which located near the City Hall and Golden Tara replica. It keeps the remnants of the earliest watercraft called “Balanghai” (and now more popularly known as the “Butuan Boat”) and other cultural materials associated with the boat like human and animal remains, coffins, pots, jewelries, hunting goods, ceramics and other items used for subsistence. The Balangays are large, wooden plank-built and edge-pegged boats. This method of construction […]
Located 4,700 feet above sea level, Forest Park in Brgy. Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon is one of the best places to spend a day with the whole family. It is located meters away from its sister company, Zip-zone Dahilayan Adventure Park, which holds the record of Asia’s Longest Dual Zipline at 840 meters. Inside the Forest Park, one can enjoy in the playground, and eat in the picnic ground or cafe. They also cater to other adventures such as ATV (all-terrain vehicle) rides […]
The Golden Tara of Butuan, also known as the Icon of a Storied Past (the pre-colonial times of Butuan), is a gold figurine of a “Tara” (or escort goddess from the Buddhist Pantheon). It was found by a Manobo native along the Wawa River in Central Agusan in 1917. This artifact was subsequently acquired by the American in 1922 and bought by the wife of Governor General Leonard Wood. It is now housed in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Professor […]
That Easter Week of March 29, 1521 as Magellan’s Boat neared that island, two Balanghai Boats approached the ship, with the larger one stood the Chief of the Island of Mazzaua. That was how Pigaffeta the Chronicler of Magellan wrote into his record book 500 years ago. On July 1976, Antique hunters hit on and discovered the remain of a large wooden boat. It was the first relics of the Balanghai Boat discovered. C-14 carbon dating established that the relics is 1630 years […]
