8th National Caving Congress
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008The 8th National Caving Congress of the Philippines is held on March 31-April 6, 2008 in Cagayan de Oro City together with the Philippine Speleological Society Rescue Workshop. It is not really a show cave related event, but as cave tourism is important for the Phillipines it is organized by Speleo Mindanao, Inc., Conservation & Restoration Exercise, Inc. in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Department of Tourism and the local government units of Cagayan de Oro, Manolo Fortich and Sumilao in Bukidnon.
The mayor of the city is rather enthusiastic about the event, as he hopes to develop the caves in the city and promote cave tourism. He is planning to develop the Calavera Cave and its surroundings, and the Macahambus, Monigue and Huluga caves. We will stay tuned about this future show caves…