The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas has identified nearly 100 other sinkholes in nine other municipalities in Bohol apart from the one in Tagbilaran.
These are in the towns of Baclayon, Corella, Alburquerque, Panglao, Dauis, Balilihan, Batuan, Loon and Carmen, said Ed Llamedo, the regional DENR information officer.
He said these sinkholes had been existing as long as 5.3 million years ago but surfaced only after the October 15 earthquake that killed more than 200 persons and destroyed or damaged roads and bridges, churches and many public and private buildings as well as houses. The destruction has been tentatively estimated at P5 billion.
The name Bohol is derived from the local word “bo-ho,†which means hole.
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