Lo-oc Beach WWII Landing Site, Sibulan
Sibulan, Negros Oriental · about 158 km from 3ACs Apartment, Talisay City
The Sibulan shore where American liberation forces landed in Negros Oriental in April 1945.
About
Sibulan is best known as the gateway to the Twin Lakes and the home of Dumaguete's airport, but its shoreline also holds a piece of wartime history: Lo-oc Beach is where the American liberation forces landed on April 26, 1945. Today it is a quiet stretch of coast for a short walk and a look out toward Cebu across the Tañon Strait. In the last months of the year, the town's Yagyag Festival celebrates the land crabs that come down to release their eggs along the shores and rivers of Brgy. Cangmating.
History
The landing was led by Col. W.V. Mahoney. Japanese forces in the province later formally surrendered at the Guinsoan Bridge area in Zamboanguita on September 19, 1945.
Why visit
A short history stop close to Dumaguete and the airport.
How to get there
Sibulan is 10–15 minutes north of Dumaguete by jeepney or tricycle.
- Jeepney or tricycle from Dumaguete
Prices (estimates)
- EntranceFree
Hours / best time: Daytime
Nearby places
- Silliman University & Anthropology Museum — Asia's first American university — leafy campus, Silliman Hall and a rich anthropology museum.
- Sans Rival Cakes & Pastries — Dumaguete's famous silvanas and sans rival.
- Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete — Seaside promenade of the 'City of Gentle People'.
- Dumaguete Cathedral & Belfry (Campanario) — Oldest stone church in Negros and its 1811 coral-stone watchtower.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine & Ayuquitan Festival, San Jose — A pilgrimage shrine among the sugarcane fields of Negros Oriental's smallest town, near the Twin Lakes road.