Panglao Sorbetes Production and Parlour

Overview

The Panglao Sorbetes Production and Parlour is a community-based ice cream production facility in Barangay Tangnan, Panglao, dedicated to making sorbetes — the Filipino-style street ice cream — from fresh, locally sourced ingredients using traditional methods alongside modern production equipment. The facility produces distinctly flavored frozen treats that reflect the culinary traditions of the region.

Beyond production, the parlour serves as a livelihood anchor for the Kapunungan sa mga Sorbeteros sa Tangnan Panglao (KASOTAPA), the cooperative that runs the operation.

Location

Barangay Tangnan, Municipality of Panglao, Panglao Island, Bohol.

Tangnan sits on the northern side of Panglao Island, roughly 20 km from Alona Beach by road.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, take a habal-habal or multicab toward Panglao town. Tangnan is accessible along the northern coastal road of Panglao Island. [FACT NEEDED: specific road directions and travel time from Panglao town proper]

Practical Info

• Operated by: KASOTAPA (Kapunungan sa mga Sorbeteros sa Tangnan Panglao)
• Government partnership: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as a Shared Service Facility (SSF); Local Government Unit (LGU) of Panglao as part of the One Town One Product (OTOP) program
• The facility was turned over to KASOTAPA after construction and fitting under the government partnership
• [FACT NEEDED: visiting hours, whether the facility is open to walk-in visitors, current flavors available, prices]

What to Expect

Visitors can watch the production line at work — mixing, flavoring, freezing — and buy directly from the parlour counter afterward. Specific flavors aren’t documented in the source profile, but the local-ingredient sourcing lines up with the OTOP program’s broader push for products tied to a specific region’s identity.

The Bohol Provincial Tourism Office classifies this as an industrial tourism stop, which means the draw is the production process and its tie to local livelihood — not the ice cream alone.

Notes

• The facility is a DTI Shared Service Facility — one of several agro-processing SSFs operating in Bohol municipalities under the OTOP framework.
• [TO ENRICH: current product range, pricing, visitor access policy, operating hours]