(DANAO, BOHOL ) EARNING at least P1.3M in the last three months, Danao Extreme, Eco, educational adventure tour (EAT) Danao has surpassed the town's annual market revenue of last year. Vice Mayor Jose Cepedoza bared this during the recent League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) meeting when he welcomed the mayors to the Berinja Hall of the newly put up Danao Eco-Park in barangay Magtangtang, this town. At the meeting, Danao local officials presented to the mayors as part of the town briefing, the EAT Danao, the town's latest revenue goose to lay its golden eggs. The biggest income earners, the famed Suislide (from coined suicide and slide) and the extreme rappell charges P850 per head has been steadilly going up since both have been set up since December of last year, tourism designate Anna Loinda Saluan revealed.

Danao, a relatively young town that broke off from Talibon since 1961, is 72 kilomters from Tagbilaran. A fourth class municipality which boasts of 17 barangays, two of which are the base of the rebellion led by Francisco Dagohoy (Sendrijas), Danao has set up the extreme eco-adventure as a means to realize a town vision of becoming a prime eco-tourism destination in the central Bohol region.

Promoting the Dagohoy Historical Spot as a major strategy to create conditions of productive and creative enterprise as well as open employment opportunities, Danao Local Government led by Mayor Thomas Louis Gonzaga and Vice Mayor Cepedoza has transformed a historical spot into a full extreme adventure destination with its own package of tests for the daring tourist. Owning the catchphrase: Home of the longest Philippine Revolt, Danao has largely funded the development of 15 square hectares of adventure park and its facilities capitalizing on its historic and ecological edge. According to Mayor Gonzaga, not only is the tourism facility working wonders with direct employment, it has also spurred tourism support industries like livestock and agriculture and cottage industries, at least.