A Cottage in Bantayan Island
This island paradise is
considered as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the
region. Its wide, white sandy beaches stretch long enough for a morning
jog or a romantic walk as the sun sets.During the early Spanish
Regime, watch towers were served as lookout stations to warn the
inhabitants of imminent Moro attacks. The high wall forts were erected
to protect its people of such attacks. The towers were called “Bantayan
sa Hari” meaning Watch towers of the King of Spain. Since completing
the phrase was not favored in the colloquial manner of speaking, the
place was later called Bantayan.
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