Philippine Travel Notes

Alrightie! Our second morning in Tubigon and I was up and raring to roam. Plan this time was to explore the area/s north of Tubigon. Being a good Friday, I was ready to ‘get disappointed’ as there would either be too few or even no available transportation. That’s how it is especially in rural areas, and I have observed that even as a kid. Yet, I was determined to still go and try. Otherwise, if I could not really move around, then resting at the hotel’s pool area, waiting for the 3PM “siete palabras’ at church would not have been a bad idea. Thus, at 7:57AM, the light breakfast was over and we were out on quiet streets looking for a ride going north. None, hehe! A tricycle was entering town from the north area and I hailed him. He probably thought I was just going to the nearby plaza and market areas hehe. His eyes grew a bit wide when I told him “Clarin” hahaha. That would mean he has to turn back to bring us to Clarin. I asked how much for the two of us. He said thirty pesos, we agr...

This topic started with this article Ah there are two! Still in Region 10, there is a town called Clarin in the province of Misamis Occidental. It is right next door to the cities of Tangub and Ozamiz with the Panguil Bay on its east. This town was named after the senator who proposed to have it made into a town once again after it became a barrio of Ozamiz since their town head failed to appear during a meeting called by the governor in 1903! The place is in close proximity to a lot of tourist hideaways in the province like the fantastic MOAP (Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park). Clarin is also the name of a town in Bohol (Region 7 – Central Visayas) and this town takes its name from another person also surnamed Clarin. Aniceto Clarin was the island’s first civil governor. This town is just a few clicks from Tubigon. Clarin is a fish town too as there are wide spreads of mangroves. There are even islets off its shores. And ah, this is where you head inland/upland on the way to Sagbaya...