Whether you seek a holiday in El Nido, Coron, or Puerto Princesa, we got you covered!
2013 • 06 • 25 Jessie is a long-time Bantay Dagat and program coordinator of the Calatagan-based Conserve and Protect Oceans (CAPoceans) Foundation Training Center. He has contributed to over 10 years of coastal and marine protection efforts in the area. He’s so serious about his job that he keeps
We know it all. The Philippines, an archipelago of 7107 islands, is blessed with gorgeous white sand beaches. But beyond the ivory coasts and underneath the waves is the colorful, magical, and wildly spectacular world of marine animals. Some of them are marine mammals like whales and dolphins. We may
2013 • 06 • 24 Good news to all our friends and fans in Singapore! Boracay just got one step closer! Tiger Airways Philippines will start flying to Kalibo straight from Singapore on July 18, 2013. Tiger is the first and only airline to operate this route. The direct flights
Nothing is more convincing in making a person feel for the environment than to let him or her see firsthand the extent of destruction that man has inflicted on it. It was something that we realized immediately upon setting foot on Freedom Island, also known as the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat
2013 • 06 • 05 Tired of your usual weekend activities (or non-activities)? Break the routine and do something different and significant this Saturday! June 8 is World Oceans Day. To celebrate the occasion, Earth Island Institute Philippines will be spearheading another coastal cleanup at the Freedom Islands. Aside from
Tourism transforms towns and cities, and that’s exactly what it did to Coron. What used to be a sleepy, laidback town has boomed to become a major tourist destination in Palawan. Smack at the heart of the Calamian Group of Islands, Coron is the jump off point to many neighboring
More than anything, the island province of Cebu is popular for historical sites and churches, and pristine white beaches. But locals and tourists who have been to Cebu know that it is also a land of irresistible cuisine. Whether you’re looking for a dish, a snack, or a potential pasalubong,
“Don’t you get tired of beaches?” It’s a question that foreign friends have asked me more than a few times upon learning that I come from an archipelago of 7107 islands. “No, not really” is what I usually answer. Beach fatigue is possible especially if you’re constantly traveling around the
It looks like Hollywood celebrities are beginning to appreciate the beauty and tranquil that Palawan has to offer. While Boracay undoubtedly remains the #1 beach in the Philippines (as reinforced by TripAdvisor’s Traveller’s Choice 2013, which put White Beach on the top of its list of the Top 25 Beaches in
2013 • 03 • 15 White Beach, Boracay dominated the list of the Best Beaches in Asia in the recent 2013 Traveler’s Choice Awards by popular travel forum website TripAdvisor. White Beach, the most popular stretch in Boracay, bested 24 other Asian beaches. The site described the destination as “stunningly beautiful white