Loboc, Philippines
Loboc is a town of 16,312 people in Central Visayas, Philippines, founded in 1602.
Why visit Loboc
Townapedia lists 27 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 21 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Clarin Ancestral House.
Weather in Loboc
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About Loboc
Loboc, officially the Municipality of Loboc (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Loboc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Loboc), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 17,338 people.
From the Wikipedia article Loboc (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Loboc on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do10
Museums and landmarks27
Clarin Ancestral House
Museum · 5.0 km
Residential House and Museum in Bohol, Philippines
Tagbilaran East Road, Loay
15 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes21
Long River Cruise and Floating Restaurant
Restaurant · Filipino · 0.6 km
Loay Interior Road
9 more on the map.
History
Since pre-Hispanic times, Loboc has always been an inland market village where produce from the sea was bartered for the agricultural goods of the upland regions. It is said to be the domain of Sigala, another chief of Bohol, whose contemporary, Sikatuna, made the famous Blood Compact with Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565.
In 1596, the Jesuit priest Fr. Juan de Torres, SJ came to Loboc from Baclayon to found the second Christian settlement on the island. After the traumatic Moro raid on Baclayon on 26 October 1600, the Jesuit missionaries decided to move the center of their missionary activities to the inland village of Loboc. By 1602, Loboc became a parish, making it the oldest on the island. To the Jesuits, Loboc was the "Residencia Boholana", where their local superior resided. It remained so until the middle of the 18th century when the exigencies of the times forced to them to move once more to Baclayon.
Around 1604, the Jesuits established a "Seminario-Colegio" or boarding school for native boys. This school laid the foundation of the musical culture of the town. Today the name Loboc is synonymous with musical acumen.
From the History section of Loboc on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship9
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries37
Cambuac Sur Elementary School
School · 5.7 km
Tagbilaran City - Corella - Sikatuna - Loboc Road
Map of Loboc
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Tagbilaran City 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- San Fernando 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Naga 70 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Talisay 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Minglanilla 72 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siquijor 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lapu-Lapu City 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cebu City 77 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mandaue City 77 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dumaguete 88 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Loboc Bohol 2, P199, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lunch cruise on the Loboc river, Unbuttered Parsnip, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of Loboc church post-2013 earthquake 04, John Martin PERRY, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of Loboc church post-2013 earthquake, John Martin PERRY, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of Loboc church post-2013 earthquake 03, John Martin PERRY, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of Loboc church post-2013 earthquake 05, Unbuttered Parsnip, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of Loboc church belfry post-2013 earthquake, John Martin PERRY, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of Loboc church post-2013 earthquake 06, Unbuttered Parsnip, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc river - panoramio - Tuderna, Tuderna, CC BY 3.0
- Dancing Girls on Loboc River - panoramio, matzi01, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loboc - panoramio, Robert Breivik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loboc river - panoramio (1), Qaalvin, CC BY 3.0
- Bohol, Loboc river cruise - panoramio, Mats Sjödin, CC BY 3.0
- Museo de Loboc - panoramio, Qaalvin, CC BY 3.0
- Loboc river - panoramio (2), Qaalvin, CC BY 3.0
- Loboc church - panoramio, Qaalvin, CC BY 3.0
- Loboc, Central Visayas (8360165249), Sergey Norin from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Loboc river - panoramio, Tuderna, CC BY 3.0
- End of Bohol, Loboc river cruise - panoramio, Mats Sjödin, CC BY 3.0
- Loboc falls - panoramio, matzi01, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 24, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 23, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 22, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 20, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 21, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 26, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 25, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River, Bohol Philippines 27, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rio Verde, Floating Resto, Loboc, Bohol, Philippines, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rio Verde Floating Resto, Loboc River, Bohol 02, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rio Verde Floating Resto, Loboc River, Bohol 01, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rio Verde Floating Resto, Loboc River, Bohol 03, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loboc River panorama - panoramio, jhellingman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rio Verde, Floating Resto, Loboc, Bohol, Philippines 02, Marie Antoinette Calvez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clarin House in Loay, Bohol, National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), Public domain
- Roman Catholic church, Loay, Bohol, Philippines, Ric V. Obedencio, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loboc Church Belfry Bohol, Philip Nalangan, CC BY 4.0
- Bohol 2013 - panoramio (2), Rob McGregor, CC BY 3.0
- Nipa Hut Village - panoramio, Daugilas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bohol 2013 - panoramio (3), Rob McGregor, CC BY 3.0
- THE BILAR MAN-MADE FOREST, OfficialMetro, CC BY-SA 4.0
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