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ABBREVIATIONSACT Australian Capital TerritoryNSW New South WalesNT Northern TerritoryQld QueenslandSA South AustraliaTas TasmaniaVic VictoriaWA Western Australia

AABCD Beach 357Abra de Ilog 224-5Abra Province 170Abu Sayyaf 39Abuno 247accommodation 18-19 , 429-31, 461activities 431, see also individual

activitiesAdams 152Aguid 165Aguinaldo House 117Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary 374air pollution 456air travel 442-5

airlines 442-3airports 442, 443deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) 453jet lag 453tickets 440, 443-4

Alayan Caves 179Alburquerque 335Alcantara 268Alegre Guitar Factory 247Aliguay Island 394All Saints’ Day (Todos los Santos) 24Allen 353Alona Beach 327Amazing Philippines Theatre 106Ambaguio 179Ambuwaya Lake 176American era, the 34-5American Memorial Cemetery 89Anda 336-7Angeles 131-2Anguib 181Anilao 121-2animal bites 457animals 59-60

bats 9, 129, 180, 385civets 176Philippines crocodiles 180snakes 457tamaraws 226, 227tarsiers 333-4, 374

Anini-y 284

Aniuan 219Antequere 334-5Apo Island 317Apo Island Marine Reserve & Fish

Sanctuary 317Apo Reef Natural Park 226Apulit Island 415-16Aquino Jr, Benigno ‘Ninoy’ 36, 37, 88Aquino, Cory 37-8Araw ng Kutabato Festival 23, 390architecture 49Ardent Hot Springs 370Argao 256-7Arquis Viewing Deck 263arts 46-50Asipulo 176aswang 45Ati-Athihan Festival 22, 294ATMs 437Ayala Museum 89

BBabuyan Islands 182-3Baclayon 335Bacolod 298-303, 300Bacuit Archipelago 420-3, 421Bagasbas 187-9Bagasbas Beach 187Baguio 154-61, 156-7

accommodation 158-9activities 154-8drinking 160eating 160food 159-60shopping 160sights 154-8travel to/from 160-1

Bais City 315Balanga 128-9Balangigi Massacre 356Balatoc Mines 155Balay Negrense Museum 306Balbalasang Balbalan National Park 170Baler 177-9, 178Baliangao Wetland Park 394-5Balibong Kingking Festival 23, 333Balicasag Island 331Balicuartro Islands 353Balingoan 372Baloy Long Beach 130

Bamboo Organ Festival 22, 117Banaue 170-4Bandila-an Nature Centre 320bangka 447, 11Bangued 170Banica Valley 315Bantayan Island 28, 251-3Bantoncillo Island 273Banton Island 273Barcelona 199-200bargaining 438Barlig 169Basco 183-4Basey 342Basilica Monore del Santo Nino 236basketball 106-7Bataan Peninsula 128-9Batac 151Batad 174-5Batanes 182-5, 183Batangas 122-3Batan Island 183-5Bathala Caves 212bathrooms 439Bat Kingdom Cave 385Bato 207, 257bats 9, 129, 180, 385Bauang (La Union) 144Baybay Beach 296, 297beach camping 11Benguet 161Benoni 369-70Bernardino Jalandoni

Ancestral House 305Bicol 187-202bicycle travel, see cyclingBig Lagoon 420Big La Laguna 219Bilar 334Biliran Island 348-50Binondo 83-5, 99-100, 107-8Biri Islands 353Black Nazarene Procession 22, 92Blue Lagoon 151Boac 209-10boat travel 445, 446-7Bobon Beach 352-3Bocos Village 171body language 459Bogo 250-1

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Bohol 322-37, 322Bohol Bee Farm 330Bohol Fiesta 323Boho Rock Resort 264Bolinao 139-40Bonbon 370Bongao 396-7Bontoc 167-8, 167books, see also literature

American influence 34diving 64environmental issues 61food 56, 58health 453literature 48-9Moro experience, the 40travel literature 21

Boracay 28, 285-94, 285accommodation 289-92activities 287drinking 293entertainment 293food 292-3sights 287travel to/from 293-4travel within 294

