Volcano Found in Bohol

[pioneer]

Published by the Bohol Chronicle

There is a rare geological formation in Bohol - said to be the only one in the country but not part of the mystifying Chocolate Hills - which could be one of only two or few of their kind on the planet: The Ilihan hill.

Located in Tubigon town, Ilihan hill is monstrously huge "solid molten lava" believed to be thrown from the mouth of a now sunken dead volcano some 30 million years ago, according to Mayor Luna Piezas quoting the "finding" of a group from stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The world - or planet Earth - is about 4.5 billion years old.          

The volcano must have been sunken somewhere between Bohol and Cebu, the mayor said, or Bohol and Leyte.

The experts, accompanied by a UNESCO staff from Tubigon, recently visited the mayor at his office and conveyed to him their discovery.

Piezas said in a Chronicle exclusive that the group told him the geological formation and evolution of the Ilihan hill is entirely different from those of the world-renowned Chocolate Hills in Carmen.

UNESCO just organized a global search for "New Seven Wonders of Nature" ranking the Chocolate Hills among the top 77 nominees.

Piezas said the UNESCO group that surprised him with the rarity of the hill in his town just conducted a technical visit to the Chocolate Hills before they intentionally went to Ilihan.

The group told the mayor that Ilihan hill is a plug, a massive cylindrical formation of solidified lava that once blocked the vent of a volcano. It is also technically called a volcanic neck.

The hill has since been covered with trees and other vegetations, and even inhabited by "tribe-like" people often described as a "cult" for their ways and norms as haunting as the supposed origin of their hill dwelling.

UNESCO experts told the mayor that the only other known plug similar to that in Tubigon is found in Brazil.

The hill totally formed by solidified molten lava rises in this place on earth where no volcano has ever existed - not even an extinct one has ever been known.

Ilihan's volcanic rock appearance will be most emphasized once the hill is totally stripped of its foliage or vegetation, the mayor was further told.

In a national park and preserve in Alaska is found the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes which entrance is guarded by two solidified lava formations, but which look rocky and not green.

The Tubigon mayor wished to know more if Ilihan evolution as sluggish, thicker lava moving slowly to the surface of a mid-ocean shield volcano after less-violent blasts.

[Lorenzo]

Thanks for the information, a great read.

[udtohan]

ilijan hill is the home of the hermit practices of princess analiza whou lived at the top of the hill for 20 years without going to the lowland....she lives at the top of the hill with her daughter batong orange.

the ilijan hill is the princess' kingdom!!!!

[kiamoy]

interesting..nice post

[slackware]

ilijan hill is the home of the hermit practices of princess analiza whou lived at the top of the hill for 20 years without going to the lowland....she lives at the top of the hill with her daughter batong orange.

the ilijan hill is the princess' kingdom!!!!

gwapa ba ang hermitanya leo?

[lindy]

ilijan hill is the home of the hermit practices of princess analiza whou lived at the top of the hill for 20 years without going to the lowland....she lives at the top of the hill with her daughter batong orange.

the ilijan hill is the princess' kingdom!!!!

naa pa diay na dha Dong?

[Vito Andoline]

mao ba.karon pa ko kabalo.

[udtohan]

Yeah. Princess analiza founded the subano group catholic of holy god spirit. Naa iyang daughter c mervie batong orange luningningning. Unique pud ilang pagkanta sa lupang hinirang, instead of 'ang mamatay ng dahil sa yo' they wil sing 'ang mabuhay ng dahil sa yo.' id reportd dis on tv years ago. Take note, the princess wil entertain only those wid pure hearts. The ilijan hill s a declared municipal flora and fauna... And there s an enigmatic f u wish to climb the hill..

[Vito Andoline]

mao ba.

[swakee]

wow! ka-interesting aning Ilijan Hill...

[Macky Ferniz]

This story reminds me of "Atlantis the lost empire".

[Macky Ferniz]

I run a search of "Ilijan Hill" and guess what I have found:

There are more than one Ilijan Hill in the Philippines. There are three (3) as follows:

1. Ilijan Hill: Found in Tubigon with Coordinates 9°55'14"N   123°56'51"E

2. Ilijan Hill: Found in Misamis Occidental (Mindanao) with coordinates 8°37'0"N   123°35'60"E

3. Ilijan Hill: Found in Masbate with coordintes Latitude 12.2333333  Longtitude 123.2833333

How about Ily Hill in Ubujan? It sounds like Ilijan Hill.

