PANA.PH is a Philippines-focused travel platform. The editorial team plans and books real trips across the archipelago, and maintains the price, schedule and fee data behind the site's tools (flight search, ferry-vs-flight, expense calculator and destination guides).
Every guide starts from primary sources — Bureau of Immigration circulars, PAGASA forecasts, CAAP and MARINA notices, carrier fare rules and operator price lists — and is re-checked before publication. Where a number comes from our own booking or a phone call to an operator, we say so and date it.
We publish what we can verify and mark clearly what we cannot. If a fee, schedule or rule changes, the guide is re-dated or pulled.
Coverage areas
- Philippines inter-island transport (flights, ferries, RORO)
- Entry rules, eTravel and visa extensions
- Real travel costs and government fees
- Diving, island hopping and seasonal conditions
How this desk works
Fees, fares and schedules come from primary sources — government circulars, regulator notices and carrier fare rules — or from our own bookings, dated in the article. Nothing is published from memory, and every guide carries the date its facts were last verified.
Recent guides by PANA.PH Editorial Team (24)
Baguio by Month in 2026: The Cold Weeks, the Flower Festival and the Days to Avoid
January is the coldest month, not December. Panagbenga runs five weeks from 1 February to 8 March in 2026 and its grand …
Every Sea Route Into Camiguin, Compared: A 2026 Access Matrix
Camiguin has two working ports at opposite ends of the island and four realistic ways in. Balingoan crosses in an hour f…
Getting to Siquijor: The Dumaguete Crossing, Step by Step
Two operators, two very different crossings - 40 minutes on a fastcraft or two hours on a RORO for less than half the fa…
Five Things Travellers Get Wrong About the Rice Terraces - Starting With Which Ones Are Listed
The viewpoint on every Banaue postcard is not part of the UNESCO site. Five clusters are inscribed and that one is not a…
Why Batanes Costs What It Costs: A Line-Item Budget for 2026
The airfare decides the trip. Philippine Airlines lists Basco fares from PHP 4,914 all-in and April can double that, bef…
The Chocolate Hills Are a Protected Landscape, Not a Backdrop: Bohol's Rules in 2026
A 1997 presidential proclamation made the hills a National Geological Monument. A resort built inside them drew a closur…
Oslob, Donsol or Southern Leyte: Where to Swim With Whale Sharks and What Each One Costs Them
One of these sites feeds the animals to keep them there. The other two wait for them. The difference decides your odds, …
The Underground River's 900-Slot Daily Quota: How to Actually Get a Permit in 2026
Puerto Princesa's subterranean river admits 900 people a day and no more. Here is the booking sequence step by step, wha…
What It Actually Costs to Get From Caticlan Onto Boracay in 2026, Line by Line
Four charges sit between the airport and your hotel, set by two ordinances, collected by three bodies - and one of them …
Siargao Month by Month in 2026: Swell, Rain and the Two Weeks the Pros Take Cloud 9
Siargao has no dry season - it sits in a PAGASA climate type that does not have one. Here is what the swell actually doe…
Coron Wreck Diving: Which of the 1944 Wrecks Your Certification Actually Allows
Okikawa Maru sits shallow enough for an Open Water diver. Irako does not, and no amount of enthusiasm changes that. A wr…
El Nido's Lagoon Rules in 2026: Daily Caps, the Paddle-Only Zone and the Fee Nobody Can Pin Down
Big Lagoon runs on a daily headcount and motorised boats stop at the entrance. The eco-tourism fee is a harder question:…
Bringing Medication into the Philippines: The Rules Travellers Actually Break
Personal-use quantities are fine. Controlled substances - including common ADHD, anxiety and strong painkiller prescript…
Amihan and Habagat: The Two Winds That Decide Your Philippines Itinerary
The Philippines does not have a wet season and a dry season - it has two opposing monsoons, and which coast they hit det…
Renting a Scooter in the Philippines: Real Costs, Licence Rules and Checkpoints
A scooter is the difference between seeing an island and seeing its main road. Here is what a week actually costs, the l…
Travel Insurance for the Philippines: The Exclusions That Void Most Claims
Diving below 18 metres, riding a scooter without the right licence and unlicensed boat transfers are the three things pe…
Accessible Travel in the Philippines: An Honest Assessment for Wheelchair Users
Philippine law mandates accessibility and the reality is uneven. Here is what is genuinely usable, what is not, which de…
ATM Fees, Cards and Cash in the Philippines: What Each Withdrawal Really Costs
Philippine ATMs charge a local fee on top of whatever your own bank takes, and withdrawal caps are low enough that the f…
Your Rights When a Philippine Flight Is Cancelled by a Typhoon
Weather cancellations are not the airline's fault, which changes what you are owed. Here is what the Air Passenger Bill …
Booking Philippine Ferries Online: What Works, What Fails, What to Do Instead
We booked twelve inter-island crossings across four operators to find out which online systems actually issue a boarding…
Philippine Domestic Airlines Compared: Baggage, Fees and Which One to Book
Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, AirSWIFT and the small island carriers price baggage completely differently - and the…
Every Environmental Fee and Permit in the Philippines, in One Table
Island fees, terminal fees, park permits and the travel tax add up to real money nobody budgets for. We compiled the one…
Extending a Philippines Tourist Visa: The Bureau of Immigration Walkthrough
A first extension buys you 29 more days and costs roughly PHP 3,000 at a district office. Here is what to bring, which o…
Philippines eTravel Registration: What Actually Happens at Arrival (2026)
eTravel is free, takes about six minutes, and must be filed within 72 hours of your flight. Here is the exact form, the …