1. TOWN: LOBOC, BOHOL
MAPPERS: BONCALES, RENE
CUARESMA, CHRISTINE ROSE
SILVA, NADINE MARIE
MAY 16, 2014 - FRIDAY
The GPS road mapping for the town of Loboc started on a
Friday morning of May 16, 2014. We were first welcomed by the
town’s head MPDC Officer, Engr. Villamo around 8:30 am. It was
decided that the mapping will be done boundary to boundary per
barangay accompanied by Ms. Rosemarie Toledo, MPDC assistant
head officer, through two motorcycles provided by the
municipality (FIGURE 2). We will also stay at the Digal Inn, a
private inn owned by the brgy. Captain of Poblacion and our meals
ordered at the Tres Hermanas eatery located at the
town centre, everything in account to the
municipality of Loboc.
Through the GPS unit, Garmin – Oregon
550T (FIGURE 1), we finished mapping 6 out of
28 barangays namely, Brgy. Jimilian, Villaflor,
Ugpong, Canlasid, Calunasan Sur and Norte and
Oy with Rene as the group’s driver, Nadine as the
unit holder and pointer and Christine as the point
recorder (FIGURE 3). By observation, the
mapping during the day became difficult because
of the rain which made the steep roads slippery
and very dangerous, we also had a difficulty
identifying the boundary of some barangays
especially those with no guide. Our arse also soar
due to the whole day riding on a bumpy and steep
terrain.
By opportunity, the municipality
accommodated us by also letting us try and savor
some of their tourist attractions like a free ride on
the cable car and also take pictures on the beauty
around the hilltop which we passed along the way.
Figure 1 GARMIN OREGON 550T
Figure 3 ON THE MOTOR WHILE MAPPING (FROMLEFT TO
RIGHT:CHRISTINE, NADINE, RENE )
Figure 2 THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPALITY. THE
MAPPERS (ON 1ST MOTOR) AND THE GUIDES(ON 2ND
MOTOR)

2. The mapping on the first day ended tiringly around 5:30 pm.
MAY 17, 2014 - SATURDAY
The mapping started around 9:00 am. Same struggles from
the first day were experienced finishing 11 barangays (FIGURE 4)
namely Brgy. Agape, Camaya-an, Valladolid, Poblacion Ondol,
Poblacion Sawang, Alegria, Taytay, Gon-ob, Cambance, Candasag
and Cabadiangan. We were supposed to finish Brgy. Buenavista but
due to the lack of time we missed a part of it which we will have to
map first thing on the morning of the next day.
Through the mapping, we were able to visit the Krus Daku
(FIGURE 5), a shrine often visited by Pilgrims during Semana Santa
(Holy Week), and we had a long road home by passing Lila after
mapping Brgy. Buenavista on the afternoon. We were also able to
experience too many motor slide and mud trekking due to the heavy
rain and very bad earth-typed roads.
MAY 18, 2014 - SUNDAY
We started the Sunday mapping around 10 in the morning
finishing Brgy. Buenavista, first hand. Followed by Brgy. Bugho
(FIGURE 6), Bonbon Upper and Lower to Brgy. Candabong.
Due to the very difficult earth typed roads that awaited us, we
were not able to finish the last 5 barangays on schedule.
Through coordination, we were able to set another mapping
to finish the town on the next Friday of the week.
By grace, we were able to savor the beauty of the Man-made
forest and took lunch on a nearby house owned by a
government employee and took snacks on the afternoon
accommodated by Brgy. Bonbon Lower’s Kagawad.
We finished the mapping at 5:00 pm taking dinner first before
riding home through Ceres bus lines.
Figure 4 THE STRUGGLE ON A
MUDDY TERRAIN IN LOBOC
Figure 5 KRUS DAKU IN LOBOC
Figure 6 A VERY DIFFICULT TERRAIN
ENCOUNTEREDIN BRGY. BUGHO

3. MAY 19, 2014 - MONDAY
Returning back, we started the mapping around 9
in the morning with the same group of people and guide.
We were able to finish Brgy, Gotozon, Bagumbayan,
Bahian and Quinoguitan in the morning and Brgy.
Tigbao in the afternoon till 4:00 pm.
The only struggle encountered was the long and
heavy rain during lunch time making the roads slippery
and dangerous (FIGURE 7). There is also a 3km long
barangay road in Tigbao which is unpassable so we were
forced to walk back and through to it because it’s a dead
end.
To fully enjoy before we head home, we were
allowed by the guide to join and watch the fluvial parade
which happens every town fiesta held at the town’s well known river. Afterwards, we took dinner
at the same eatery and headed home at 7pm via Ceres Bus lines.
Figure 7 WAITING FOR THE HEAVY RAIN TO STOP