It’s from Bohol, but sociologists trace is as an import from neighboring Cebu. According to Marianito Luspo, a Bohol cultural scholar, young Boholanos would go to Cebu, visit the nuns and learned all ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Leading bread manufacturer Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. is investing an additional P500 to P600 million to better serve its customers in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Leading bread manufacturer Gardenia Bakeries will invest as much as P100 million to put up the biggest bread factory in the Visayas, the company’s top executive said yesterday.

The quake severely affected the province’s tourism industry—Bohol’s bread and butter. Tourist arrivals hit a record low as tourism spots on the island were either damaged or destroyed.

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — Regalada “Nang Daday” Dote-Binong, a beloved local chocolatier known as Bohol’s “Sikwate Queen” for her signature hot chocolate drink, has died. She was ...