Palawan trip

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Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City and it is the largest province in terms of land area. The islands of Palawan stretches from Mindoro to Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea in the northwest and Sulu Sea in the southeast. Palawan is considered to be the Philippines' "last frontier". The province boasts of many splendid beaches and has two World Heritage Sites: Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.

Two weeks ago, I was very fortunate to visit Palawan with my orgmates from Ortigas Center Mountaineers, Inc. or OCMI in short. This is actually my third time to visit the place and would definitely visit again and again. Thanks to our dynamic host, Anthony “Tonyo” Arquero,who’s also my batchmate in OCMI (batch1) and his wife mommy Mitch, whom patiently handled budgeting fares for this recent trip. How can I forget Mrs. Rebecca Arquerro, Tonyo’s mother, for being so generous and for such a warm accommodation. If it wasn’t for Mamang, as she’s dotingly called, we wouldn’t have seen and experienced setting our feet on the expensive sand and classy villas of Amanpulo.

I truly enjoyed this wonderful experience. What can I say about the food? Delicioso!!! specially the lobsters! Certainly gratifying are the warmness of those people that accommodated us from St Agustine Academy in Coron, to Agutaya and as far as Cuyo Island. The whole trip is of course very much enjoyable because I spent the whole 10 days with lovely, high-spirited and blissful camaraderie of OCMI and friends. Thanks Anthony, Mitch, Oros, Louie, Marge, Mellany, Abet, Joyce, Dory, Winnie, Divine, Rosahlee, Anjo and Sheng for this superb experience. Looking forward to next Palawan trip!!!

Here are some of the photos taken during my recent visit and previous trips in Palawan. Enjoy!(pls click the link on photo gallery to view other photos)

Port of Coron with Melanie, Sheng, Joyce, Dory, Vidal, Marge, myself, Anjo(partly hidden)and Winnie, a.k.a "SPO1".

St.Agustine Academy This is where we stayed upon arriving at Coron. Beside me is our host wearing blue striped T-shirt, Fr. Roderick Caabay, school director.

Siete Pecados marine park

island hopping...whoa! laban ka? ngek! :)

Kayangan Lake is touted as one of the cleanest lakes in the region. One can also have a great view of the nearby island and seascape as one ascends the trail leading to the lake

Agutaya port hey Ava, strike a pose and smile! she's unaware that i took a photo of her while she was busy taking video of the port. this turned out to be a nice shot, isn't it? c(",)

1959 church bell this photo was taken at a nearby church in Agutaya.

school girls paraded the Philippine flag in celebration of Independence Day,June 12. photo taken at the island of Agutaya.

Cuyo island sand bar

Manamoc island,Cuyo

Amanpulo Pamalican island Amanpulo means peaceful island. I never thought that I would set my feet on this island, thanks to Mrs.Rebecca! we had explored this beatiful island. Accomodation in this resort is very expensive! the like of Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is a typical guest. Too bad we didn't get the chance to see him...

our tour guide in Amanpulo

big lagoon, El Nido

smile little girl! she has very nice round eyes. this was taken at Canluboyan Island.

this photo was taken at butterfly garden in Puerto Princesa

Calauit Island, wildlife sanctuary of exotic African animals and endangered endemic animals of Palawan.

Tabon Caves known as the "Cradle of Philippine Civilization," Tabon Caves consists of a series of chambers where anthropologists discovered the remains of crude man and his tools. Anthropological significance came to the fore with the discovery of the remains of the 22,000 year old Tabon Man in one of its interiors, along with other artifacts decades ago. The caves are located in Lipuua Point, Quezon, Palawan.

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, reputed to be the world's longest,its 8.2 km.,navigable underground river.It was inscribed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

construction hat...safety gear!