Borongan 355-6Botolan 137-8boxing 51Brooke’s Point 412Bucas Grande 380Buenavista 211, 336Bukilat Cave 264Buktot 224Bulabog Beach 291-2Bulabog Puti-An National Park 279Bulalacao 224Bulata 310Bulusan Volcano National Park 200Bunawan 374Burgos 379-80Burias Island 205bus travel 447business hours 433Busuanga Island 423-7Butuan 372-5

CCabilao Island 332Cadlao Island 420-2Cagayan de Oro 362-6

Cagsawa Ruins 196-7Caibiran Volcano 350Cajidiocan 272-3Calamba 123Calamian Group 422-8Calangaman Island 255Calapan 222-3Calauit Game Preserve & Wildlife

Sanctuary 428Calauit Island 428Calayan 182Calbayog 353-4Calbiga Cave 354Calicoan Island 356, 357Calintaan 226Calumbuyan Island 428Cambugahay Falls 321Cambulo 175Camiguin 182, 368-72, 369Camotes Islands 261-4Camp John Hay 155camping 431, see also beach campingCamsur Watersports Complex 7, 190canoeing & kayaking 11, 432

Butong 425Cagayan de Oro 366Caramoan Peninsula 193Hundred Islands National Park 140Pagsanjan River 125-6Pinacanauan River 180Resurrecion Beach 386

Cantanduanes 205-8, 206Cape Bojeador Lighthouse 152Cape Engaño 181Capones Island 135-7Capul Island 353car travel 447-8Carabao Island 266Carabao Races 23, 277Caramoan Peninsula 192-3Carbin Reef 307Carbon Market 237Carment-Lake Danao Fishery Complex

263Carnassa Island 255Casa Gorodo Museum 237Casa Manila 81Casaroro Falls 315Casiawan Falls 350Casino Filipino 238Catarman 352Catbalogan 354-5cathedrals & churches

Baclayon Church 335Barcelona Church 199-200

Bell Church 155Cagsawa Church 196-7Church of San Diego 306Church of Santo Nino 346Church of San Vincente 148Church of St James 139Church of St Joseph the Worker

307Church of St Louis of Toulouse 126Daraga Church 196Ermita Church 86Lady of Assumption Cathedral 327Lourdes Grotto 155Malate Church 86Manila Cathedral 81Miagao Church 283Navalas Church 281Paoay Church 151Quiapo Church 83San Antonio de Padua Church 321San Augustin Church 80Santa Maria Church 148St Francis of Assisi Parish 307St Joseph the Worker Cathedral 323St Michael Archangel Basilica 127St Paul Cathedral 146St Tomas de Villanueva Church 250St William’s Cathedral 150Tigbauan Church 282

Caticlan 284-5caves

Alayan Caves 179Anda 336-7Angas Cave 266Antequera 334Bandila-an Nature Centre 320Bathala Caves 212Batongan Cave 204Bengaongao Cave 161Bluewater Cave & Falls 180Bukilat Cave 264Bulabog Puti-An National Park 279Cagnituan Cave 345Calabidongan Cave 197Calbiga Cave 354Callao Cave 180Cathedral Cave 422Crystal Cave 184Escalante 307Guinogo-an Cave 354Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave 197-8Jiabong Cave 354Ka Ventong Cave 350Kalanay Cave 204Kutawato Caves 389

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Latang Caves 165Lumiand Burial Cave 164Makahambus Cave 366Mt Guiting-Guiting National

Park 273Ngiriton Cave 266Odessa Cave 180Opddas Mass Burial Cave 162Pangaggawan Cave 176Paterno Cave 161Pongasan Cave 162Puerto Princesa 409Sierra Cave 180Silop Cave 375-6Sohoton Cave (Siargao) 380Sohoton Caves (Leyte) 342-3Subterranean River National Park

409-13Suluan Island 357Sumaging Cave 164Tabon Caves 411Timbac Caves 162Tuguegarao 180-1

caving 431 see also cavesCavite 117Cebu 230-61, 232-3Cebu City 230-46, 234-5

accommodation 238-41activities 238drinking 242eating 241-2entertainment 242sights 236travel to/from 243-4travel within 244-8

cell phones 439 Cemento Beach 177Central Palawan 401-10Charlie’s Point 177Chavayan 185chikungunya fever 453children, travel with 55, 80, 433-4,

