Balobok Cave Explained
| Balobok Cave |
| Other Name: | Balobok Rock Shelter |
| Location: | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines |
| Embedded: | | Archeological site details | | Embed: | yes | | Type: | Settlement | | Built: | c. 8,000–5,000 years ago |
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The Balobok Cave or the Balobok Rock Shelter is a cave and archaeological site in Lakit-Lakit, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines.[1]
The cave housed one of the oldest human settlements in Southeast Asia which dated 8,000 to 5,000 years ago. It served as a shelter of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in the 1970s.[2]
It is recognized as an Important Cultural Property in 2016.[3] [4] In 2022, a bill was filed in the Bangsamoro Parliament which proposed that the Bangsamoro regional government recognize the area as a heritage zone.[1]
Notes and References
- News: Jannaral . Julmunir . Balobok Cave gets endorsed as heritage zone . 25 June 2022 . The Manila Times . 25 June 2022 . en.
- Web site: Lee . Johnny R . Balobok Cave: A significant archaeological site in Southeast Asia . Philippine Muslim Today . Philippine Muslim Today, Inc. . 25 June 2022 . en . 6 August 2020.
- News: LIST: Cave, temple, bridges among new nat’l cultural treasures, important properties . 25 June 2022 . GMA News . en.
- Web site: Declared National Cultural Properties of the Philippines (2016) . National Commission for Culture and the Arts . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625163105/https://ncca.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PRECUP-2018-NM-2016-NCT-ICP-web.jpg . 25 June 2022 . en, fil . live .
