According to the local legend, it derived it’s name from the word “baling ni juan” (John’s Fishing Net), which later on became simply as “Balingoan”.
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Category Archives: Balingoan
Urban/Rural
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Casa San Pio Pilgrims’ Inn
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Casa San Pio Pilgrims’ Inn is a sanctuary for those seeking to be spiritually recharged…It is a bed & breakfast and a Catholic retreat facility.
Casa San Pio is located inside St Padre Pio’s Apostolic Farm. It is operated and managed by Philippine Madonna House Foundation Inc.
Casa San Pio offers bed & breakfast facilities: 26 beds in the Pilgrims’ Inn, 14 beds in Nazareth Cottages summer camp facilities in Mary’s Garden. Their Function Hall can accommodate up to 160 guests for a sit-down function. This is open for retreats, training & seminars, meetings, weddings & other social functions. They can also arrange for dining functions in Mary’s Garden.
The Farm is located in Upper Lapinig Barangay Road, around 300meters uphill after the Balingoan Municipal Hall.
When you reach Gate 1 of St Padre Pio’s Apostolic Farm, go 50meters further. In Gate 2, there is a sinage signifying you’ve reached Casa San Pio.
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Banaug Shoal
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Lush black corals, seafans and whips. Schools of fishes like Randall’s, silver fusiliers, drummers, surgeonfishes, pipe and trumpet fishes and many more. (Source)
The spot is right in front of Mantangale Dive Resort, a short boat time (10 min.), Easy to find,
Average depth: 25 m / 82 ft
Max depth: 45 m / 147.6 ft
Current: None
Visibility: Good ( 10 – 30 m)
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Lapinig Island
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Pulo Island, sometimes called Lapinig Island ‘cos it belongs to Barangay Lapinig.
If you have been to Balingoan en route to Camiguin, you probably noticed the very small island, more of an islet, in the port. That’s Lapinig Island! It looks dull and boring on the surface but what’s underwater is a different story. It’s an action packed world down there! (Source)
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Mimbilisan Protected Landscape
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Mimbilisan Falls is within the Mimbilisan Protected Landscape.
Mimbilisan Protected Landscape.
This protected area is located in Barangays Mapua & Bugdang in Balingoan and some portions in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental.
(N8.948884 E124.86517)
Covering 66.515 hectares the Mimbilisan Protected Landscape
is a critical watershed that provides valuable ecological services to its host municipalities and nearby communities.
Mimbilisan is characterized by rolling hills and low lying mountains, and is shaped like a gorge with Mindocdocan Creek at its base.
With a maximum elevation of 535 meters above sea level, the presence of extensive forests and water retentive aquifers on Mimbilisan allows it to function as a significant water reservoir.
Adjacent moderately steep slopes permit agricultural activity. Surrounding areas are thus planted with coconut, coffee, banana,
abaca, corn, cassava, and other root crops.
Forest and agricultural land contribute to critical watershed
The forests of Mimbilisan consist of dipterocarps, Moraceae species of shrubs and trees, vines and lianas, palms, and numerous
riparian or plant species that are specific to wetlands and banks of rivers and streams.
The deep penetrating roots of trees, such as the dipterocarps, regulate water inflow and discharges, and control floods and drought in the area. The diversity of the forest regulates and enhances climate stability in this and nearby localities.
Important flora and fauna found in Mimbilisan Protected Landscape include red lauan, tarictic hornbill, grass owl, rufous hornbill, large-billed crow, jungle fowl, Philippine long tailed macaque, Philippine cobra, monitor lizards, and river crabs.
Coconut trees dominate the agricultural areas. Grasses and low-lying shrubbery cover other patches of uncultivated land. Fast growing species of trees are sparsely planted in the area, usually as tree fences of households and boundaries of farmlots.
These species include gmelina, bagras, falcata, and mahogany.
High ecotourism potential
Realizing the ecotourism potential of the Mimbilisan Protected Landscape, funds from the national government have been requested for the construction of various ecotourism structures. A Visitor Center has been established while plans for other infrastructure, such as a Protected Area Office, resting area for staff and visitors, and others, are being developed.
Various activities have been undertaken to further strengthen the protected area’s functions as a critical watershed and site for ecotourism and other recreational activities. These projects include an Upland Development Program that developed 10 hectares in 2010. From 2011-2012, 40 hectares were planted with narra, red and white lauan, and molave under the National Greening Program.
Activities that may be introduced through a well thought ecotourism plan include hiking through the forest; nature and biodiversity appreciation through plant walks; environmental education tours that highlight the importance of the site as a critical
watershed; and nature photography. Birdwatching can also be developed as the Mimbilisan Protected Landscape serves as a feeding and nesting station of migratory birds. (Source)
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Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort
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“We are a family run resort located in peaceful Balingoan, Mantangale, Misamis Oriental. The name of the resort came from the town we are located in–Mantangale, while “Alibuag” is the local word that means “freshwater springs” of which there are a lot of, both above and below the water. Only 80 kms from Cagayan De Oro City and facing the Bohol Sea, our 8 climate controlled duplex cottages, features a private veranda, and 4 Executive Suites are nestled on 5.5 hectares of lovingly landscaped grounds planted to Lanzones, Coconut and other fruit trees as well as flowering shrubs. We have an orchid garden which provides the flowers that decorate our rooms and dining tables. We love hosting Corporate Seminars and Team Building Activities in our fully air-conditioned Conference Room. If you’ve got energy to burn, choose from a variety of activities–swim, snorkel, scuba-dive, kayak, fish or cross over to Camiguin and enjoy its terrestrial and underwater wonders. We ARE, after all, the Experts in Camiguin diving! Feeling lazy? That’s okay too! We’ve got benches and hammocks nestled under our trees for you to read or nap in or work on your tan by the pool. There’s a mini playground and a tree-house for the kids as well as a sandy beach and glass bottomed boat for those who love the sea. Our 2 restaurants serve both local and international favorites. Guests rave over our Lechon roasted Cebu Style and our basket of local fruits. At the end of the day, enjoy the sunset from our Gazebo by the beach as the sky turns Camiguin purple”
Accomodation range from P3000,- (2 pers.) to P8000,- (4 pers.)
Activities: Scuba diving, Kayaking, Glass-bottom Boat, Fishing,
Facilities: Orchid Garden, Swimming Pool, Restaurant, Gazebo Bar, Function Room,
Entrance Fee (consumable): P150,-
Entrance from Cagayan-Butuan Hiway
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San Roque Ruins
Another stone ruins, made of coral stones, was identified and
documented by the team. It is located in Barangay Baukbauk. The ruin has a rectangular formation measuring 23 m x 11 m (Figure 22). The team was informed that the ruins were used as a fence in the early 1940s in manufacturing abaca (Musa sp.) for textile. At present, a chapel of San Roque, built in 1970s, is located inside the perimeter of the ruins. The area is situated beside the beach overlooking the island of Lapinig. Tradeware ceramics associated to the late 17th to 19th centuries CE and earthenware sherds were recovered at the site. The ruin was named San Roque (X-2008-Q3).
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Langit-Langit Falls
Baukbauk (Pob.)
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