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Bai, kita man sila...PERO, sunod sunod lang sila sa DICTADOR ani nga project kai DAKO man pod ang ilang envelope...Kong inyong makita nang bag-ong gihimo sa ta-as sa tulay, kana USA ka elevator...ONLY in Loboc nga dunay elevator sa kilid sa tulay...

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kay putol man ang skyway, tingali baya ug 'sky' ra ni wa nay 'way'.  unya ang loboc mahimo nang 'lob' o 'boc' ra ba kaha.

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May istorya ko nga nadunggan gikan sa driver sa van nga among gisakjan sa dihang niadtong enero mitugpa ang taga Leyte sa Bohol.

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Kay sauna kono Bay Vist, panahon sa Martial Law, giinitan daw na ni Marcos ang simbahan sa Loboc kay naa konoy gold, daghan jamo. Karon agig pasumangil, nagpahimo konohay sija ug tulay tabok sa Loboc River nga maigo ang simbahan. Gitujo ni aron maguba ang simbahan ug makapasumangil unja sila nga magkubkob dinha sa simbahan. Gisupakan ni sa taga Loboc pag-ajo. Sa ilang pagsupak, kung kinsa man gani kono tong mataryahan nga modrive sa bulldozer o unsa pang makina nga gamiton pagguba sa simbahan, a pusilon kono sa taga Loboc. Mao nang wa jamo na mahuman. Hehehehe.

Mao ra pud sie na ahong nahibaw-an. Istorya ra. Sa Tagawog pa, kuwentong kutsero.

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Loboc, A Tale of a Bridge vs a Church


If you visit Bohol’s Chocolate Hills from Tagbilaran you will pass through Loboc. Even if you hadn’t planned on it I’m sure you will end up checking it out. We stopped there on the way through and again on the way back. It’s a pretty remarkable place for such a little town, and there are several reasons why—at least four that I can think of. But the initial reason is the first thing you’ll notice as you pull up to the center of town.

Have you ever seen something so bizarre, so surreal that you just HAD to have an explanation for it before you could go on with what you were originally doing? It probably feels that way for someone who sees a UFO or The Lochness Monster. Well, THAT is how I felt when we pulled up next to the ancient church in Loboc. The church was old, large and interesting, but that wasn’t what had my curiosity all abuzz, although it was certainly part of it.

No, what had my head cocked and my gaze locked was the hulk of a big old unfinished bridge looking like part of an abandoned movie set. Ever watch the movie “Speed” when the bus jumps across the unfinished chasm of an overpass? Or similarly in “The Blues Brothers” where the Nazis chasing Jake and Elroy go flying off the same kind of unfinished highway bridge? Well, that’s what’s sitting in Loboc, right in the middle of town. But, what makes it unreal is the bridge’s location.

The incomplete bridge comes from the direction of the Loboc River, which it crosses from way on high. This isn’t just a little bridge either; it’s substantial, made of concrete and reinforced with steel, and was obviously built as part of a major thoroughfare. What’s disturbing is that if the bridge is finished, the Loboc Church would have to be demolished, because the bridge stops directly across the street from the historic cathedral. Visually, the unfinished bridge is an open threat aimed directly at the church. So far, the church is holding its own against the menacing bridge’s bulk, but a question begs to be asked: What the heck is going on?

I got out of the car, stared up at the bridge, and while pointing at it started quizzing the guide about the monstrosity across the street from the beautiful church. I must have been a bit too obvious for her because she told me furtively, “Not here, we can talk when we get around the corner.”

So, I figured out that I wasn’t supposed to make a big deal out of the bridge and the way it just seemed to float unfinished in midair looking exactly like a giant waterless pier, at least not openly, so I pretended to ignore it as we walked to a garden park in front of the church. I felt foolish ignoring something so obvious, but I decided to play along. By then I was willing to do about anything to make sure my guide filled me in on “the story.” I knew it was going to be something weird and wacky and I was right.

Here’s the tale she told me. It seems unbelievable, but it makes sense if you live here long enough. There is a legend that there is gold buried under the old church. It’s the same ridiculous myth that the people in practically every province in the Philippines tell. Usually it’s a story about buried Japanese gold, but in this case it must be about Spanish treasure from the time when the friars first moved to Loboc in the early 1600s to escape marauding Muslims. That’s why the church exists in Loboc in the first place.

Some greedy person in a position of authority (sorry for being redundant there!) must have felt that they could use “Eminent Domain” as a way to force the demolition of the 400 year old landmark to get to the mythical gold. That’s all she would tell me and she spoke of it without looking at the bridge or acknowledging it, almost like she was briefed as part of her certification not to make a big deal out of it when tourists ask about the obvious eyesore right in the middle of Loboc.


More at: http://philippinesphil.blogspot.com/2007/03/bohol-trip-loboc-tale-of-bridge-vs.html

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DPWH turns over unfinished bridge to Bohol town
Manila Bulletin / March 23, 2008


The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finally turned over the kalabasa awardee unfinished Loboc jumbo bridge to the Municipal Government of Loboc.

Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado said DPWH Region 7 Director Josefino Rigor and Loboc Mayor Leon Calipusan signed the memorandum of agreement (MoA) turning over the bridge to the municipality in the meantime that the department is still in the process of finding a solution to the technical problems concerning its construction.

Calipusan had been authorized by the Loboc Municipal Council to sign the MoA through Resolution No. 117 Series of 2005 while Rigor's authority came from DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. dated Jan. 8, 2008.

The MoA turns over in a temporary capacity to the municipality the possession, administration, supervision and control of the Loboc Bridge, to be used in activities that will redound to the benefit of the local residents, such as for tourism purposes.

It however specified that in conducting tourism-oriented or tourism-related activities on the bridge, the town shall exercise the diligence of a good father of a family to avoid any damage to the structure or cause any damage or injury to private persons.

To note, Aumentado, Calipusan and the First Consolidated Bank (FCB) through its chair Richard Uy plan to turn the bridge into a hanging garden and park available for open-air concerts and similar activities.

Aumentado provided the idea of a Loboc Bridge version of the Hanging Garden of Babylon that Architect Herman Torero, an active member of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), translated into perspectives.

Uy said the bank will take charge of the funding initially pegged at around R2 million, while the municipality under Calipusan or his successor will oversee the operations of the garden and park.

The bank chair had commissioned Torero to prepare the perspective, insisting that the finish must blend with the church and belfry structures.

Aumentado lauded Uy and FCB for heeding the call of their corporate social responsibility to fund the improvement of the bridge.

The bank has an affinity for Loboc because its founder, the late Alfonso Uy who was Richard's father, was born in that town.

The MoA also specified that Loboc shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the bridge to prevent its deterioration for cause or causes attributable to human activities.

However, the agreement will be automatically terminated in the event that DPWH finds a solution to the design problem of the bridge project and will start construction of its unfinished portion. (June Blanco) -- http://findarticles.com/

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