Tourist Spots

Explore its captivating natural tourist spots; go spelunking in the cathedral-like Suhot Cave, take a shower among the falls of Nabayi and take a dip cool water of Masinalom, traced the history from the seat second Spanish and American settlement.

SUHOT SPRING

The leading natural attraction of Dumalag is the Suhot Spring and caves being marked by the towering Panginraon Range. The natural bridge and the famed caves of Suhot lead into minimally explored caverns which are claimed to stretch as far as the other side of Panginraon, facing Dumarao, a neighboring municipality. The foot of legendary Panginraon Mountain, just 300 meters from the town proper. Surrounded by lush vegetation and second - growth forest, the cave strecthes 18 kilometers. Its innermost recesses and labyrinthine passages have remained unexplored.

It is considered one of the longest caves in the country and has late been drawing amateur and seasoned spelunkers. The body of water in front of the cave is rich in minerals and originates from the watersheds of Panginraon.It flows through a subterranean passage and empties through the cave’s bowl-like opening guarded by a wall of solid rock.

The many chambers of the Suhot Caves are growing over with

crystal clear water of Suhot Spring

stalactites and stalagmites of considerable sizes and lengths. At the mouth of the caves, near the natural brigde, is a spring with sulfurous, salty water that is consideres by the local folks as healthy for bathing. Suhot Spring and caves have become a favorite destination for people coming from other places visiting Dumalag.

Dumalag is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. Dumalag is located by the slopes of several mountains on hilly

But fertile land irrigated by the Panay and Malisbug rivers and other rivulets. It is bounded by Dao, Dumarao, Cuartero, Calinog and Tapaz.

Dumalag is politically subdivided into 19 barangays

Balintawakan Festival

The people of this fast growing town of Pontevedra, Balintawak, a simple gathering begun on December31. In this month, people are drawn to the town public market to portable on an affair expressed largely through a “Binayle” and an instant search for Miss Balintawak.

Balintawak, as it became widely known in the community, derived its name from the Filipina dress or costume the ladies were required to wear that historical night and has become impliedly official attire.

Religious Aspect

The people of dao are most Roman Catholic. There are 47 chapels in the whole town. Different religious organization has been organized like the Knight of Columbus, Catholic Women League, Legion of Mary, Confraternity of Our Lady Lourdes, the Sa Maria, Couples for Christ,Marriage Encounter,Charismatic. The members of these organization are very active in any of their activities,projects ofr programs,which shows that the Daonhons are religiously committed.

Cultural Activities

It is the custom and tradition of the Daonhons to celebrate their religious fiesta every September 21 to 22 in honor of Patron Saint, St. Thomas of Villanueva. Fiestas is every barangays are also celebtrate by the barangay folks. During the month of May, Santacruzan is celebrated with the parade around the poblacion.

Location,transportation

The municipality of dao is one of the sixteen municipalities in the province of capiz. Its exact location is at coordinates 11 23 minutes - 8 seconds north latitude,122 40.9 minutes north longitude. It occupies the middle section of the Province of capiz and bounded by the municipality of Maayon on the east,municipality of Cuartero on the south,municipality of sigma on the northwest and on the northeast by the municipality of Panitan.

The town proper is located 33 kilometers from Roxas City. It consist of 20 barangays with the total land area of 8,640 hectares.

Captivating Capiz-Dao,..Several years after the purchase of Madia-as(Panay) by datu puti from the Negrito Chief Marikulo, the malay Chiefs Sumakwil, Bangcaya and their “Sacup” started to establish settlement in the different parts of the island. Bangcaya was assigned to rule the Aklan Valley, (now Capiz) and designated his followers to settle in some parts of the distant places following the course of the river.

The municipality of Dao starts during the coming of the spaniards the town folks asked the name of the town in spanish,not understanding a word,they pointed to a nearby tree in the middle of the plaza and shouted “Dao,Dao” from then on the spaniards called a place “Dao”.

The spaniards imposed their to influence the heads of the barangays in collecting taxes they were called cabesas de barangay. In the years later, Cabesa by the name of Luis dela Concepcion was designated and was friendly with the spaniards. Concepcion was the first captain of the town.,Other who followed were:Don Felipe Isada,Don Francisco de la Concepcion,Don Agustin Salomeo and many more.

During Aguinaldo’s regime,the American detachment commander as president of the town appointed captain Bauson,Don Luis Escutin later succeded him. When the municipal president became an elective position,Don Leonardo Lumbo was the first man to hold the presidential post. He was succeded by Don Severo Abad,Don Felix Avelino,Don Marcos Lacerna etc,of all the town chief Executives,Don Jose Bauson stayed the Longest in the post almost a quarter of the century.