By JOHNNY R. LEE, Ph.D. There is more to the tiny group of islands known as Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi that is found in the southwestern tip of this country. Located within the Sulu Sea, it is at the edge of the international treaty limits separating the Philippines and Malaysia. Consists of nine (9) major islands of various shapes… Read More The Exceptional Universal Value of Turtle Islands
Mimbalot is a very picturesque small sized falls that is a good place to visit in Iligan City. It’s not too far and there is no entrance fee needed. Located in Brgy. Buru-un, it is approximately 11 kilometers drive away from the city proper, and less than 1 kilometer from the National Highway, or the drop off area going… Read More Mimbalot Falls in Iligan city
By JOHNNY R. LEE, PhD. A long-time traditional trading called ‘barter system’ is very much in active operation in this southernmost part of the country, reviving the ancient practices of exchanging goods without the use of money. Located at Barangay Bato-Bato, Panglima Sugala in the Province of Tawi-Tawi, every Saturday of the week, one can… Read More Barter System in Tawi-Tawi’s Panglima Sugala
By FILEMON G. ROMERO, PhD. BONGGAO, Tawi-Tawi: Ecotourism in farther southern Philippines will boom once tourism facilities are established in the Turtle Islands of Tawi Tawi, the fifth province of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and which is near Sabah. Ecotourism facilities that include a hotel, a restaurant and four cottages will… Read More Ecotourism looms in Tawi-Tawi’s Turtle Islands
By FILEMON G. ROMERO, PhD. BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi: One of the last remaining historical edifices in the Bangsamoro Nation particularly in Tawi-Tawi which has stood for the longest time as a symbol that the Bangsamoro has never been subjugated by the Spaniards is now proposed for restoration. This proposal is consistent with the provision of the Constitution of the… Read More Spanish Fort in Bongao a major restoration project in Tawi-Tawi
By JOHNNY R. LEE, PhD. SAPA-SAPA, Tawi-Tawi: The name Sapa-Sapa (literally translated as small river or creek) is ironic. Not a single ‘sapa’ or river/creek is found in any of its 23 barangays. It may have meant ‘sapa’ or swear (declare under oath) without stressing the last letter ‘h’ that usually comes after it –… Read More Sapa-Sapa the Land of Mystics and Legends
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