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Duero Drive-by

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If most towns in Bohol are named after places in Spain, or saints, or well-known personalities (all are nouns), this town was named after an adjective! " Duero " was purportedly originally named " Doguero ", meaning "matigas ang ulo", "gahi'g ulo", "hard-headed" ! It just evolved into a contraction that it is now ! Well, that was a long time ago, in the 1800s, when the townsfolk were debating on where to build their church (daw, according to my driver/guide)! Hey, democracy was already existent then, puros debate! It was also a short ride from Guindulman to Duero, probably just about 10kms or so. Unfortunately... It was drizzling again... haiszt! If you zoom that photo, you will notice the windshield is full of droplets. But I had to make do hahaha! Desperado? Not naman, sayang lang the opportunity to take pics! That, is the (newish) Municipal Hall of Dureo, Bohol . If you think it looks different from those of other towns,