How many have you seen in person?
May 19th, 2021
With more than 7,000 islands in the Philippines, it can be quite a challenge to describe this culturally laden archipelago. Depending on where you land, you could either go back in time to the Spanish era, be transported to a tropical paradise, or get lost in a bustling city that has giant malls scattered all over. A common goal of today’s young travellers is to scout picture-perfect locations or should I say, Instagram-worthy places?
This isn’t always a bad thing, especially when you’re in the Philippines. After all, there’s a diverse culture to uncover in each island region. Words may sometimes not be enough; so as travellers, we compensate by taking lots of (Instagram) photos. But where do you start? We’ve listed down the many places in the Philippines that will inspire you to take your best Instagram photos yet!
Pastoral landscapes, peaceful people
Composed of three main islands Batan, Sabtang and Itbayat that sit between the North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea, Batanes is often pummeled by unforgiving typhoons that form on both bodies of water.
It is also on the Circum-Pacific Belt, better known as the Ring of Fire, and prone to frequent earthquakes, one which damaged the island of Itbayat in July 2019.
Scott A. Woodward
The pastoral landscape of Naidi Hills near the Basco Lighthouse.
Here, the land is forged by the elements and, in many ways, so are the people.
There is an air of mystery that shrouds the indigenous population of Batanes, the Ivatans. Due to its isolation, challenging climate and difficult landscape, the locals have built a society that values trust and real connection.
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Congratulations to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for featuring an anthology of twelve (12) lighthouses dispersed across the Philippine archipelago in its 2021 calendar aptly titled: “Parola: A Homage to Philippine Lighthouses.” Based on diligent research, accompanied by superb photographs,”Parola” traces the history of these lighthouses which for complete listing are as follows: (1) Cape Bojeador Lighthouse in Ilocos Norte; (2) Parola de Labuan in Zamboanga; (3) Malabrigo Point Lighthouse in Batangas; (4) Capul Island Lighthouse in Samar; (5) Cape Bolinao Lighthouse in Pangasinan; (6) Bayangan Island Lighthouse in Zamboanga del Norte; (7) Diguisit Lighthouse in Aurora; (8) Maniguin Island Lighthouse in Antique; (9) Basco Lighthouse in Batanes; (10) Cape Santiago Lighthouse in Batangas; (11) Bagacay Point Lighthouse in Cebu; and (12) Sabtang Lighthouse in Batanes.