HomeAsiaPhilippinesVisayasIloiloBucari, Leon – My first taste of Linagpang By Marcos Detourist on April 11, 2008Bucari, located in the mountains of Leon, is a summer paradise 3 hours away from Iloilo City. Bucari greatly resembles destinations in Northern Philippines like Baguio and Banaue because of its cool climate and highland attractions such as springs, waterfalls, pine trees, rice terraces, wild flowers, high-value crops, and a breathtaking view of the verdant mountains.Mt. Agua Colognia and the rice terraces seen in Bucari, LeonOur first destination was Sitio Camandag. Spent most of the day swimming in its refreshing cold springs and waterfalls.Natural pools in Sitio CamandagImoy FallsWe left for Sitio Tabionan at around 3pm and was planning on spending the night in the campsite there. Getting to Sitio Tabionan is a grueling 5km trek upland along a muddy road.Rough road to Sitio TabionanGreat view of the Bucari LandscapeWhen we arrived at Tabionan, it was already dark … too dark to set up tents in the campsite. So, we stayed in a nearby house and set-up our tents there instead.Dusk at TabionanThere were locals who assisted us during our stay and cooked our food for us. Earlier in the town proper, I had already mentioned that I was curious about this delicacy they call “Linagpang.” I had heard of it during the Jessica Soho episode when they featured Bucari on National TV. I was overjoyed when I found out that they were cooking Linagpang for us for dinner.I especially liked that they pour fresh chickens blood in the soup to add a special taste. When it’s served, you can eat the blood because it had already coagulated into one jello-looking mass. Leon’s Linagpang was delicious … a must taste when in town.Grilled Native ChickenYummy Linagpang!The next day, we set out to be among the pine trees. We lounged around the picnic tables and shot the second installment of Connor Cunnings.Ferns and PinetreesDozing off at the picnic tables in TabionanPicnic TablesCabbage PatchesWe always ride on the roof of the jeep because it offers a great view of BucariRoad-building equipment neglected and overrun by grassWe had lunch at my friend’s house in Leon town proper, where another serving of Linagpang was prepared for us. Talk about Linagpang overload!Self-portraits a month the PinesUrban in the JungleI have my eyes on youThinking of YouForest fashionA Verdant DeathDon’t leave yet. There’s more!Banaue Rice Terraces, Still Breathtaking As Ever!Planning a trip to Batad and Banaue Rice Terraces…West-central Negros Road Trip – First time in Kabankalan |…Planning at trip to Cuyo, PalawanPampanga: Puning Hot Spring & Sand Spa in Sapang Bato,…8 Days Mt. Pulag & Sagada Itinerary - First-Time Hiking TipsComments Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 8:53 pmBeautiful sites of Bucari. Cheers Leon, ILOILO, PH. Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 8:56 pmMy Mom is from Leon. The last time I visited Leon when I was a college student there. Now I have a 25 year old college student here in the US. Cheers! : ) Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 9:08 pmOkay, now it’s the time for Tourism Department to keep an eye to this beautiful Bucari, Leon. Barangay Bucari needs a face lift. Concrete Road or Asphalt Road is very necessary to this beautiful town as soon as possible. Once this road is constructed, the town will appear in the map lists as one of the MOST beautiful places to visit in the summer. Trust me for this one also. Bucari is ONE of the MOST beautiful and treasured places in the whole dang world I have ever visited, okay. Been a lot of natural scenic attractions here in the US of A, and Bucari is included in my 5 picks when it comes to natural scenic views. Now Cheers! :) Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 9:23 pmBucari, Leon will be the next Cash Cow in the making when taking care of. Hala