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PANGLAO’S ALONA BEACH WAS NAMED AFTER ACTRESS ALONA ALEGRE, WHO FILMED
A MOVIE THERE WITH THE LATE FERNANDO POE JR IN THE ’70S. SHE WAS OFTEN SEEN
WALKING ALONG THE BEACH. LATER ON, LOCALS BEGAN REFERRING TO THE PLACE AS
“ALONA BEACH”.
DID YOU
KNOW?
DUMAGUETE IMAGE: HERSLEY VEN CASERO ; TAGBILARAN & TANDAG IMAGES: LESTER LEDESMA
Stroll down
Rizal Boulevard
and take in the
view. It’s best at sunrise and
sunset. Visit the historic
Belfry and the Cathedral of
St Catherine of Alexandria
on Perdices Street. Hike up
to Lakes Balinsasayao and
Danao (Twin Lakes).
Georgette Anna Gonzales
author
Amorita Resort
(amoritaresort.
com) on Panglao
Island has top-notch
facilities. The hotel’s Saffron
Restaurant boasts a diverse
menu that also caters to kids
and vegetarians. Be sure to
take advantage of the resort’s
water-related activities like
diving, dolphin-watching and
island-hopping.
Atty. Cocoy Padilla
lawyer
Dumaguete
Tagbilaran
Area code
35
Touchdown
Dumaguete (Sibulan)
Airport
Get to town via
tricycle, taxi
Area code
38
Touchdown
Tagbilaran Airport
Get to town via
van, tricycle, taxi
Have a morning
swim at the
Enchanted
River and watch the fish
feeding at noon. Hop on a
pump boat to Sibadan for
lunch and order the native
crustacean,
curacha
. Go for
a quick swimwith black tip
reef sharks and stingrays,
then head to Tinuy-an Falls
in Bislig City.
Doyzkie Buenaviaje
blogger
Tandag
Area code
86
Touchdown
Tandag City Airport
Get to town via
tricycle,
habal-habal
,
van for hire
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