Loboc River
Posted in Food and Dining, General, Health, Holidays on 11/05/2009 01:59 am by janicav
Photo and copyright by Jeroen Hellingman
The Loboc River in Bohol is one of the most famous and sought places in Bohol. The place allows you to relax and enjoy lunch in the middle of the river. I went there few years ago and thry had the best food and view to offer.
Loboc is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It is mere 24 km away from Tagbilaran City, the provincial capital of Bohol. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 16,299 people. It is the Music Capital of Bohol.
Loboc is known for its floating restaurants along the scenic and winding Loboc River. Tourists also come to see the tarsier, a small nocturnal animal with large eyes. It is one of the world’s smallest primates. Unfortunately, the tarsiers here are kept in an inadequate cage, and better be observed in the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella.
Portions of the St. Peter Parish Church Complex (specifically parts of what is now the Convento or Priests’ Residence) are thought to be the oldest standing ecclesiastical structures in Bohol Province. The Loboc Children’s Choir has won numerous competitions both local and international, most notably festival competition in Barcelona, Spain, entitled “Europe and its Songs”, on September 17-21, 2003.
There is so much to see at Bohol aside from the Loboc River. Just several minutes from Loboc are the chocolate hills and Sandugo Monument, and Baclayon, which has one of the nicest old churches in Bohol, and a small museum with old church relics.