Bira! We need brainiac politicians in the Provincial Capitol, and NOT too corrupt ones, yanno what I mean? Cheers! :) Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 9:28 pmBTW, Marc VERY nice pics of you, and the place. And thanks for posting those in your website. God bless you, and the rests. Cheers! :) Lee saysApril 20, 2008 at 5:53 amYou’re a trekker dude, Marcos! I’ve been to Leon in the early 80’s and reached only the town proper. I know most people there buzz about Bucari (being the “Baguio” of Iloilo) but I never got the chance to visit the place. What a shame on my part as an Ilonggo. I stayed in Baguo for 5 years studying in St. Louis U. but never set my sight to Bucari. Definitely, Bucari will be in my itinerary this Christmas!! Am pretty excited to see the place especially the waterfalls, streams and natural ponds. Great pics (I’m out of adjectives now), Marcos! More power to you!!! leon saysApril 20, 2008 at 3:10 pmas usual, kahilidlaw naman imo mga pics nonoy. naga dugang baskog ang akon dumot kag handum nga maka pasyar sa kasudlan sang iloilo pag bkasyon,hehehe.need to go back also to sta barbara para ma praktis naman ako karay-a:)continue to inspire us (even the non-ilonggos) with your piks…slamat gid,leon leon saysApril 20, 2008 at 4:57 pmas far as i know, ang linagpang is basically, sinugba nga bangrus or tilapya or siguro manok then ilunod sa nagabukal nga tubig nga may sibuyas kamatis. daw amo man lang ni maghimo linagpang. maski balingon uga, pde man? i think the other term for this is hinanggop? gladita saysApril 22, 2008 at 9:09 amsa amon sg una sa uma ang usual nga ginalagpang ang pantat, daro kag puyo. mga isda bala usually makita magtigtalanom (daw taga-uma gid ko ya no). ang hinanggop namon ang init nga kan-on nga butangan tubig kag asin. kun la sud-an namit man kag. hehehe chymera00 saysApril 23, 2008 at 2:01 pmActually, the first time I heard about Linagpang was on the Jessica Soho Episode of Bucari. It’s just recently that I heard from you guys that it’s actually quite a popular dish and that it doesn’t always have to involve chicken. Hai ah, ka manol guid ya sa akon :) leon saysApril 23, 2008 at 10:10 pmyes its quite common sa silay where i grew up. originally pantat or puyo pero tilapya namit man, anyway 30days to go, will get to visit st. barbs, iloilo, (hope no changes sa mga plano,hehehe) blue screen digital saysMay 20, 2008 at 1:54 amwapo wafo gid ah! pwede ka pangayo sang picture mo, ibanner ko lang sa site ko ah, ang green gid katama. chymera00 saysMay 26, 2008 at 1:18 pmAw. anu na mean mo nga green gid? redwirez saysMay 29, 2008 at 8:02 pmI agree with “leon”. he gave the exact description of linagpang that i knew. I own a resto in Makati specialty in Ilonggo dishes and that’s how we make it. Yummy! kwan saysJune 6, 2008 at 2:08 pmah te mayad gid kay nakakadto ka na sa bucari. gusto ko magbalik da liwat. its been almost 3 years. gusto ko liwat mang picture kag magpa picture.btw, ever hear of the composo song nga turagsoy? lyrics include:ginsag-a ko ang sapa-sapa didto sa may talamnanan…that where i first heard the term linagpang… linagpang nga turagsoy… when we transferred to tigbauan, didto na ko katilaw sari-sari nga linagpang… manok, pantat kag even bangrus….namit gid kapin pa kung sa kanta pa nga turagsoy…. ‘sampat gid ang timplado…’ mast_cell saysJune 13, 2008 at 10:05 pmsa leon ni?!!! huwaw!!! ViNZ saysJune 16, 2008 at 11:29 amAwesome dish…”linagpang”….spicy delicious…hmmm…i tried linagpang bangus not chicken..hehhe..but will try it soon…Cheers Lucky 8 saysJune 23, 2008 at 4:42 amWow !!! Linagpang nga manok (native) ang akon nga paborito nga dapli (ulam) kauna nga tiyempo kang ga-istar pa ako sa uma, sa isa ka barrio kang Leon. Hasta tulad wa-ay gid paglubad di-a. Kag ang linagpang nga manok mas manamit kung may katumbal nga kahang (siling labuyo), kag may itlog nga ginlisag (scramble) ang lunod. Kapin pa kung bag-o ang bugas nga tig-angon (hindi la-on), manamit gid nga isamo sa linagpang ( native chicken is better than bangus, try it). Kag may (green salad) repolyo nga may kamatis kag sibuyas dahon, kag ang pinaka-dessert, ………………ang luto nga paho (hinog na mangga). Hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………… perfect!!! lizavee saysSeptember 25, 2008 at 12:04 ambaw daw mkadto mn ko sa bucari ba?bay_i lang ky ibutang ko gd na sa lists of destinations ko together with m family.Ugaling basi damu da npa?Bot ah,safe man da?ga outreach program kmi da sang una sa leon, kag di ko pa malipatan nga damu da sang una,sang ehem.hehe.anyway,para sa akon namit gd ya ang linagpang nga bangros ah.hehe chymera00 saysSeptember 25, 2008 at 2:38 amI think hindi gd ma deny nga may NPA sa dira nga parts pero indi man as violent and aggressive as their other counter parts. Its a beautiful place pero but na affect gd siya sang typhoon frank and na tabunan sang lutak pa so maybe after several months pa before ma kad2 didto unless you want to see how the typhoon has affected the place and would possibly also want to know how to help out.Namit gd man linagpang galing wala pa ko ka tilaw sang isda … manok lng Dave Cua saysMay 1, 2009 at 5:31 pmHi. I would want to know if you ever asked for Linagpang’s history. tita belle saysJuly 2, 2009 at 3:38 amhi, waay pa guid may nagapuyo didto? kay nga-a wala ka guid pictures sang mga balay didto sa sulod guid bala.may tag-iya na sang mga duta didto? dugay pa ko kapauli, late next year pa. basi makapamasyar man didto. nami guid. jonna saysDecember 20, 2009 at 11:50 pmBucari is my native place,its nice to live. lamig2x ktama ya.tha’s why, they called it as Little Baguio…. nikki saysMay 12, 2010 at 11:07 amdaw sa cordillera man cya noy no. nauna ko pa ang Northern Luzon sa Iloilo man lang ko nag eskwela sang una. cge puli ko da liwat ah lonely girl saysJuly 24, 2010 at 12:08 pmnice place gd man ang bucari..iam proud to be a bucarinian… Theo Ciocca saysSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:41 pmHey, I must say i really enjoy this web site design plus the blog posts you have penned is excellent. Keep up the excellent website mate. wally saysFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:17 ambucari. leon is definitely in my sight maybe this year(2011) i’ve hang around iloilo city savouring robertos siopao n hong kees sotanghon, next time we’ll take a hike up there God willing celden saysMay 15, 2011 at 1:34 amme and my friends are planning to go to bucari……can u give me detail i info on how to get there??? how much ang expenses??? cnu need e contact na person??? like how many days and nights suggested na e stay?? itenerary..pplleeeease…thanks chymera00 saysMay 18, 2011 at 6:27 pmThe jeeps to Bucari can be found at the Leon Plaza area, just ask the locals where they are parked. There are limited trips per day and they usually leave Leon town proper early morning … best to be there by 7am. Its best to contact the Leon tourism office (c/o the Mayor’s office) for your inquires. Rita Jaudian saysApril 28, 2012 at 4:45 pmkami sg bana ko nga c Marcelo naga plano nga makadto d…puede mag dala sg van nga salakyan?salamat Julieth C. Cambal saysMay 31, 2012 at 1:42 amHi..! i came from bucari proper area…pwd man makasulod ang van basta la lng pag ulan sa amon budlay kung naga ulan kag magkad2 d sa amon;..ok… cendy saysSeptember 1, 2012 at 1:21 pmmy mother is from bohol it is nice i love it indi ako nasasawa n bumalik sa bohol mahal k talaga ang bohol Steven saysJuly 14, 2013 at 6:53 pmDear Marcos, I come from Taiwan and will visit Iloilo in September. When I read your site, the terrace in Leon attracts me so much! I have a few questions to ask, hope you can help me, thanks!