Banga caves, Newest Attraction in Ragay, CamSur
If Pangasinan has "100 Islands", a small barangay in Camarines Sur has "100 Caves" that are yet to be fully explored. These caves could be an interesting attraction to adventurers.
The local government of Ragay, Camarines plans to develop Banga Caves to boost ecotourism in the area. A report by GMA news indicated that there are maze trails seen inside the caves that will be examined by cave experts.
Many people believe that Banga could be one of the major camps of Japanese soldiers during World War II. Many residents also speculated that the said soldiers might have used Banga caves to hide from their enemies.
Experts, who were deployed to study the conditions of the natural formation, may spend more days to trace the routes of its trails since over 100 caves are not yet completely explored. Once this new attaction will be opened to public, it would even draw the attention of foreigners too.
According to Philippine-Islands.ph, the municipality of Ragay has a population of around 52,021 living in 38 barangays. Though some of the barangays erected urban infrastructures, others remain to have the ordinary rural community set up. In 2007, a survey revealed 2,282 residents around Banga caves.