A 24.7 meter-long second balangay named “Masawa Hong Butuan“ was built in the historic Butuan City where the first Balangay relics were discovered. It was named after the place where the first Christian Mass was held in the Masawa delta in Agusan River (with Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan). This is to put a stake on Butuan’s claim and to correct the history books that the first mass was held in Masawa and not in Limasawa in Southern Leyte.
The 16-man “Masawa Hong Butuan”, together with the newly repaired “Diwata ng Lahi“, will sail from Butuan to Cagayan de Oro, to Zamboanga City, to General Santos, to Davao City, and finally, to Tawi-Tawi. From Tawi-Tawi, they will sail to South East Asia — Yahoo!
To Art Valdez and crew — Ingat po kayo sa inyong paglakbay! How I wish I could be part of your awesome adventure. 🙂
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P.S. Here is the Balangay Travel Route (Phase 2):
Destination/Port of Call Direction Approx. Distance Dates ETD ETA
Butuan City
Jurassic, Carmen, Caraga WNW 30 km 04/05 Feb 0600H 1500H
Gingoog City, Mis. Or SSW 35 km 05/06 Feb 0600H 1600H
Balingoan (pier) NW 30 km 07/08 Feb 0700H 1500H
Benoni Port, Camiguin NNW 30 km 08/11 Feb 0600H 1500H
Salay, Misamis Oriental S 40 km 11/12 Feb 0600H 1700H
Cagayan de Oro, Mis. Or. S 40 km 12/15Feb 0600H 1700H
Initao, Misamis Oriental NW/SW 50 km 15/16 Feb 0600H 1700H
Iligan, Lanao del Norte S 30 km 16/18 Feb 0600H 1500H
Ozamis, Misamis Occ. WSW 45 km 18/20 Feb 0600H 1700H
Oroquita, Misamis Occ. NNW &#
0160; 40 km 20/21 Feb 0600H 1600H
Dapitan, Zamboanga d N NW 70 km 21/23 Feb 0600H 1700H
Manukan, Zambo del Norte WSW 30 km 23/23 Feb 0600H 1500H
Sindangan, Zambo d Norte S 40 km 23/25 Feb 0600H 1500H
Labason, Zambo del Norte SW 60 km 24/25 Feb 0600H 1700H
Siocon, Zamboanga d N SW 60 km 25/26 Feb 0600H 1700H
Sibuco, Zamboanga d N S 45 km 26/27 Feb 0600H 1600H
Zamboanga City (pier) S 65 km 27/02 Feb 0600H 1700H
Panubigan, Zambo del Sur NE 30 km 02/02 Mar 0600H 1500H
Port Banga, Zambo Sur NE 45 km 02/03 Mar 0600H 1600H
Olutanga, Zambo Sur ESE 55 km 03/04 Mar 0600H 1700H
Tambulian Pt., Zambo Sur E 65 km 04/05 Mar 0600H 1700H
Cotabato City ESE 80 km 05/07 Mar 0600H 1800H
Port Lebak/Kalamansig Pt S 80 km 07/08 Mar 0600H 1800H
Milbuk, Sultan Kudarat SE 60 km 08/09 Mar 0600H 1700H
Kiamba, South Cotabato SE 40 km 09/10 Mar 0600H 1500H
General Santos SE 80 km 10/12 Mar 0600H 1700H
Glan (pier) South Cotabato S 30 km 12/12 Mar 0600H 1500H
Batulan Cove, Davao Sur SE 40 km 12/13 Mar 0600H 1500H
Jose Abad Santos NNE 55 km 13/14 Mar 0600H 1600H
Malita, Davao del Sur N 55 km 14/15 Mar 0600H 1600H
Digos, Davao del Sur NW 50 km 15/17 Mar 0600H 1500H
Davao City NE 50 km 17/20 Mar 0600H 1500H
Malita, Davao del Sur S 70 km 20/21 Mar 0600H 1700H
Jose Abad Santos S 50 km 21/22 Mar 0600H 1700H
Sarangani Island S 60 km 22/24 Mar 0600H
0; 1700H
Tandubas, Tawi-tawi SSW 560 km 01/02 Apr 0600H 1500H
Bongao, Tawi-tawi W 70 km 02/04 Apr 0600H 1500H
Sibuto, Tawi-tawi SW 50 km 04/09 Apr 0600H 1500H
kiamba and glan are in sarangani province, not south cotabato.
hi anton! been waiting for them here in Zamboanga City! 🙂 they’ll be here na pala next weekend! im excited to take pix!!! is there a way to reach them? 😀 thanks thanks!