(1) I live next to Robinson’s Mall, is there a jeepney going to Jaro market, so that I can take a jeepney to Leon? (2) Is there a direct jeepney from Iloilo city to Leon directly? (3) From your site, you said there is another jeepney in Leon going uphill to Bucari, ***my biggest question here*** If I take this uphill jeepney to Bucari, will I see the terrace on my way? or I have to leave the jeepney and walk for 1-2 hours? (P.S. I am not interested in the waterfall) (4) If I can see the terrrace during the journey, can I take the jeepney from Leon to the end point, and sit back that jeepney returning Leon, so that I do not have to guess the next jeepneyThanks so much for your help Marcos saysAugust 13, 2013 at 3:54 pmHello Steven!(1) From downtown, you can ride a “Jaro CPU” or “Jaro Liko” jeepney. Drop off at Jaro Cathedral and then walk to Jaro Market. I’m not sure if the Leon jeepneys still have their terminal there, but you can take a “Jaro Mandurriao” jeep from Jaro Market to Hibao-an terminal. At Hibao-an terminal in Mandurriao, you can find lots of jeeps/vans that goes to Leon. (2) Not from Iloilo City Proper, AFAIK. (3) Yes, areas with a view of the terraces is just along the main road. You can drop off a couple of kilometers before the main village in Bucari to enjoy the view. The road going to the village goes downhill, so reaching it would be easier / faster. (4) Yes, that’s a good idea. Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 8:56 pmMy Mom is from Leon. The last time I visited Leon when I was a college student there. Now I have a 25 year old college student here in the US. Cheers! : )
Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 9:08 pmOkay, now it’s the time for Tourism Department to keep an eye to this beautiful Bucari, Leon. Barangay Bucari needs a face lift. Concrete Road or Asphalt Road is very necessary to this beautiful town as soon as possible. Once this road is constructed, the town will appear in the map lists as one of the MOST beautiful places to visit in the summer. Trust me for this one also. Bucari is ONE of the MOST beautiful and treasured places in the whole dang world I have ever visited, okay. Been a lot of natural scenic attractions here in the US of A, and Bucari is included in my 5 picks when it comes to natural scenic views. Now Cheers! :)
Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 9:23 pmBucari, Leon will be the next Cash Cow in the making when taking care of. Hala Bira! We need brainiac politicians in the Provincial Capitol, and NOT too corrupt ones, yanno what I mean? Cheers! :)
Jolly saysApril 11, 2008 at 9:28 pmBTW, Marc VERY nice pics of you, and the place. And thanks for posting those in your website. God bless you, and the rests. Cheers! :)
Lee saysApril 20, 2008 at 5:53 amYou’re a trekker dude, Marcos! I’ve been to Leon in the early 80’s and reached only the town proper. I know most people there buzz about Bucari (being the “Baguio” of Iloilo) but I never got the chance to visit the place. What a shame on my part as an Ilonggo. I stayed in Baguo for 5 years studying in St. Louis U. but never set my sight to Bucari. Definitely, Bucari will be in my itinerary this Christmas!! Am pretty excited to see the place especially the waterfalls, streams and natural ponds. Great pics (I’m out of adjectives now), Marcos! More power to you!!!
leon saysApril 20, 2008 at 3:10 pmas usual, kahilidlaw naman imo mga pics nonoy. naga dugang baskog ang akon dumot kag handum nga maka pasyar sa kasudlan sang iloilo pag bkasyon,hehehe.need to go back also to sta barbara para ma praktis naman ako karay-a:)continue to inspire us (even the non-ilonggos) with your piks…slamat gid,leon
leon saysApril 20, 2008 at 4:57 pmas far as i know, ang linagpang is basically, sinugba nga bangrus or tilapya or siguro manok then ilunod sa nagabukal nga tubig nga may sibuyas kamatis. daw amo man lang ni maghimo linagpang. maski balingon uga, pde man? i think the other term for this is hinanggop?
