By Leo Udtohan
Jala, 9, a Grade 3 student of Booy South Elem. School in Tagbilaran City, was with her cousins and neighbors while watching the eclipse.
Most of them tried to capture the moon but their phone registered great photos.
It seemed the ecplise appeared like a red dot.
Instead they contended themselves watching the phases of the eclipse.
"It looks amazing because I see it actual which is taught by our teacher in school," said Jala while watching the total lunar eclipse or bloodmoon.
Some residents went to the Old Tagbilaran Airport to have a nice view of the ecplise.
Vera Villocido, who teaches Earth and Space at Holy Name University, said that an awe-inspiring event like the total lunar ecplise gives students a great opportunity to engage in practical sky watching.
Total lunar eclipses occur when the moon traverses Earth's shadow and the entire moon is covered. Partial lunar eclipses occur when the moon does not pass completely into Earth's shadow.
State weather bureau Pagasa said aside from the Philippines, the total lunar eclipse was also visible in other countries in Asia, Australia, North America, parts of Northern and Eastern Europe, and most of South America.
For Bohol-based Wiccan Starhawk, who requested to be identified this way, eclipse symbolically means things being hidden in sight. He said the air during eclipse are filled with intense spiritual impurities.
"It's great to stay indoors. Just medidate and pray," he said.
He said eclipses not really a good time for charging, and for planning business and travel.
The next total lunar eclipse won't happen until September 8, 2025.
