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PalawanPPS
Palawan
📍 MIMAROPA
The Philippines’ last frontier
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CoronUSU
Coron
📍 Palawan
Shipwrecks, lakes & limestone
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SiargaoIAO
Siargao
📍 Surigao del Norte
The surfing capital of the Philippines
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CebuCEB
Cebu
📍 Central Visayas
Whale sharks, waterfalls and island energy
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BoholTAG
Bohol
📍 Central Visayas
Chocolate Hills, tarsiers and Panglao beaches
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MoalboalCEB
Moalboal
📍 Cebu
The sardine run & turtles
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CamiguinCGM
Camiguin
📍 Northern Mindanao
The island born of fire
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El NidoENI
El Nido
📍 Palawan
Limestone cliffs and hidden lagoons
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BadianCEB
Badian
📍 Cebu
Home of Kawasan Falls and the Philippines' famous canyoneering
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Bulabog BeachMPH
Bulabog Beach
📍 Aklan
Southeast Asia's top kite beach, one island-crossing away
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Kalanggaman IslandORN
Kalanggaman Island
📍 Palompon, Leyte, Visayas
A two-kilometre sandbar in the Camotes Sea that makes every photograph look fabricated
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Sohoton Natural Bridge National ParkTAC
Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park
📍 Basey, Samar, Visayas
Underground rivers, cathedral caves, and bioluminescent lagoons hidden inside a limestone mountain in Samar
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Davao CityDVO
Davao City
📍 Davao del Sur, Mindanao
Eagles, durian, and a city that rewrites everything you thought you knew about Mindanao
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Cagayan de OroCGY
Cagayan de Oro
📍 Misamis Oriental, Mindanao
White water, pineapples, and a river that turns ordinary people into adrenaline junkies
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General Santos CityGES
General Santos City
📍 South Cotabato, Mindanao
The tuna capital of the Philippines, where the fish port at dawn is more impressive than most tourist attractions
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Lake SebuGES
Lake Sebu
📍 South Cotabato, Mindanao
Mist, waterfalls, and weavers — the Philippines' most culturally distinct highland destination
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DonsolBHO
Donsol
📍 Sorsogon, Bicol
Swim with the world's biggest fish — ethically, in the wild
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LegazpiBHO
Legazpi
📍 Albay, Bicol
A perfect volcano, lava ATV rides, and seriously spicy food
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NagaWNP
Naga
📍 Camarines Sur, Bicol
Asia's biggest Marian festival and Southeast Asia's top wake park
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BulusanBHO
Bulusan
📍 Sorsogon, Bicol
Volcano lake, hot springs, and cloud forest trails — no tour buses
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SagadaBAG
Sagada
📍 Mountain Province, Cordillera
Hanging coffins, cave rivers, and pine-forest silence
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BalerMNL
Baler
📍 Aurora Province
Aurora's surf town — where Apocalypse Now met Philippine waves
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General LunaIAO
General Luna
📍 Surigao del Norte
Siargao's beating heart — surf, eat, repeat
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DapaIAO
Dapa
📍 Surigao del Norte
Siargao's real capital — fish, ferries, and local life
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La UnionSJI
La Union
📍 Ilocos Region, Luzon
The Philippines surf capital where cold brew meets cold waves
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PagudpudLAO
Pagudpud
📍 Ilocos Norte, Luzon
The Philippines northernmost beach: windmills, white sand, and the edge of everything
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Hundred Islands National ParkMNL
Hundred Islands National Park
📍 Pangasinan, Luzon
123 limestone islands, one outrigger banca, and a day you will not forget
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Anawangin CoveMNL
Anawangin Cove
📍 Zambales, Luzon
Volcanic sand, pine-needle forest, and absolute silence — a beach that does not behave like a beach
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Puerto GaleraMNL
Puerto Galera
📍 Oriental Mindoro, Luzon
The Philippines dive capital, where the Verde Island Passage holds more marine life than anywhere in Asia
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Taal VolcanoMNL
Taal Volcano
📍 Batangas, Luzon
A volcano on an island in a lake inside a caldera — the most unusual volcanic geography in the world
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San VicenteSVE
San Vicente
📍 Palawan, Philippines
The longest beach in the Philippines — and barely anyone knows it yet
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Bacolod CityBCD
Bacolod City
📍 Negros Occidental, Philippines
The City of Smiles — where the best chicken inasal in the Philippines awaits you
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Surigao del SurSUG
Surigao del Sur
📍 Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
