city which features an inter-school ethnic dance competition. Karawasan came from a local dialect which means "movement of the crabs". Karawasan is held every 17th day of September. It was replaced by the "Tinuy-an (Sayaw) Festival" since September 2013 and reinstated in 2019. Festivals and events Tinuy-an Sayaw Festival : Bislig City's major festival celebrated every September 17. It is the city's co-major event along with the Karawasan Festival. Charter Day Celebration : Celebrated from September 16 to 18, the city celebrate its cityhood. Mangagoy Fiesta : Celebrated every July 19, the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul. Sinulog Festival : Celebrated every third Sunday of January during the feast of Santo Niño. Kawadang Festival : Celebrated every September 21, four days after the Karawasan Festival. Poblacion Fiesta : Celebrated every September 22, the feast day of Santo Tomas de Villanueva. Uli Bislig : Celebrated every September 16, it literally means "going back home to Bislig". Karawasan Festival : As part of the Charter Day Celebration, a dream come true for the City Government of Bislig. Karawasan is a festival of ethnic dances depicting the movement of crabs. Karawasan is actually a collective name given to the member of the crab family found to be great in the salty and freshwater of Bislig. The lavishness of such local marine resource has, in fact, made Bislig City known to other places in the country. It was replaced by the "Tinuy-an Sayaw Festival" until it was reinstated in 2019. Transportation City proper land public transportation Primary : Motorized tricycles, Electric rickshaws ("Ongbak") (roams around the vicinity of the city) Secondary : Pedicabs/Trisikads Inter-town travel : Jeepneys, Buses, Vans for hire ("V-hire") and Motorcycles for hire ("Habal-habal" / "Skylab") Accessibility Air travel From Manila or Cebu to Davao City as transit point, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Cebgo and PAL Express ply the Manila-Davao vice versa (approx. 1hour and 45 minutes travel time) and Cebu-Davao vice versa (approx. 55 minutes travel time) routes with several trips daily. From Manila or Cebu to Butuan as transit point, PAL Express, Cebu Pacific and Cebgo ply these routes three times a week (Manila-Butuan – approx. 1hour and 30 minutes travel time; Cebu-Butuan – approx. 45 minutes travel time). From Cebu to Tandag City as transit point (approx. 1 hour and 5 minutes travel time), Cebgo ply this route three times a week (destination terminated as of