So which one is the original one?

This sounds fishy because three points represents triangulation coordinates, where somewhere is hidden inside this triangle. Perhaps a treasure.

There must be an explanation behind this coincidence. It sounds like a conspiracy where the culprit behind this naming does it to deceive/confuse or is hiding some treasure. Maybe Princes Analiza is the custodian of the treasure. 

[thegirlnextdoor]

This was not the only geological story that came out in this weeks news.
It is to beleived near to the town of Sagbayan that there was a mama chocolate hill and a papa chocolate hill and they have given birth to seven dotr's.

[kiamoy]

toink.. same with hundred islands legend nga nag away ang two giants? and they threw muds at each other maong na hundred islands?

[Vito Andoline]

myth

[udtohan]

naa pa sila sa ilijan hill...

[Macky Ferniz]

I am now obsessed about “Ilijan Hill” and its mysteries.

So I made a research and found that there are three Ilijan hills in the Philippines. If you look back in my previous post in this thread, you may find the locations which is one near Luzon, one in Visayas and one in Mindanao. These three points formed a triangle which I called “Ilijan Triangle”. Inside this triangle, you will find Cebu Straight, Bohol, Mindoro Islands and some parts of Mindanao sea. Considering significant events, these places are the target of last year’s oil exploration. However, several rumors came out that the exploration is actually treasure hunting. I don’t know the truth, but I am just gathering information here and it is too premature to conclude.

Related topics:
During my research, I found interesting topics related to the name Ilijan, which means “Fortress” in Higaunon and where “Iligan” was derived. Upon further investigation, I found that the people of Iligan are migrants from the Kingdom of Panglao as below historical record. Hope you don’t get bored reading.

History of Ilijan or Iligan
Iligan has its beginnings in the village of Bayug, 2.5 kilometers north of the present Poblacion. It was the earliest pre-Spanish settlement of native sea dwellers, known as Maragats. The monotony of indigenous life in the territory was broken when in the later part of the 16th century, the inhabitants of Iligan were subdued by the Visayan migrants from the island kingdom of Panglao.

In the accounts of Jesuit historian Fr. Francisco Combes, the Mollucan King of Ternate invaded Panglao. This caused Panglaons to flee in large numbers to Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. In Dapitan, the surviving Prince of Panglao, Pagbuaya, received Legazpi's expedition in 1565. Later, Pagbuaya's son Manook was baptized Pedro Manuel Manook. The Christianized Manook subdued the Higaunon village in Bayug and established it as one of the earliest Christian settlements in the country. The settlement survived other raids from other enemies, and, because of their faith in God and in their patron saint, Saint Michael the Archangel, the early Iliganons moved their settlement from Bayug to Iligan.

The name Iligan is from the Higaunon word "iligan" or "ilijan," meaning "fortress of defense" against frequent attacks by pirates and other hostile Mindanao tribes.

[udtohan]

nice research macky!

[MikeLigalig.com]

This article was published in 2008, and now this earthquake has awakened our interest to re-read it.

[islander]

wow, very interesting.  the sinkhole mapping being done by philvolcs and denr may reveal more about this ilijan hill in the visayas.

[fdaray]

Its a very interesting topic. This will lead to the study on how Bohol was formed and the chocolate hills.

[Chongki]

hmmmm .... nice post

[MikeLigalig.com]

Our world is full of surprises.

[islander]

Philvocs and Gov. Edgar Chatto have confirmed: no volcano in Bohol. Hope this confirmation would end all the fears and confusions that have gripped our people since yesterday.

Friends, clicking "like" on FB does not help. Instead, click "SHARE" so that crucial information about Bohol would be spread worldwide. Again, clicking LIKE does not help disseminate information. Click SHARE instead, please. Thank you. - from Michael Ortega Ligalig.- from a facebook message passed on many times over

[Lorenzo]

Good posting and thanks for the share!

[kiamoy]

I tried doing some Google search, and there are pictures, is that the same hill?

[hubag bohol]

Located in Tubigon town, Ilihan hill is monstrously huge "solid molten lava" believed to be thrown from the mouth of a now sunken dead volcano some 30 million years ago, according to Mayor Luna Piezas quoting the "finding" of a group from stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Ah, OK...

[hubag bohol]

Its a very interesting topic. This will lead to the study on how Bohol was formed and the chocolate hills.

...and the birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees...

[islander]

...and the moon up above

[hubag bohol]

...and a thing called Love...