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Bangon-Bugtong Falls is located in Barangay San Joaquin, Calbayog City, Samar. Calbayog City also called the “City of Waterfalls” because there are more than 20 waterfalls in the area. One of those is the Bangon-Bugtong Falls. Traveling to this waterfall from Calbayog entails a 1-hour and 15-minute ride to Barangay Tinaplacan, and then a 3-kilometer walk from the highway. You can also opt to ride a habal-habal, a motorcycle with extended seats and an extra shock absorber for passing through rougher terrains and steep mountain roads.

Bangon-Bugtong Falls has an estimated height of 60 meters. It is a system of cascades that you need to walk on to get to the main falls. Like any other waterfall, it has some slippery parts covered with moss so you have to be careful in your ascent. At the topmost part is a circular pond about 30 meters in diameter which is wide enough for swimming and deep enough for diving. The water seems to come from an endless stream and it forms a swirling path as it falls down the rock formations. It is a very refreshing sight!

Bangon-Bugtong is not only a tourist spot but also a potential source of power for Calbayog city and its neighboring localities.

An ordinance was declared the Barangay Tinaplacan-Bangon Falls Junction as “Tourism cum Power Sources” of the City of Calbayog. Included here is the institution of measures for the protection of the road and the environment. Violators shall be penalized.

This city ordinance, which was sponsored by Honorable Susano D. Salurio, also regulates the use of barangay roads such as the Tinambacan-Bangon Falls Junction, by strictly prohibiting vehicles that weigh more than eight tons from passing through said barangay roads. Only light vehicles like multicab and habal-habal are allowed to enter or pass through the said roads if the purpose is to haul agricultural products such as copra, rootcrops, fruits and vegetable. Heavy equipments used for the construction of government projects are exempted.

For the purpose of protecting the source of power for Calbayog City, the ordinance strictly prohibits the cutting of trees of any variety, species and size within the perimeter of Bangon Falls. The ordinance also made it unlawful to conduct slash and burn farming or kaingin, in any part, section or tributaries leading to the fall as these will spell a tremendous effect on the volume of water that may prejudice the source of power (Mini-Hydro) and destroy the beauty of the Falls.

The Barangay Officials of Barangay Tinaplacan, with the assistance of the Philippine National Police, were deputized to supervise and enforce the provision of the Ordinance.