Good day hivers ! Hope you are all doing fine .
I am just sharing my journey as a basketball referee in a beautiful place of Bang-Bang, Cordova, Cebu . The views in going to the gym are very nice in which beside it are stunning views of the sea and mangroves .
I was assigned to officiate the basketball league of grab riders there in Bang-Bang Cordova . I was amazed the beauty of the area which is along the seashore with a dense of mangrove forest. Ahead of the gym we can see the whole view of CCLEX Bridge ( Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway) connecting to Cebu City which is 8.9 km, the longest bridge for the record in the Philippines surpassing the length of San Juanico bridge that connects Tacloban and Samar .
I was asking the old resident in that place how they got the name of the place"Bangbang". According to the story of the place during ancient time , there was a strong typhoon affected the area . It so happened that the Spanish couple were passed by the area but there were trees bothered in the passage after the typhoon . The Spanish couple were asked for help to clear the big jackfruit trees . There was this strong man in that place named, Mariano Sumagang. Mariano cleared the area alone and lifting the big jackfruit tree that bothered the pathway . The residents were amazed by his strength including the Spanish Couple . The residents said this in native language, "Dili mabangbang ang kagusgan" meaning ,incredible strength. The Spanish couple were so thankful of that strong man Mariano and name the place , Bangbang in honor of the native resident ,Mariano .
The Gym is very airy in which you can feel the cool breeze of the air on both sides . It is very peaceful quiet-place and beside it is their Barangay Hall .
The grab riders chose this gym for their games for it is cheap to rent per hour and very refreshing place .
We the referees felt sleepy due to cool breeze upon waiting the players for the next game .
Till my next blog .
Thanks for reading my content friends .
Lead pictures are edited in canva .
God bless us all .