Standing on the dry land of Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, is one of the oldest lighthouses in the Philippines – Faro de Isla Cabra or Cabra Island Lighthouse. Cabra Island Lighthouse was the …
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Scuba Diving in Lubang Island: Surprises in Verde Island Passage
Thinking of my activities for the next day made it hard for me to sleep on my first night in Lubang. The images of the lighthouse and the open blue water kept playing on my …
Continue readingFinding Palaui’s Cape Engaño Lighthouse
“When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey” – The Little Prince. “There it is. We’re almost there“, I pointed the lighthouse to Gael. Standing on a white sandy beach dotted with big …
Continue readingSnapshot: The Lonely Sentinel of Cabra Island
Cabra Island Lighthouse Lubang, Occidental Mindoro It was a long and strenuous trip from Manila to Lubang, a small town in the far end of Verde Island Passage. The town, politically under the jurisdiction of …
Continue readingFarola Series: The Tubbataha Reefs Lighthouse
Tubbataha Reefs Lighthouse Cagayancillo, Palawan The lighthouse of Tubbataha Reefs, Cagayancillo, Palawan is perhaps the loneliest of all the lonely sentinels of the Philippine seas. Located in the uninhabited and isolated islet in South Atoll …
Continue readingSnapshot: El Faro de Tierra Alta (Tierra Alta Lighthouse)
Tierra Alta Lighthouse Valencia, Negros Oriental The modern day lighthouse in the clubhouse of the Greek-inspired Tierra Alta Residential Resort stands proud in the slope of Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental. Dubbed as El Faro …
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