Majestic Bugasok Falls

For visitors with a streak of adventure, a trek to Bugasok falls in Barangay Conalum, one of Argao’s mountainous villages, is a must. A national treasure,... 

Majestic Bugasok Falls

Torta, tuba, and old houses

Rosario Sarmago, at 78, is by all counts old but she lives in a house that is even older, in the town of Argao in Cebu. Having survived for over a hundred... 

Torta, tuba, and old houses

Inside the walled pueblo

One has only to step inside the old walled complex in Argao to admit its claim of 400 years of township is not without basis. One has only to gaze at the... 

Inside the walled pueblo

Innovations mark Argao’s 400th year

Although still a second class municipality in the province of Cebu, Argao leads other local governments in implementing the full computerization... 

Innovations mark Argao’s 400th year

Governance

Arroyo names Argao mayor consultant on water projects

PRESIDENT Arroyo has designated Argao, Cebu Mayor Edsel Galeos as a consultant for the National Government’s water projects, impressed as she was by the southern town’s irrigation scheme. Arroyo, who visited Argao... Read More »

Personalities

Torta, tuba, and old houses

Rosario Sarmago, at 78, is by all counts old but she lives in a house that is even older, in the town of Argao in Cebu. Having survived for over a hundred years, her ancestral home, built during the Spanish period, has stood witness to the... Read More »

Tourist spots

Inside the walled pueblo

One has only to step inside the old walled complex in Argao to admit its claim of 400 years of township is not without basis. One has only to gaze at the massive stone archway called the Ganghaan sa Hari o Puerta Real (Entrance Way of the King)... Read More »

Products

The making of tableya

Among the famous cottage industries that Argao is known for is tableya making. Tableya is Cebuano for unsweetened chocolate rounds made from cacao or cocoa beans. It is a crucial ingredient in the Filipino delicacies sikwate and champorado. Sikwate... Read More »