Boljo-on (History and Club Fort Med Resort)

BOLJO-ON

History of Boljo-on

      

  Boljo-on started as a small settlement which eventually grew and prospered. In 1732, Boljo-on had 1,760 parishioners. By the year 1760 however, the population had grown to 1,950 which is equivalent to 650 paying tributes, excluding 1,454 non-paying tributes that made a total of 3,404 parishioners. Royal Treasury which is the equivalent of taxes in modern terminology. Originally, one tribute was equal to three persons.

        Boljo-on was exempted from any tribute in 1894 and 1896. The population then was 7,694. Population increase was at such a slow rate due to the Muslim raiders which ransacked and burned most of the town. Boljo-on once contributed an annual rent of 80 cavans of borona to the convent of then San Augustinian Church, now the Basilica Del Santo Nino de Cebu. This was later reduced to half in 1726 because it was found too burdensome for Boljo-on, during the time of Bishop Sebastian B. Foroinda, OSA (17181728), and the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Cebu.

        A Christian Mission was also erected in the place called the "Ermita" where priests perform religious services. The earliest Christian mission in Boljo-on may have been established by the Augustinians in 1599. The Province of Cebu was then under their pastoral care and missionaries from the town of Carcar regularly visited the settlement in Boljo-on. With the conversion of the people to Catholicism, a provisional church was constructed but without a resident priest.

        The first recorded residency of a priest in Boljo-on was in 1692, even with the presence of the priest in the settlement, the predations of the Muslim raiders upon the settlement continued, until the early 1800's. In fact, it was due to the incursions of the Muslim raiders that a massive stones church was erected by the Missionaries, designed to withstand the raids. In addition, the Augustinian placed the church under the protections of the Virgin Mary and accordingly enshrined her image in the Church's Altar.

Club Fort Med Resort, Boljo-on, Cebu

LOCATED AT THE HISTORICAL PLACE OF BOLJO-ON,SOUTHEAST OF CEBU CITY. TRAVEL TIME IS 2HRS.BY LAND TRANSPORTATION ,ACROSS THE SCENIC CEBU COUNTRYSIDE.

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Air-conditioned Rooms Hot & Cold Shower Diving (Deep-water) Boating Fishing Shower Rooms Bar & Restaurant Beach Volleyball OTHER ACTIVITIES Hiking up verdant mountains Caving Exploring more than 400 years Boljoon Church & Museum Trekking at the huge Eli rock ROOM RATES Single Detached Room With Private Veranda Php 2,400.00 Row - House Type Room Php 1,800.00 Conference Package Room Minimum of 20 pax Php 1,200.00 per head (Conference Facilities are Sound System, White Board, can accommodate 50 to 80 pax & Fully Air-conditioned) All rooms are air-conditioned, hot / cold shower, single / twin - sharing Maximum of two (2) adults and two(2) kids (below 8 years old) Extra Bed Php 200.00 Extra person Php 200.00 Entrance Fee Kids below 11 yrs old Php 50.00 per head Entrance Fee Adults Php 100.00 per head            COTTAGE RATES Overnight Open Cottage Rental Php 400.00 Japanese Dining Open Cottage Php 300.00 Day use Open Cottage Rental Php 200.00

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