Quiet Corella
Named after a town in Spain, they pronounce Corella as "ko-rel-ya" or even "ko-ril-ya" kay Bisaya! That's the seat of government - Corella Town Hall . The small letters say Founded September 3, 1884 . This inland (landlocked) town is next to Tagbilaran (heading north-east), probably 9 or 10 kilometers away. We can say Corella is a 'suburb' of Bohol's only city, yet as I looked around, it seems to remain as a rural community, with few residential houses, and (naturally), fewer commercial establishments. In fact, my driver-cum-tour-guide told me, this town remains as a 5th class municipality. It is far from being crowded like the many suburban areas in this country, where most office workers live. Tahimik! Retirement haven? Ah.., I don't know.., why is it not happening now in the first place? It's ironic that a "next town" of the city remains to be the smallest town (in area and population) of the entire province. I may not k...