Legend Of Chocolate Hills, Bohol Central Visayas

Carmen, Bohol is home to a wonderful sight -- 1,260 hills like mounds of 
chocolate In truth, there might be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of 
more than 50 square kilometers. These hills have secret stories to tell, legends 
that even Filipinos don't know about. 
 

Clash of the giants 

The first tells the story of two feuding giants who hurled rocks, boulders, and 
sand at each other. The fighting lasted for days, and exhausted the two giants. In 
their exhaustion, they forgot about their feud and became friends, but when they 
left, they forgot to clean up the mess they had made during their battle, hence the 
Chocolate Hills. 

Tragic romance 
A more romantic legend tells of a giant named Arogo who was extremely 
powerful and youthful. Arogo fell in love with Aloya, who was a simple mortal.  

Aloya's death caused Arogo much pain and misery, and in his sorrow he could 
not stop crying. When his tears dried, the Chocolate Hills were formed. 

The plague 
The third legend tells of a town being plagued by a giant carabao, who ate all of 
their crops. Finally having had enough, the townsfolk took all of their spoiled food 
and placed it in such a way that the carabao would not miss it.  

Sure enough, the carabao ate it, but his stomach couldn't handle the spoiled food, 
so he defecated, leaving behind him a mound of feces, until he had emptied his 
stomach of the food. The feces then dried, forming the Chocolate Hills. 

 
The Biggest Loser 

The last legend is about a gluttonous giant named Miguel that eats everything in 
his path. One day he came to a plain. He saw a beautiful young woman named 
Adrianna.  

To win her affection, he needed to lose weight. So he excreted everything he ate. 

In the end, his fecal matter covered the land and he won Adrianna's affection. 
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The Legend of Tinago Falls, ​Lanao del Norte Central Mindanao

Legend has it that there once lived an influential and powerful

Sultan Agok and his wife. They were appointed by their people as
their king and queen. But they became too proud of themselves
and became selfish rulers of their kingdom. When the sultan's
wife was pregnant, an enchantress, disguised as a beggar, begged
for their help but instead they exiled and rejected her. Because
of this, the enchantress cursed the couple that the child will
become ugly but they did not take it seriously and permanently
banished the enchantress.

The child did become ugly. The couple was sad and disappointed,
expecting the baby to be as lovely as her mother. They hid the
child in a cave to avoid embarrassment and named the baby
Tin-ag, which means "hidden face". They visited and took care of
the baby in the cave.

When the child grew up, she came out of the cave and became
amazed at what she saw. The enchantress, who cursed her parents,
saw her and made an offer to transform her into something of
great beauty and splendor. She accepted the offer and became the
Tinago Falls.