Bohol

Specimens of newly discovered marine species found by a joint Filipino-French research project on the island of Panglao in Bohol will be turned over Sunday to the National Museum, the French embassy in Manila said.

Archive 2007-02-01 2007

This bishopric includes the island of Bohol, which is in charge of the same fathers.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. James Alexander Robertson 1906

South of [that island of] Zubu, between it and Mindanao, is another small one, called Bohol; between Bohol and Matan lie [as already mentioned] many small islands -- uninhabited, except for game; for which reason they contain many deer and wild boars, as is generally true in most of the islands.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Emma Helen Blair 1884

Only this island of Bohol, which is forty leguas in circumference, and the islet of Bacacay belong to the king, our sovereign, in all the territory in charge of the Society.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Emma Helen Blair 1884

I heard that Bea Zobel stays at Amarela when she's in Bohol, which is often.

Blogged! 2008

The reason for this was disclosed to us after we had sailed about in this archipelago for two months, namely, that the Portuguese who are in the Malucos came to an island called Bohol, where we remained thirty-seven days, and there committed the following mischief: after they had made peace with the natives and given them to understand that they came to trade with them, they called together one day as many natives as they could; and while the latter, thinking themselves safe, were trading with them, the Portuguese gave a war-signal and killed five hundred people, capturing six hundred more whom they took to Maluco as slaves.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century James Alexander Robertson 1906

In proportion as it continued to assume its normal state, and commenced to enjoy the peace that it has at the present time, its population continued to increase, and in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight was more than one hundred thousand souls; in one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, the total of its population was increased to one hundred and fifty thousand; at present the island of Bohol, which is a province, has a population of two hundred and sixty thousand souls.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Emma Helen Blair 1884

The next comes from Fr. Joseph Skelton, Jr. and shows a Solemn Mass for the Ascension, offered in one of the oldest churches in his diocese and one of the oldest stone churches in the Philippines; Immaculate Conception Parish, Baclayon, Bohol.

The Influence of Benedict XVI in the Philippines 2009

When the boat returned to the resort we jumped in a motorcycle taxi back to the port, slept a few hours, and caught a ferry to Bohol at dawn.

Matt Gibson: Finding Serendipity: How to Make Your Travels More Exciting Matt Gibson 2010

When the boat returned to the resort we jumped in a motorcycle taxi back to the port, slept a few hours, and caught a ferry to Bohol at dawn.

Matt Gibson: Finding Serendipity: How to Make Your Travels More Exciting Matt Gibson 2010