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Tinuy-an Falls, Bislig City
Tinuy-an Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall in Bislig, Surigao del Sur in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines. Bislig is a city known as the ''Booming City by the Bay''. The waterfall itself has been featured in various international travel magazines and TV shows. The Tinuy-an falls are 95 m wide and high, touted as the little Niagara Falls of the Philippines. Tinuy-an is a white water curtain that flows in three levels (with a fourth tier hidden from view) and is said to be the widest waterfall in the Philippines. Every morning, the area shows a rainbow between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. One may also ride a raft to get close to its cascades and get a water “massage.” Tinuy-an Falls is a co-management effort between the tourism office of Bislig and the Manobo Tribal Council. Etymology The name Tinuy-an comes from the word ''Tinuyo-an'', a native Cebuano vernacular which means "intentional act or performance to attain an objective or goal". It can also be transliterated int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bislig
Bislig, officially the City of Bislig ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Bislig; fil, Lungsod ng Bislig), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,290 people. It is the most populous among the cities and municipalities in the province of Surigao del Sur. Barangay Mangagoy, the downtown area often dubbed by its residents as "the little city within the city", is the center of trade and industry of Bislig which has a population of 32,464 as of the 2015 estimate. It is the largest barangay in the city and the entire province of Surigao del Sur in terms of population. Since Barangay Poblacion is often referred by the locals simply as 'Bislig', Mangagoy on the other hand is often mistaken as a separate town though it is only just one out of the 24 barangays that comprises the entire City of Bislig. In 2000, Bislig was converted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
