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The oldest mosque in the Philippines
can be found in Tawi-Tawi.
Didyou
know?
Area code
68
Touchdown
Sanga-Sanga
Airport
Get to town via
tricycle
Check-in
Sandbar Beach Resort.
tel: +63 68
268 1018
Eat
Sandbar Beach Resort and Restaurant
and Danmar Beach Resort and Restaurant
are the best places to try some of the best
seafood dishes in Tawi-Tawi. The resorts
are right next to each other.
Don’t miss
Take a hike to Bongao Peak.
Bring some bananas for the monkeys!
Got more time?
Hire a jeep or tricycle and
head out to explore nature’s beauty and the
mysteries of Baloboc Cave in Sanga-Sanga.
Or rent a bangkero along the stretch of
Ridjiki Boulevard and Chinese Pier and
drive to Sangay Siapuh Island for a dip in
the clear waters or just to enjoy the white-
sand beach.
Shop
Check out the Provincial Tourism
Office shop at the airport.
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PHILIPPINES
Tawi-Tawi
RubyM. Sahali
congresswoman,
lone district of
Tawi-Tawi
Area code
83
Touchdown
General Santos
International Airport
Get to town via
taxi,
multicab
Check-in
Greenleaf Hotel.
Cnr SanMiguel
and J Catolico Sts; tel: +63 83 552 1111;
Eat
Dine at Arpochi and order the sweet
and spicy crab and deep-fried native
chicken.
2/F, VeranzaMall; tel: +63 920
945 5670
Don’t miss
Check out the tuna trade at the
city’s world-class fish port complex. Wake
up early to catch all the action between
5-6AM.
Got more time?
Relish the beauty of the
white-sand beaches of Gumasa in Glan,
Sarangani. Isla Jardin del Mar Resort
offers peace and quiet and breathtaking
sunset views.
tel: +63 923 686 0286
Shop
Check out the TeamPacquiao
boutique at Robinsons Place.
PHILIPPINES
General Santos
Myra
Constantino-
Altobano
freelance writer
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