Tigum Bol-anon Tibuok Kalibutan (TBTK) 2009

Come July 16 to 26, the province of Bohol will again host Tigum Bol-anon Tibuok Kalibutan, a gathering of Boholanos from around the world, a continuing testament for our love for home and for going home.

The gathering will commence with an audience with the President at Malacañang on July 14 but will officially start in Bohol only on July 16. The ten-day program includes school reunions, pageants, a medical mission, a tree-planting activity, even an international cockfighting derby, and the famous Sandugo Festival.

The Sandugo Festival Street Dancing which will be held on Sunday, July 19, promises to be a really grand event not only because of the expected influx of foreign tourists but also with the presence of hundreds, if not thousands, of our province-mates who will be coming home in time for the TBTK.

For details of the activities, visit www.tbtk.org, the official website of the ten-day event. (Photo from www.tbtk.org)

Comments

Philippines Travel Blog said…

Finally i found a bolanon blog :D I am a pure bolanon i was born in Lila bohol and spend 7 years in bohol.. My family is planning to visit this may month festival..

March 29, 2009 at 7:01 AM

Anonymous said…

Its a nice festivities to look forward to. If you dont mind folks, I have to invite everyone to join and register at www.boholanoworldwide.ning.com. All Boholanos are welcome here wherever they are. Thanks...

Allan Amper
Anda,Bohol

April 6, 2009 at 12:18 AM

Tigum Bol-anon said…

Welcome to our newly added TBTK Network here at Blogspot. Although we have already an official site at TBTK.ORG, it is our wish to explore some added venues to keep in touch with all the Boholanos worldwide and to expand our exposure in the WWW as modern technology continues to lend itself to an even more expansive means of communication with the availability of all these options right in front of us: quite a few popular names favored by many and others prefered by particular networking groups: that we can't leave anything anymore to luck, fate or chance of being found, read or googled... but to take a more proactive role in being more visible to and reachable by all whom we wish to have network with... and that is you, my dear friend, my dear Boholano and all the significant people around you. (BVG)

May 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM

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