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“BOHOL HERITAGE TOUR COMMENTARY”

TOUR GUIDE: Good day my dear tourist. How was your breakfast today? Are you excited for the

tour? Well, this is the perfect time for our tour. By the way, I’m Ivy Baculio you can call me beng or

“V” whatever that suits you. I’m your tour guide for this moment and it’s my pleasure to be of

service to you. Before we will start our tour, I’d like to take some time to inform you about brief

safety precautions and rules that we need to follow the itinerary given to you and always remember

to S-M-I-L-E. Can I see your smiles? Very good. So, SM-I-L-E for S secure your personal belongings.

Do not leave your things unattended. For M, make sure you are with the group. If you want to

leave, kindly inform me before doing so. For I, interact with the locals and the culture. So, every

time we move to another destination, you are given a time that you should be able to take pictures

in every destination and explore the place. For L, leave the place clean as it is and for E, enjoy the

tour! So, for us to enjoy the tour, we must keep in mind that safety is first and everything must be

timely.

TOUR GUIDE: Are you ready to see the different heritage sites here in Tagbilaran City? If you are

now ready let now begin our tour. Let me just tell a brief information about Tagbilaran City. The

Tagbilaran City is the provincial capital of the province of Bohol: the hub of commerce and the lone

city of the island. It is the principal gateway to the island province of Bohol and is known as the "City

of Peace and Friendship". Here in Tagbilaran there lot of heritage site on of this is our first even

destination which called Balili Ancestral House in Tagbilaran City.

We are now reach to our destination. Look around the area, it is a majestic, two-story Balili

House, built in 1934 by the then bachelor Mr. Eladio Balili, a history teacher of Bohol National High

School and businessman like dried fish, lumber, furniture, transport and construction, who later

married Ms. Pancrasia “Caring” Castro. As you can see it is barely visible from the street, its main

facade is crowned by a wide overhanging gable roof with roof eaves adorned with Art Nouveau

carvings. We passed through a park-like garden before climbing a sweeping grand concrete stairway

leading to the artistically designed, second floor porch with its rounded corners, rough-hewn

wooden posts, topped by semicircular arches with embroidery-like carvings on the fringes. We are

now passing the park-like garden before climbing a sweeping grand concrete stairway leading to the

artistically designed, second floor porch with its rounded corners, rough-hewn wooden posts,

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TOUR GUIDE: Good day my dear tourist. How was your breakfast today? Are you excited for the tour? Well, this is the perfect time for our tour. By the way, I’m Ivy Baculio you can call me beng or “V” whatever that suits you. I’m your tour guide for this moment and it’s my pleasure to be of service to you. Before we will start our tour, I’d like to take some time to inform you about brief safety precautions and rules that we need to follow the itinerary given to you and always remember to S-M-I-L-E. Can I see your smiles? Very good. So, SM-I-L-E for S secure your personal belongings. Do not leave your things unattended. For M, make sure you are with the group. If you want to leave, kindly inform me before doing so. For I, interact with the locals and the culture. So, every time we move to another destination, you are given a time that you should be able to take pictures in every destination and explore the place. For L, leave the place clean as it is and for E, enjoy the tour! So, for us to enjoy the tour, we must keep in mind that safety is first and everything must be timely. TOUR GUIDE: Are you ready to see the different heritage sites here in Tagbilaran City? If you are now ready let now begin our tour. Let me just tell a brief information about Tagbilaran City. The Tagbilaran City is the provincial capital of the province of Bohol: the hub of commerce and the lone city of the island. It is the principal gateway to the island province of Bohol and is known as the "City of Peace and Friendship". Here in Tagbilaran there lot of heritage site on of this is our first even destination which called Balili Ancestral House in Tagbilaran City. We are now reach to our destination. Look around the area, it is a majestic, two-story Balili House, built in 1934 by the then bachelor Mr. Eladio Balili, a history teacher of Bohol National High School and businessman like dried fish, lumber, furniture, transport and construction, who later married Ms. Pancrasia “Caring” Castro. As you can see it is barely visible from the street, its main facade is crowned by a wide overhanging gable roof with roof eaves adorned with Art Nouveau carvings. We passed through a park-like garden before climbing a sweeping grand concrete stairway leading to the artistically designed, second floor porch with its rounded corners, rough-hewn wooden posts, topped by semicircular arches with embroidery-like carvings on the fringes. We are now passing the park-like garden before climbing a sweeping grand concrete stairway leading to the artistically designed, second floor porch with its rounded corners, rough-hewn wooden posts,

