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involved. One of their facility is the coal-fired power plant.
The process involves the burning of coal to
boil water that will eventually produce steam which drives a
steam turbine to operate an electric
generator. The final stop of the tour is the Control Room of the
entire plant where every equipment is
monitored and controlled.
The final plant visit was completed at The Coca-Cola Company in
Tagbilaran, Bohol. They greeted the
group by initially giving a bottle of sparkle to each person
entering the plant. Then, like the other
companies, they have a short video prepared to basically
introduce the company as a whole: the
foundation and growth of their company here in the philippines.
The largest coca-cola plant in the
Philippines is located in Laguna. The plant in Tagbilaran only
performs the carbonation of the soda
drinks and mixes the appropriate amounts to make the desired
product ready to sell in the market.
Some of their products here in the Philippines are sparkle,
jazz, viva mineral water, etc. Subsequently
questions were raised and answered by two of the plant
representatives.
Side Trips
Magellans Cross was our first side trip, aside from plant
visits, located at downtown Cebu. According to
our tour guide, the original cross is encased inside the
displayed wooden cross. Beside the historica
cross is the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino that was built
during the Spanish era as a small church. As
years went by, renovations were done elevating it to the rank of
Basilica Minore by the Vatican.
On the third day of the field trip, we went on a separate bus to
visit the University of San Carlos in Cebu,
Chemical Engineering Department. The department has two unit
operations laboratory: one for smal
equipment, and the other basically houses their batch
distillation unit and other large equipment for
different experiments. The Dutch and other European Governments
sponsor the departments
expensive laboratory equipment giving the school a quality
education for the students.
The Taoist Temple located Beverly Hills Subdivision was our last
Cebu side trip. To reach the temple, you
must climb 9x9 steps; and believers say that as you climb the 81
steps, you must touch each cloud on
the sides if one wants to be fertile.
After the Coca-Cola Plant visit, we headed directly to Sunshine
Home Orphanage at Cabawan District,
Bohol. The departments contribution to the organization was
arranged at the table to surprise the kids
Unfortunately, all the kids were at school at that time and only
5 children greeted us. Then, our group
proceeded to the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, Inc. The
volunteers initially gave us a little briefing onhow we should
treat the little mammals as we go around the bamboo forest. They
can also be found at
specific regions in the Philippines but Bohol Government took
the action in preserving their kind. I have
learned that they are very sensitive. They are just as big as my
fist and needs to be taken care of very
well. They also have the tendency to commit suicide, by banging
their heads on the tree or holding their
breaths, when under stress.
We took the Loboc River Cruise for a Lunch Buffet. It was such a
refreshing way of having lunch together
with the nature. We were taken by a floating raft, cruising
Loboc River, while enjoying an unlimited
meal. You get a breeze of fresh air while appreciating the
beauty of nature. We were also entertained by
