Culion was made a national dumping ground for lepers. It was so dreaded, it had its own government, police and monetary systems, even a separate cemetery apart from health workers. On its early ...

Culion was made a national dumping ground for people afflicted with leprosy in the early 1900s. Given a government, police and monetary systems of its own, it even had a separate cemetery for ...

Welcome to Culion, Palawan, often called "the land of no return" because of its unique history. In the past, people established leper colonies because of the belief that isolating patients with ...

CULION, Palawan - A tall gate stands firm a few steps away from the port of Culion Island in Palawan, welcoming visitors to Barangay Libis. Hermie “Pastor” Villanueva, a 47-year-old tour guide, stood ...

MANILA, Philippines - A visit to the Culion Leper Colony on Culion Island lends a bit of history to northern Palawan. The Leper Colony was established by the US government in order to rid leprosy ...

Ricky Lee wrote the script of "Culion," the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival produced by iOptions Ventures Production. It was a dream project for the couple Peter and Gilie Sing, newbie producers ...