Philippine E-Journals

BOHOL’S HERITAGE CHURCHES: FROM CULTURAL TOURISM TO DARK TOURISM

Shanen Sultaire T. Nogus | Lara Mariza Calicdan | Martin Parulan | Michelle L. Ventanilla

 

Abstract:

The case study determined the awareness of the respondents on the concept of dark tourism and their standpoint with regards to switching the category, from cultural tourism to dark tourism, of those heritage churches, after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on October 15, 2013. It also  determined the tourist arrival rates of  such churches before and after the disaster, their enlistment in the national government, and the government agencies responsible to the conservation of the affected churches and the assurance of the safety of the tourists    visiting    Immaculada Concepcion Parish in Baclayon, Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish in Loon, and San Pedro Apostol Parish in Loboc, Bohol.