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philippines
trip journal
PHOTOS: LESTER LEDESMA (COTABATO & GENERAL SANTOS); EDGAR ALAN ZETA YAP (TAWI-TAWI)
Go on a road
trip to Lake
Holon in
T’boli. Stay overnight
at Sars Paradise Resort
(
sarsparadiseresort.weebly.
com
). Interested in going
on a canoe ride with the
natives? Contact the T’boli
Municipal TourismOffice
at
tboli_municipality@
yahoo.com.
Frances Kristene B. Alvero
research assistant
Cotabato
Area code
64
Touchdown
Awang (Cotabato) Airport
Get to town via
jeepney, multicab,
tricycle
Climb Bongao
Peak for a
spectacular
view of the Celebes Sea
and the islands and
municipalities of Tawi-
Tawi. Also, visit the
Mosque of Sheikh Karimul
Makdum in Simunul. Need
a place to stay in downtown
Bongao? Try Rachel’s Place
Hotel & Restaurant
(tel: +63 68 268 1248).
Oscar “Junjun” Consumo Jr.
media practitioner
The fine white
sand beach
of Gumasa is
just an hour from the city.
Along the west coast is the
municipality of Maasim,
known for its beautiful dive
spots and paragliding. A little
farther on is the municipality
of Maitum, where you can
enjoy whitewater tubing.
gosaranganitravel.com
RainRamas
visual artist / designer
Tawi-Tawi
General Santos
Area code
68
Touchdown
Sanga-Sanga Airport
Get to town via
tricycle, motorbike
Area code
83
Touchdown
General Santos
International Airport
Get to town via
taxi, hotel service,
tricycle