topped by semicircular arches with embroidery-like carvings on the fringes. Inside, it held many objects that prove the age of the house. Photos that dated back to the 1940s, furniture which were used by historical figures Manuel Roxas and Elpidio Quirino, and antique wall clocks are some of the relics that stood the test of time. The interior of the house let us travel back in time. There is a delicate calado wood carving (in harp design), lattice screens, and barandillas (framed by carved wooden harps and friezes) underneath the windows add grace and playfulness to the house. The two sets of sliding capiz windows, with air vents above it, flank the porch on both sides. This house served as a venue of grand social functions of Tagbilaran which were attended by prominent political and social personalities from both the local and national level. This is the photo of Roxas-Quirino meeting on March 9, 1946. This is the Office desk with the agila chair which Roxas sat on behind it. This is a butaka a chair with long arm rests and an old clock. My dear tourists take your time to explore this house and take also lot of pictures. If you like I can take your pictures. After this house we will now proceed to our next stop over. TOUR GUIDE: Let’s now proceed to Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Heritage House. It takes only 5 minutes to reach our destination. Get ready to see another heritage House here in Tagbilaran City. TOUR GUIDE: Welcome to Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Heritage House. This is a 2-storey residence of former Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia; it was built from 1953-1954 on the former residence of the Jorolan family. As Garcia spent most of the year in Manila, the Tagbilaran house was just a vacation house. Let’s go inside and explore it! This is the ground floor. On the left on it is the piano that is donated by the Japanese Embassy. This desk is the president’s work desk. Locals refer to it as the White House largely because of the dominant color of the house paint. On display are the president’s memorabilia such as photographs, medals and certificates, chess set, suits, and books. You can take pictures but don’t touch it. Here in the second floor, you see the wardrobe of the Mrs. Garcia and their only daughter, paintings, and furniture belonging to the Garcia family including the former president’s bed and work desk, the chess set which Garcia played with professor friends every night and the Yamaha grand piano given by the Embassy of Japan. Are you still excited to our next destination? TOUR GUIDE: Our next stop over is another century old house in your itinerary is the Casa Rocha- Suarez, which is one of the oldest houses in the area. Built between 1800 and 1830, the simple,

Before when I was staying in Tagbilaran City after we finished the mass, we always went to Plaza Rizal to see “Kalapati” it is a bird, there are lot bird in Plaza Rizal. We seat on the wooden seats then talking with my friend, also eating street food. I like the feeling when I always seat there. TOUR GUID: The Plaza was previously known as Plaza Principe and it is located between the Capitol Building and the St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Flags of All Nations are displayed in the Plaza and during the national day of a particular country, the corresponding flag is raised. Some of the flags were donated by the foreign countries themselves. If you want to experience feeding the birds you can feed it, you can also take pictures. TOUR GUIDE: Are you still have enough energy my dear tourists? If you don’t have don’t worry because this is now our last destination which is the Bohol Museum. The Bohol National Museum is housed in an old City Library. It presents the results of archaeological exploration and excavation of sites in Anda Peninsula. The archaeological data give insights to the prehistory of the island of Bohol. The National Museum in Tagbilaran City of Bohol is an often-overlooked Tourist Attraction. It offers an interesting insight into Bohol’s post and Pre-Spanish history. The Museum is well worth visiting. Among the exhibits are Boholano Art, Botanical, Zoological and Archeological materials and artifacts that have been unearthed from different parts of the island. Let’s go inside and have a look the Bohol Museum, there is a dioramic explanation of how the Chocolate Hills were formed. Besides that, there are also explanations for how the island of Bohol came to be what it is now and how the island’s life has developed throughout the many years. There are also models of Churches all around the province, pictures and remnants of historic and ancient artifacts like skulls, jars and a diorama of an old cave that was made into a home by the people of Bohol. Although there are probably so many other things you can do in Bohol, if you have time and would like to settle on really learning about the past of this beautiful province, visit Tagbilaran City again and walk the leisurely atmosphere of the capital city of Bohol. Take you time to explore the whole area and also take many pictures as you can for your remembrance. TOUR GUID3: That’s all for this day, I hope you enjoy our heritage tour in Tagbilaran City, thank you for choosing me as your tour guide today. Hope to see you soon, thank you once again.

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