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Towns and Cities

GENERAL INFORMATION (EASTERN SAMAR)

ARTECHE


  • Gutosan Island

BALANGIGA


  • Church of St. Lawrence the Martyr, formerly made with de harigues o poste de Madera, was built inside a fortified patio with four turrets by the Jesuit priests in the 17th century under the patronage of San Lorenzo.  It was rebuilt around 1653 by Fr. Cristóbal Miralles and became an extension church (visita) of Guiuan in 1773.  In 1850, the church was repaired by Franciscan Fr. Manuel Valverde.   Its three bells were looted as war booty after the orgy of killing and destruction ordered by Brig.-Gen. Jacob Smith during the Philippine-American War. Two of the bells are now mounted on a brick structure on the parade grounds of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A. and the other is in a military base in South Korea.  The church was rebuilt in 1927 and was again repaired and beautified from 1962 to 1993.

BALANGKAYAN

BORONGAN CITY


  • The Cathedral of the Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary was first built 1710 in rubble by Jesuit Fr. Francisco Diez.  The church was burned in 1773 and rebuilt in 1781 by Fr. Roque de San José or de Osma. A new roof was installed in 1843 by Fr. Juan Navarrete who also built the circular bell tower a decade later.   Fr. Fil Martínez built the convent from 1895 to 1897.  However, the church’s façade was replaced by a new one and the walls torn down to make way for more doors and windows. The cathedral houses the image of Nuestra Señora de Borongan, the town's patroness.
  • The Santiago Monument, in front of the cathedral, is a 250-year old stone equestrian statue.
  • Barawalte, a Spanish-era watchtower, faces east along the seaside boulevard.
  • Hamorawon Spring is a cool natural spring with a Spanish-built stone wall around it.  The spring is said to be miraculous.  According to legend, anyone who takes a bath in this cool spring, especially foreigners, will surely go home with a Boronganon wife.
  • Bito Spring
  • Can-apong Spring
  • Capinian Spring
  • Ganap Spring (Brgy. Cagbonga)
  • Kalugtugan Spring
  • Masacpasac Spring
  • Maybito Spring
  • Sun-og Spring
  • The beautiful, 2-km. long, white sand Guintagican Beach, in Brgy. Sta. Maria, is ideal for swimming and surfing.
  • Cabong Beach and Lalawigan Beach, both at Brgy. Lalawigan, can easily be reached by tricycles leaving from the crossing at the "Bishops Palace."
  • Pangi Falls is located 17 kms. west of the city.  To get there, take a 10-km tricycle ride (from Tarusan St.) to Brgy. San Gabriel.  From here, follow the river for 2–3 hours. Along the way you will pass the smaller  Kaputian Falls.
  • Minaligwan Falls is a series of small waterfalls. The first level can be reached in an hour from San Gabriel.
  • The trek to beautiful Habag Falls and Binalarawan Falls, worth at least a 2-day visit, starts at Siha, 5 kms. west of Borongan (take a tricycle from Tarusan St.).  From here, Binalarawan Falls is a 6-7-hr. hike. Binalarawan is a small but beautiful waterfall with a natural pool surrounded by lush forest. The best place to spend the night can be found about one hour downstream, so leave no later than 4pm to be sure to reach the place before the sun sets. Proceed to Habag Falls the next morning. At first, you have to go downstream for about an hour. When you meet another river, follow it upstream for another hour to reach Habag Falls. Habag is bigger than Binalarawan and has a beautiful natural pool ideal for swimming. You could spend the night at the waterfall or walk back to Siha, which takes about four hours and continue, from there, by tricycle to Borongan.
  • Lalaba Falls
  • Maybahay Falls
  • Beautiful Mono Falls (Brgy.Pinanag)
  • Divinubo Island, located off Brgy. Lalawigan, is a palm-fringed 3-sq. km. island with a lighthouse, a cave, white sand beaches, offshore coral and multi-colored fish.  A 50-min. boat ride from the city, it is ideal for scuba diving and swimming.  The island’s beautiful Divinubo Lighthouse, located on a mountaintop, was built in 1906 by American engineers.  It was originally gas operated, but is now electrically lighted and enclosed in thick glass.  The island is accessible from  Brgys. Cabong or Lalawigan, depending on the tide
  • The small 200-sq. m. Lawa-an Island has calm waters and a beautiful beach.
  • Ando Island, a 45-min. boat ride from Brgy. Sabang, has a white sand beach on the eastern side
  • Tiny Monbon Island, lying in a marine sanctuary, has some cottages
  • Canyawa Cave (Devil’s Cave), along the Suribao River, was recently discovered in 1999 during the Elf Authentic Adventure race.  A team of French speleologists explored it from March to April 26, 2002.
  • Ganap Cave, in Brgy. Cagbonga, is located 13 kms. northwest of the city.  It has a beautiful spring and stalactites and stalagmites of various shapes and colors.
  • Locso-on Cave, in Brgy. Locso-on, is a beautiful cave located 8.5 kms. from the city.
  • Punta Maria Caves has sandy-floored chambers, a natural rock staircase and a human-shaped footprint in one of the walls which is said to mark where two lovers were struck by lightning.
  • Sangat of Ando, on Ando Island, has a large cave with cathedral-like interior filled with rock formations and table-like caverns.
  • Sta. Monica Caves, running underground for 3 kms., have yielded relics of ancient inhabitants. It has a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean.
  • Suhutan Cave, a five-minute drive from the poblacion, is a large cave with natural rock formations where old folks used to hide during Pulahan days.
  • The Suribao River divides Maydolong and Borongan . Boats going upstream leave from Brgy. Camada, close to the highway.
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