The Sandugo festival is a yearly historical celebration that takes place every year in Tagbilaran City on the island of Bohol in the Philippines. This festival commemorates the Treaty of Friendship between Datu Sikatuna, a chieftain in Bohol, & Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. This 16th Century peace treaty happened on Mar. 16, 1565 through a blood compact or “sandugo“.
The feast is held every July. The Tagbilaran City Charter Day on July 1 kicks-off the month-long festival w/ a holy mass, diana, motorcade & program sponsored by the City Government of Tagbilaran. Among the major activities during the month is the Miss Bohol Sandugo Beauty Pageant, & the Sandugo Street Dancing Competition which is usually held on the 3rd or 4th Sunday of July, & organized by the Bohol Sandugo Foundation, Inc. (BSFI).
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