Guyam Island
A small island about 2 kilometres south-southeast of General Luna, shaped like a tear drop. It lies in the Philippine Sea, 780 kilometres southeast of Manila. It is a common stop for tourists on island-hopping boat trips.
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Siargao International Surfing Cup
A World Surf League Qualifying Series 6000 event at Cloud 9, and the biggest surfing week of the year on the island.
Mount Apo
The tallest mountain in the country, 3,143 metres above sea level, and this city is one of the well known places to start the climb. One trail leaves from Lake Agco in Barangay Ilomavis, and two more run to Santa …
Surigao Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Surigao, on a parish that Augustinian Recollect friars founded in 1754. Its full name is San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral, after the patron whose feast on September 10 the city keeps with the Bonok-Bonok …
Sugba Lagoon
A green lagoon in Del Carmen with a diving board and paddleboards, reached by boat through mangroves.
San Pedro Cathedral
This cathedral, built in the 19th century, is the city's main cathedral. It is across from City Hall.
St. Joseph Cathedral
This is like an iconic landmark for Butuan, even though there are Catholic churches everywhere in the Philippines. Also there's the opportunity to see the Filipino flag flying from a tall mast in Guingona Park across the way.
Koronadal Cathedral
South Cotabato's provincial capital is home to Koronadal Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral serving the city. Koronadal became the province's capital after Christian settlers moved into the Koronadal Valley during the resettlement programs of the 1930s to 1950s, on land …
Isabela Cathedral
A 20th-century Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to Saint Elizabeth of Portugal and also called Santa Isabel Cathedral. It stands in Barangay Seaside Poblacion and is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Isabela. A fire destroyed the old wooden church …
Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel Adventure Park
A nature park on the slopes of Mount Malindang, 850 metres above sea level and on the outskirts of the city. It has a stone chapel, an organic herbal garden and an agricultural learning institute, and the view takes in …
Higalaay Festival
A week of city-wide celebration each August for the patron saint, Saint Augustine. It was formerly called the Kagay-an Festival. Its parts include the Kahimunan Trade Fair of farm produce and other native products from the city and province, the Higalas Parade of floats, and Kumbira, a culinary …
A 2-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Marawi guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …
A 3-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Cotabato City guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the …
Basilan Island
The province's main island, Basilan Island, ranks as the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It lies just off the southern coast of the Zamboanga Peninsula. Three main ethnic groups live on the island: the …
Lake Lanao
The largest lake in Mindanao and the deepest in the Philippines: 340 square kilometres of water in the interior of the province. It is one of the 15 ancient lakes in the world, and scholars are pushing for its inclusion …
Hamungaya Festival
The town festival of Isulan, held on 30 August for the day the town was founded. It doubles as a harvest thanksgiving: most people here farm rice, corn and vegetables, and the African palm, whose woven kalakat board is known across Mindanao. The dancing comes in two parts. …
Photo: Municipality of Isulan -Bagong Isulan · Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Gaston Park
A circular park named after Segundo Gaston, a former pre-war Municipal Mayor of Cagayan de Oro, and is a favorite place to unwind for many Kagay-anons, especially during Sundays. This was the site of the first Spanish settlement established in …
Banza Church Ruins
This site was one of the old poblacion of the city. The church built here in 1625 by the Recollect Friars was reduced to ashes in 1753 by Moro pirates. What remains of this church is its bell tower banyan …
Divine Mercy Shrine
A pilgrimage site on Divine Mercy Hills, above Macajalar Bay. Its 15-metre statue of Jesus as the Divine Mercy is the biggest in Asia. The nine-hectare complex was paid for by donations and finished in 2008. Shorts and other revealing …
Limunsudan Falls
The highest waterfall in the Philippines: 265 metres, falling in two tiers. It is in Barangay Rogongon, about 50 kilometres from the city proper. The flow of water is dropping year by year, because logging companies and illegal loggers have …
Maria Cristina Falls
The best known of the city's waterfalls, about 24 in all: 98 metres high on the Agus River. A rock at the brink splits the flow into two streams, so it is also called the twin falls. The name comes …
Monfort Bat Sanctuary
A cave 75 metres long holding a colony of 2.3 million Rousette fruit bats. Guinness World Records lists it as the largest single colony of this kind. The bats cover 75 per cent of the ceiling and the walls, and …
Tantawan Park
A historical park at the corner of Quezon Avenue and Sinsuat Avenue, with a monument to Sultan Muhammad Kudarat of Maguindanao. It sits at the foot of Pedro Colina Hill, which people also call Tantawan, next to the Immaculate Conception …
St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish Church, Tetuan
Records shows that at the start, there was a small chapel constructed on a lot. Owned by Don Balbino Natividad, a permanent resident of Tetuan. (The Natividad is one of the biggest clans in the Parish spread throughout the city …
Klaja Ecopark
An ecological preservation park 15 km (9.3 mi) off the central business district on the north-east side of city in Barangay Conel. Klaja Karsts Land derived its name from “Kalaha” ("frying pot") as it looked like one due to the …
Shrine of the Holy Infant of Jesus
A shrine that is up a hill with views across Davao in which you can unwind, relax, and reflect. There are mass celebrations once in a while per day. A lot of people visit this place during Sundays.
Vicente de Lara Park
Situated in front of the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental with age-old mahogany trees that provide a therapeutic canopy for the promenades. The park is a popular jogging area during the morning. This is also the site of the Press …
Du-aw Kagay-an Park
The park was proposed by Mayor Pablo Magtajas after 120 Kagay-anons returned home from the United States and Canada in August 1987, a year following the end of Martial Law. It is also the place where the Birhen sa Kota …
Butuan Regional Museum
This museum is the repository of historical and cultural materials and artifacts that proves Butuan's prehistoric existence and rich cultural heritage. There are two exhibit galleries. The Archaeological Hall and Ethnological Hall specimens of stone crafts, metal crafts, woodcrafts, potteries, …
Laminusa Island
An island in the town of Siasi, in the chain of islands between Mindanao and Borneo. Women here weave colourful mats with intricate designs, and the island is known for them. Most residents live from fishing. The island is small …
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