Mindanao Region comprises six administrative areas: BARMM, Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, and Caraga. Davao City, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga City serve as the island’s major economic hubs.
The most dangerous thing that can happen to Dinagat Islands is the right person posting the right reel on the wrong day. You already know what comes next. You saw it with Siargao. Between the Condé Nast award and the half-million-tourist year, the fishing village became a stage set. Here, we’ll explain the concept of […]
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Introduction Dinagat Islands is not easy to reach. There is no airport and no bridge. The only way in from the nearest city is a wooden pump boat across open water, and the crossing takes up to an hour and a half depending on the sea. The Dinagat Islands are an “off-the-beaten-path” travel destination in
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A visit to Dinagat will leave you with the realization that you truly worked for your memories. The Man Who Wouldn’t Smile for My Camera The first time I stepped off the bangka onto Dinagat Island, a fisherman named Roel watched me fumble with my bags. He didn’t offer help or even a smile. He
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I stood at the ferry terminal in Surigao City with my backpack and a printout of directions that looked like they’d been typed on a typewriter in 1987. The clerk behind the desk squinted at my request. “Dinagat? Sir, why not Siargao? Much better for tourists.” I’d heard six versions of this question in two
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Davao City sits at the southeastern tip of Mindanao, making it the largest city in the Philippines by land area. It is also one of Asia’s most livable urban centers. Further, the city serves as the gateway to a remarkable concentration of biodiversity. Among the most notable are the country’s highest peak, a UNESCO World
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Siargao is a teardrop-shaped island in Surigao del Norte, in the Philippine Sea off the northeastern coast of Mindanao. It is 437 square kilometers of coconut palms, mangroves, lagoons, tidal rock pools, and reef breaks. Most visitors come for the surfing. Cloud 9, the right-hand reef break on the eastern coast, is one of the
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