About Capones Four kilometers off Barangay Pundaquit of Zambales in the main island of Luzon is the Capones Island or “Isla de Gran Capon” during the Spanish era. It is a two-kilometer long bone-shaped island …
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Anilao Travel Guide: The Scuba Diving Capital of Luzon
About Anilao Three hours away from Manila is the coastal town of Mabini in Batangas, home to the “so-called” birthplace of scuba diving in the Philippines – Anilao. This town boasts of teeming marine biodiversity …
Continue readingJose Panganiban Travel Guide: New Adventures in Camarines Norte
About Jose Panganiban The town of Jose Panganiban in Camarines Norte is sketching its own image in the tourism map of the Philippines after the rise to fame of Calaguas Group of Islands in the …
Continue readingCapul Island Travel Guide: The Historic Town of Samar
About Capul Island The story behind the island’s present name can be traced back to the early Spanish era, but the island’s history and stories began even beyond the chronicles known at our time. Capul, …
Continue readingBiri Island Travel Guide: A Place that Truly Rocks
About Biri If there is one place that best represents Northern Samar to the tourism map, it is most probably the island municipality of Biri. Biri is a typical laid back Philippine island, rural and …
Continue readingCamotes Islands Travel Guide: Go Beyond the Usual Cebu
“Camote”, replied the island ancestors when asked by the Spaniards about the name of the place. The natives were harvesting sweet potatoes (camote) then and thought that the Spaniards were asking what they were digging. …
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