The Niagara of the Philippines and 24 emerald islands — in one province
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Iligan CityCGY
Iligan City
📍 Lanao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines
The City of Majestic Waterfalls — 23 named falls within one city boundary
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Malalison IslandILO
Malalison Island
📍 Antique Province, Panay, Philippines
The last unspoiled island in the Visayas — and almost no one knows it
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Romblon IslandTBH
Romblon Island
📍 Romblon Province, Philippines
The marble island with world-class diving that the world has not found yet
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Camotes IslandsCEB
Camotes Islands
📍 Cebu Province, Philippines
The Cebu you remember — before the resorts, before the crowds
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Hinatuan Enchanted RiverSUG
Hinatuan Enchanted River
📍 Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
The river whose colour looks like a lie — and is not
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Banaue Rice TerracesBAG
Banaue Rice Terraces
📍 Ifugao, Cordillera, Luzon
Two thousand years of hand-carved mountains — the Eighth Wonder of the World, still farming
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Alona BeachTAG
Alona Beach
📍 Panglao Island, Bohol, Visayas
The beach that put Bohol diving on the map — and has been worth the crowd ever since
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Caramoan PeninsulaCBO
Caramoan Peninsula
📍 Camarines Sur, Bicol, Luzon
The limestone islands Survivor chose — and which most travellers still haven't found
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AnilaoMNL
Anilao
📍 Batangas, Luzon
The dive site that launched Philippine scuba — two hours from Manila, a world below
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Apo Reef Natural ParkMNL
Apo Reef Natural Park
📍 Occidental Mindoro, MIMAROPA
The second largest reef in the world — a live-aboard dive in the middle of the Sulu Sea
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Gigantes IslandsILO
Gigantes Islands
📍 Carles, Iloilo, Western Visayas
The islands where scallops are currency and every cove has a name only locals know
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Subic BayMNL
Subic Bay
📍 Zambales, Central Luzon
Wreck dives in an ex-US naval base — and one of the best rainforests left in Luzon
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Samal Island (IGACOS)DVO
Samal Island (IGACOS)
📍 Davao del Norte, Mindanao
A beach island five minutes from Davao City — and the bat caves hold a world record
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Biri IslandCEB
Biri Island
📍 Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas
Volcanic rock formations carved by the Pacific — the most dramatic coastline in the Philippines
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SipalayILO
Sipalay
📍 Negros Occidental, Western Visayas
Sugar Beach and slow time — the Negros coast that backpackers found and kept quiet
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CatanduanesVRC
Catanduanes
📍 Bicol, Luzon
The Land of the Howling Winds — raw surf, empty beaches, and a secret the ocean keeps
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Palaui IslandMNL
Palaui Island
📍 Santa Ana, Cagayan, Luzon
The northernmost wild island of Luzon — no roads, no resort, just the Pacific and your tent
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Mt. PulagBAG
Mt. Pulag
📍 Benguet, Cordillera, Luzon
The highest peak in Luzon — and the sea of clouds that forms above the pygmy forest at dawn
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Calicoan IslandCEB
Calicoan Island
📍 Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas
ABCD Beach and raw Pacific surf — the Eastern Samar island that only surfers knew about
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Southern LeytePAC
Southern Leyte
📍 Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas
Sogod Bay's whale sharks swim here year-round — and almost nobody knows yet
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Biliran IslandCEB
Biliran Island
📍 Biliran Province, Eastern Visayas
The hidden province of Leyte — waterfalls in every municipality and the tourist count in single digits
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BukidnonCDO
Bukidnon
📍 Northern Mindanao, Mindanao
The cool highlands of Mindanao — pineapple plains, adventure sport, and the Del Monte connection
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Batangas BeachesMNL
Batangas Beaches
📍 Batangas Province, Luzon
Manila's weekend coast — Laiya, Calatagan, and a hundred beach resorts two hours from the capital
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MatnogBOC
Matnog
📍 Sorsogon, Bicol, Luzon
The southern tip of Luzon — pink sand, sea turtles, and the ferry to the Visayas
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Quezon ProvinceMNL
Quezon Province
📍 Calabarzon, Luzon
Pahiyas harvest festival, pristine eco-reserves, and the Pacific coast nobody visits
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Mati CityDVO
Mati City
📍 Davao Oriental, Mindanao
Dahican Beach and the longest ridable wave in the Philippines — eastern Mindanao's surf secret
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