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13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan (Trece Martires De Bagumbayan) Today, January 11, 2021, is the 124th anniversary of the 13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan. These leading Filipinos were accused of complicity in the Revolution vs. Spain. Many were Masons, supporters of the Propaganda Movement, and members of La Liga Filipina. 13 patriots were executed by the Spanish … Read more

Banagan (Panulirus versicolor)(Painted Spiny Lobster) This year’s first Marine Monday series, National Museum Bohol is featuring a species of crustacean inhabiting seas around Bohol, the Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) locally called Banagan. The Painted Spiny Lobster is one of the several species under the family of PalinuridaeLatrielle and a member of the crustacean class … Read more

Daygon Let us look back at a beautiful tradition that we share with the rest of the Christian world. In Bohol, the practice is called Pagpanaygon, Daygon being the local word for “praise”. It traces its origins to the Nativity plays of medieval Europe, community pageantry that portrays the events leading to and around the … Read more

  Kagwang (Philippine Flying Lemur) Kagwang (Cynocephalus volans) or Philippine Flying Lemur Kagwang or the Philippine Flying Lemur (Cynocephalus volans), an endemic species which exists in the faunal region of Mindanao and the Visayas, particularly on the island of Bohol. The Philippine Flying Lemur is a timid and gentle night creature of the Philippine forests. … Read more

Lambay (Blue Swimming Crab – Portunus armatus) The Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus armatus), locally known in Bohol as Lambay is a marine invertebrate that we often see but know little about. The Blue Swimming Crab is widely common and distributed in the coastal waters of the Philippines. It could be found in near-shore shelf areas … Read more