Panglao museum seen to preserve local heritage

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PANGLAO, Bohol — A museum will rise at the old municipal hall in this tourist town to preserve the heritage and identity of its people.

The Municipal Tourism Office, through the Culture and the Arts Division, had identified and gathered old artifacts during the “Karaang Butang” display contest, which are on public display for the entire month of February.

Anthony Ceniza, adviser on culture and arts, said Panglao Mayor Boy Arcay would pursue his plan to transform the second floor of the old municipal town hall into a museum.

“It’s a wonderful thing that residents and tourists can come and marvel at the old items of what Panglao was before,” he said.

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“We rescue and preserve our heritage not only because it is our past but because it is an identity of the people of Panglao,” he added.

Leonides Senica, the town tourism officer, said the assessment was ongoing and the project would start in the midyear.

The two-story historic old municipal building, which was built in the 1800s, was the first seat of government until the 1960s.

It underwent renovation after it suffered minor damages due to its exposition to the vagaries of nature.

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Panglao is a prime tourist destination in the country because of its white sand and clear water.

Local tourism makes up 15 percent of Bohol’s economic output.

Panglao town was established as an independent parish in 1782. The Recollect friars took charge of the town in 1803.

Gerurd Reyes, information officer of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP)- Bohol said they would provide technical assistance to the municipal government of

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