gladita saysApril 22, 2008 at 9:09 amsa amon sg una sa uma ang usual nga ginalagpang ang pantat, daro kag puyo. mga isda bala usually makita magtigtalanom (daw taga-uma gid ko ya no). ang hinanggop namon ang init nga kan-on nga butangan tubig kag asin. kun la sud-an namit man kag. hehehe
chymera00 saysApril 23, 2008 at 2:01 pmActually, the first time I heard about Linagpang was on the Jessica Soho Episode of Bucari. It’s just recently that I heard from you guys that it’s actually quite a popular dish and that it doesn’t always have to involve chicken. Hai ah, ka manol guid ya sa akon :)
leon saysApril 23, 2008 at 10:10 pmyes its quite common sa silay where i grew up. originally pantat or puyo pero tilapya namit man, anyway 30days to go, will get to visit st. barbs, iloilo, (hope no changes sa mga plano,hehehe)
blue screen digital saysMay 20, 2008 at 1:54 amwapo wafo gid ah! pwede ka pangayo sang picture mo, ibanner ko lang sa site ko ah, ang green gid katama.
redwirez saysMay 29, 2008 at 8:02 pmI agree with “leon”. he gave the exact description of linagpang that i knew. I own a resto in Makati specialty in Ilonggo dishes and that’s how we make it. Yummy!
kwan saysJune 6, 2008 at 2:08 pmah te mayad gid kay nakakadto ka na sa bucari. gusto ko magbalik da liwat. its been almost 3 years. gusto ko liwat mang picture kag magpa picture.btw, ever hear of the composo song nga turagsoy? lyrics include:ginsag-a ko ang sapa-sapa didto sa may talamnanan…that where i first heard the term linagpang… linagpang nga turagsoy… when we transferred to tigbauan, didto na ko katilaw sari-sari nga linagpang… manok, pantat kag even bangrus….namit gid kapin pa kung sa kanta pa nga turagsoy…. ‘sampat gid ang timplado…’
ViNZ saysJune 16, 2008 at 11:29 amAwesome dish…”linagpang”….spicy delicious…hmmm…i tried linagpang bangus not chicken..hehhe..but will try it soon…Cheers
Lucky 8 saysJune 23, 2008 at 4:42 amWow !!! Linagpang nga manok (native) ang akon nga paborito nga dapli (ulam) kauna nga tiyempo kang ga-istar pa ako sa uma, sa isa ka barrio kang Leon. Hasta tulad wa-ay gid paglubad di-a. Kag ang linagpang nga manok mas manamit kung may katumbal nga kahang (siling labuyo), kag may itlog nga ginlisag (scramble) ang lunod. Kapin pa kung bag-o ang bugas nga tig-angon (hindi la-on), manamit gid nga isamo sa linagpang ( native chicken is better than bangus, try it). Kag may (green salad) repolyo nga may kamatis kag sibuyas dahon, kag ang pinaka-dessert, ………………ang luto nga paho (hinog na mangga). Hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………… perfect!!!
lizavee saysSeptember 25, 2008 at 12:04 ambaw daw mkadto mn ko sa bucari ba?bay_i lang ky ibutang ko gd na sa lists of destinations ko together with m family.Ugaling basi damu da npa?Bot ah,safe man da?ga outreach program kmi da sang una sa leon, kag di ko pa malipatan nga damu da sang una,sang ehem.hehe.anyway,para sa akon namit gd ya ang linagpang nga bangros ah.hehe
chymera00 saysSeptember 25, 2008 at 2:38 amI think hindi gd ma deny nga may NPA sa dira nga parts pero indi man as violent and aggressive as their other counter parts. Its a beautiful place pero but na affect gd siya sang typhoon frank and na tabunan sang lutak pa so maybe after several months pa before ma kad2 didto unless you want to see how the typhoon has affected the place and would possibly also want to know how to help out.Namit gd man linagpang galing wala pa ko ka tilaw sang isda … manok lng
Dave Cua saysMay 1, 2009 at 5:31 pmHi. I would want to know if you ever asked for Linagpang’s history.
