Beautiful Philippines: A Handbook of General InformationPhilippine Islands. Commission of Independence
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Beautiful Philippines: A Handbook of General Information
Philippine Islands. Commission of Independence
Philippines -- Description and travel; Philippines -- Economic conditions
The island is rich in minerals, of which gold and coal are the most
important. Industries are well developed in Cebu. Good fishing banks
found along the coast furnish the people with food for local use and
for export. Hogs and goats are raised for local use. Poultry raising
enables the people to export chickens and eggs to neighboring islands
and even to Manila. Cotton cloth, woven for local use and sinamay
made from the fiber extracted from banana and pineapple leaves,
are exported. Much tuba, a native wine, is collected in the coconut
regions.
The town of Cebu, however, existed as a prosperous native settlement
before the discovery of the Philippines by Magellan. For a description
of the places of interest in the city, see page 63.
BOHOL PROVINCE, the island southeast of Cebu, is noted for the two
big rebellions against the Spaniards which occurred in 1622 and 1744,
respectively. The leader of the revolt in 1622, which was really an
armed protest against Jesuitical influence, was one by the name of
Tamblot. The uprising rapidly spread throughout the entire island;
only the towns of Loboc and Baclayon remained peaceful. The rebels
retreated "to the summit of a rugged and lofty hill, difficult of
access," and there fortified themselves. It took the government six
months to suppress this rebellion.
[Rebellions]
Another rebellion, no less formidable than the Tamblot uprising,
broke out in 1744. It gained strength in 1750 under the leadership of
Dagohoy, who for a long time was the whole soul of the movement. The
rebellion affected almost the entire island and lasted for over eighty
years. The government sent several expeditions to put it down, but
without success. The rebels established a local government and lived
as an independent people. This was, perhaps, the most successful
revolt the Filipinos ever conducted from the viewpoint of duration
of resistance.
[Attractions]
Among the attractions are the mineral springs in Guindulman as well
as those in San Juan, Candon, Napo, Lubod, and Cambalaguin which are
reputed to be efficacious for curing skin diseases. Edible birds'
nests are gathered in the Cananoan Cave. Other caves are found in
Baclayon, Guindulman, Jagna, and Sierra Bullones. "Buri," "ticog," and
"salacot" hats are made in almost every town. The weaving of "piña" and
"sinamay" cloth is a specialty in Baclayon, Loboc, Jagna, and Duero,
and "saguaran" weaving in Talibon, Inabanga, Baclayon, and Jetafe. The
commercial exploitation of the pearl and shell banks in the Bohol
seas has only recently been begun. The catching of the flying lemur
and the tanning and preparation of its hide is a new occupation. Most
of the towns are found along the coast so that a great portion of
the inhabitants are engaged in coastwise and interisland trade.
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