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Bohol Bares Plans for 30th Edition of Sandugo Festival
Bohol Bares Plans for 30th Edition of Sandugo Festival
In a recent press briefing led by Lucas Nunag, chair of the Bohol provincial tourism council, and Bohol Provincial Administrator Alfonso Damalerio II, local officials have laid out the planned activities for the month-long festival. The tourism and government officials also said that, since this is the 30th edition of this festival, activities are set to be bigger, grander, and more colorful than previous events.
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Published at 2018-04-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Entertainment, News and Events
Tags: Bohol, Festival, Sandugo
Sandugo Festival: Commemorating the Historic Blood Compact of Bohol
Sandugo Festival: Commemorating the Historic Blood Compact of Bohol
Every month of July, Tagbilaran City – the provincial capital of Bohol – rouses for a festive celebration called the Sandugo Festival, commemorating the historic sandugo or blood compact between Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and local chieftain Datu Sikatuna on March 16, 1565.
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Published at 2018-02-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, Sandugo, Tagbilaran
Sandugo Festival
Sandugo Festival
The Sandugo Festival is an annual historical celebration that takes place every year in Tagbilaran City on the island of Bohol in the Philippines. This festival commemorates the Treaty of Friendship between Datu Sikatuna, a chieftain in Bohol, and Spanishconquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. This 16th-century peace treaty occurred on March 16, 1565 through a blood compact or "sandugo".
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Published at 2018-02-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, Sandugo, Tagbilaran