tita belle saysJuly 2, 2009 at 3:38 amhi, waay pa guid may nagapuyo didto? kay nga-a wala ka guid pictures sang mga balay didto sa sulod guid bala.may tag-iya na sang mga duta didto? dugay pa ko kapauli, late next year pa. basi makapamasyar man didto. nami guid.
jonna saysDecember 20, 2009 at 11:50 pmBucari is my native place,its nice to live. lamig2x ktama ya.tha’s why, they called it as Little Baguio….
nikki saysMay 12, 2010 at 11:07 amdaw sa cordillera man cya noy no. nauna ko pa ang Northern Luzon sa Iloilo man lang ko nag eskwela sang una. cge puli ko da liwat ah
Theo Ciocca saysSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:41 pmHey, I must say i really enjoy this web site design plus the blog posts you have penned is excellent. Keep up the excellent website mate.
wally saysFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:17 ambucari. leon is definitely in my sight maybe this year(2011) i’ve hang around iloilo city savouring robertos siopao n hong kees sotanghon, next time we’ll take a hike up there God willing
celden saysMay 15, 2011 at 1:34 amme and my friends are planning to go to bucari……can u give me detail i info on how to get there??? how much ang expenses??? cnu need e contact na person??? like how many days and nights suggested na e stay?? itenerary..pplleeeease…thanks
chymera00 saysMay 18, 2011 at 6:27 pmThe jeeps to Bucari can be found at the Leon Plaza area, just ask the locals where they are parked. There are limited trips per day and they usually leave Leon town proper early morning … best to be there by 7am. Its best to contact the Leon tourism office (c/o the Mayor’s office) for your inquires.
Rita Jaudian saysApril 28, 2012 at 4:45 pmkami sg bana ko nga c Marcelo naga plano nga makadto d…puede mag dala sg van nga salakyan?salamat
Julieth C. Cambal saysMay 31, 2012 at 1:42 amHi..! i came from bucari proper area…pwd man makasulod ang van basta la lng pag ulan sa amon budlay kung naga ulan kag magkad2 d sa amon;..ok…
cendy saysSeptember 1, 2012 at 1:21 pmmy mother is from bohol it is nice i love it indi ako nasasawa n bumalik sa bohol mahal k talaga ang bohol
Steven saysJuly 14, 2013 at 6:53 pmDear Marcos, I come from Taiwan and will visit Iloilo in September. When I read your site, the terrace in Leon attracts me so much! I have a few questions to ask, hope you can help me, thanks!(1) I live next to Robinson’s Mall, is there a jeepney going to Jaro market, so that I can take a jeepney to Leon? (2) Is there a direct jeepney from Iloilo city to Leon directly? (3) From your site, you said there is another jeepney in Leon going uphill to Bucari, ***my biggest question here*** If I take this uphill jeepney to Bucari, will I see the terrace on my way? or I have to leave the jeepney and walk for 1-2 hours? (P.S. I am not interested in the waterfall) (4) If I can see the terrrace during the journey, can I take the jeepney from Leon to the end point, and sit back that jeepney returning Leon, so that I do not have to guess the next jeepneyThanks so much for your help
Marcos saysAugust 13, 2013 at 3:54 pmHello Steven!(1) From downtown, you can ride a “Jaro CPU” or “Jaro Liko” jeepney. Drop off at Jaro Cathedral and then walk to Jaro Market. I’m not sure if the Leon jeepneys still have their terminal there, but you can take a “Jaro Mandurriao” jeep from Jaro Market to Hibao-an terminal. At Hibao-an terminal in Mandurriao, you can find lots of jeeps/vans that goes to Leon. (2) Not from Iloilo City Proper, AFAIK. (3) Yes, areas with a view of the terraces is just along the main road. You can drop off a couple of kilometers before the main village in Bucari to enjoy the view. The road going to the village goes downhill, so reaching it would be easier / faster. (4) Yes, that’s a good idea.