Built in 1895 and activated in the early 1900s, Faro de Isla Jintotolo or Jintotolo Lighthouse is one of the 24 original first-order lighthouses erected by the Spanish Government in the archipelago. It aims to guide ships traversing Sibuyan Sea, Visayan Sea and Jintotolo Channel.
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Memoirs from Aroroy and Balud

[cycloneslider id=”masbate”] My penchant for Spanish-era lighthouses in the Philippines brought me cruising in the waters of Masbate Island, particularly in the towns of Aroroy and Balud, in search for the old lonely sentinels of …
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