My Hometown

In order to know me, you need to go way back. I mean, way back where I came from. Where I came from has played a great role in molding what I am today. I has given me a lot of reasons to continue holding on to dear life.

A Little History.. The name of my hometown is Sogod. It came from the Visayan word "Sinugdanan" which means start. According to some of my elder relatives, there are lots of stories about the origin of Sogod. One of them is about Sogod being the start of the spread of Christianity in the northern parts of Cebu. The second part is Sogod being the boundary of the start of the black sand extending to the south of Cebu and the white sand extending to the north. It is said that during low tides, there is a certain place on the shore where you could clearly see the mark where the white and black sand meet. There is this other story about the town, but I could not clearly recall it at this time. I will find out once I get a chance to talk to some elders.

Geography.. Sogod as considered a fourth class municipality. What that means, I have no idea. All I know is I intend to post some great info about our town. It is located 60 kilometers north of Cebu City. It is home to almost 29, 000 people as of the 2007 census. It has 18 barangays. They are the following:

• Ampongol
• Bagakay
• Bagatayam
• Bawo
• Cabalawan
• Cabangahan
• Calumboyan
• Dakit
• Damolog
• Ibabao
• Liki
• Lubo
• Mohon
• Nahus-an
• Poblacion
• Tabunok
• Takay
• Pansoy

Attractions.. Sogod is not only a place of beautiful people. It is also home to very nice works of nature. Alegre Beach is considered a five star resort and has welcomed thousands of foreign visitors for a long as I could remember. There's the Bagatayam falls and Binaliw cold spring. There is the Borrusia food park which I have not explored yet but is planning to. There are other attractions I will be posting here soon.

Getting there.. In order to get there, you will have to stay tuned. I am going to Sogod in a couple of days and I will be posting more about this beautiful town. In the meantime, I will leave you with a picture of you faithful author. Please also visit some links from my sponsors on my profile. It'll help me a lot in providing great pictures in my blogs.