 Panglao - Sad?
While at the Bohol Bee Farm on Panglao Island the tour guide there told a story that the name of the island originally came from the farmers. He claimed that the island was about 80% rock and only 20 soil so farming on the island was very hard.
Thus he said that "Panglao" actually means "Sadness"... The fishermen were happy but the farmers were not. It is the reason the at the Bohol Bee Farm they do all their farming in pots and not directly in the ground.
Not sure if that is the case. Maybe someone on here that speaks the language can enlighten the rest of us?
Peace,
Island Hopper |