there are no pirates on Black Island – but it has white sand beaches, clear waters, cave pools, and a shipwreck PALAWAN, Philippines – If you want to experience the beauty of Philippine ...

Hawaii, Fiji, and the Maldives come to mind as Earth's best island retreats. But a series of islands in the Philippines is almost always under-appreciated and continually left off of 'the best ...

Many beautiful beaches around the world are fairly quiet, secluded hidden gems. Black Island in Palawan, Philippines, has lush foliage and caves that are perfect for underwater exploration.

Traditional, double outrigger boats called banca glide across the glass-like waters of Palawan, an idyllic island province in the Philippines. A narrow rock formation separates the Twin Lagoons ...

BISHOP Socrates Mesiona of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa issued a public appeal urging government authorities to intervene and abate the renewed tensions between armed security forces and ...

In the case of Palawan, the gods gave the province 1,780 ... and farther (around an hour and a half boat ride) are Banana Island, Black Island and Malcapuya Island. Two other places one must ...

When Travel + Leisure named Palawan, “the world's best island,” in 2016, they were likely conjuring the picturesque tropical elements — mountainous landscape, white-sand beaches, turquoise ...

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — The Catholic Church leaders in Palawan issued a joint pastoral letter read during Sunday’s Masses in all parishes on the island calling for a 25 ...

marine troops and local conservation officials unearthing illegally harvested giant clams worth around $3.3 million on the black market near the homes of residents on Johnson Island, Palawan ...

Endemic to the islands of Palawan province, Philippine porcupines are threatened by habitat loss and, increasingly, by black-market demand for bezoars: stony aggregations of undigested plant ...