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JUAG FISH SANCTUARY: The Off the Beaten Path Wonder of Matnog, Sorsogon (Part II)

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@ Juag Fish Sanctuary This post is the continuation of my previous one regarding our excursion at the beautiful yet oft-mysterious town of Matnog, Sorsogon . As I have stated in an earlier  post , Matnog is one of the farthest provinces in the Island of Luzon, as it lies on the very tip of the Sorsogon province in the Bicol Region. Because it faces the Pacific Ocean, Matnog is also an ingress/egress to and from the other islands of the Philippines, the Visayas and Mindanao islands. Matnog is more often known for its bustling port that plays an important role in transportation and commerce. However, apart from Matnog's importance to travel and commerce, the town can also be a tourist's paradise with its white sand beaches and fish sanctuary, which can be reached through a rented banca  within several minutes. Our first location for our rendezvous was the Subic Island Liit ( previous post ) also known as la playa rosa because of the pinkish tinge of its white ...

SUBIC ISLAND: The Off the Beaten Path Wonder of Matnog, Sorsogon

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The Marvelous Subic Island of Matnog, Sorsogon Matnog--A Hidden Beauty The province of  Sorsogon  in the Bicol Region has already become part of the Pinoy traveler's lingo.There's Donsol's whalesharks and Mt. Bulusan's famed crater lake, as well as Paguriran Island 's whitesand beach and lagoon. Yet, there is more, and I'm referring to Subic Island and Juag Fish Sanctuary  in Matnog , Sorsogon. Matnog, Sorsogon lies on the southern-most tip of the Luzon Island and is the venue of a bustling port vital for being the gateway between the islands of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Of late, however, Matnog started to create a splash-- albeit a relatively small one --in the tourism scene due to its beautiful, serene and paradisaical white sand beaches. Subic Island Liit and Subic Island Daku are two of these.I first read about Subic Island over a year ago and was pleasantly surprised to know that very few people have heard of or...