465Chinatown 85Chinese Cemetery 85-9Chinese New Year 22Chocolate Hills 332-3Church of San Vincente 148churches, see cathedrals & churchescinema 47-8civets 176Clark Airbase (Clark Special Economic

Zone) 131Claveria 181-2climate 18, 434

climbing 89Cloud Nine 379, 12Cobrador Island 269cockfighting 51, 106Coconut Palace 88Concepcion (Mindoro Occidental) 226consulates 435Coral Cay Conservation 348Cordillera, the 152-77Coron Island 427-8Coron town 423-7Corregidor (Corrector) 115-16costs 18-19

accommodation 429-31bus travel 447car hire 448diving 66-7motorcycle hire 448

Cotabato 389-94Cowrie Island 408credit cards 437Cresta de Gallo 271crucifixion ceremonies 22, 131, 281Culion Island 428Cultural Center of the Philippines 87-8cultural considerations 166, 459culture 40-51customs regulations 434cutaneous larva migrans 453cycling 445-6

DDaanbantayan 251Daet 187-9Dako Island 380Dalupiri 182Dalupiri Island 353Dalutan 350Dambana ng Kagitigan

(Shrine of Valor) 128Dananao 169Danao 250dance 50-1dangers, see safe travelDanjugan Island 310Dapa 377Dapitan 394Daraga Church 196Dauin 316Dauis 327Davao 380-5, 381deep-sea fishing 431dehydration 456-7Demang 165dengue fever 453-4

departure taxes 443, 445digital photography 437Dinagat Island 380Dinagyang fiesta 277Dipolog 394disabilities, travellers with 440Diura 184diving 64-72, 431, 5 see also diving

resources, wreck divingAlona Beach 327Anilao 121Apo Island 317Apo Reef Natural Park 226Balicasag Island 11, 331Banton Island 273Blue Cathedral 379-80Blue Hole (Tablas Island) 269Boracay 287-8Busuanga Island 423-4Cabilao Island 332Camiguin 368-9Coral Cay Conservation 348Coron Bay 423-4Crocodile Island 287-8Donsol 201Dumaguete 311Great Santa Cruz Island 394Hundred Islands National Park 141Ilioilo 276Lusong Island 428Mactan Island 247Malapascua Island 254-5, 254Manila 89Manta Bowl 205Mindanao 71-2Mindoro 69-70Moalboal 258-9North Pandan Island 225-6Padre Burgos 346-7Pescador Island 259Puerto Galera 217Punta Ballo 308, 309San Fernando (La Union) 142Siargao 377Sipalay 308Siquijor 318Samal Island 385Sulu 71-2Sunken Cemetery 370Tonga Point 259Visayas, the 70-1Yapak 287-8

diving resourcescertification 65costs 66-7

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diving resources continuedcourses 65-6dive operators, choosing 67dive sites 67-72emergencies 68health 456itineraries 29live-aboards 65responsible diving 71safety 66seasons 64-5technical diving 66

dolphin watching 315, 328, 331Donsol 200-2drinks 53-4driving, see car traveldriving licences 448dugong watching 386Dumaguete 28, 310-19, 312dysentery 456Dinagyang Fiesta 22

EEcho Valley 164-5ecofriendly travel, see sustainable

travelEl Nido 416-20electricity 429Elefante Island 211embassies 435emergencies 68, 463Enca Farm 161environmental activisim 62-3environmental issues 19, 61-3,

see also sustainable travelair pollution 456books 61Boracay 285Guimaras 280Malapascua Island 253-4Marcopper mining disaster 211-12Palawan 402Taklong Island Marine Reserve 280

Ermita 86accommodation 93-6drinking 103-4food 100shopping malls 108

Escalante 307-8Esperanza 263Estrada, Joseph 38

ethnic groups 43-4ethnicity 42-3events 22-4

FFarm at San Benito 123fastcraft 446ferries 445, 446festivals 20, 22-4, see also individual

festivalsFiesta de Nuestra Señora Virgen del

Pilar 24, 392filariasis 454firefly-watching 201Flores de Mayo 23Flower Island 416food 52-3, 55

balút 54Bicol cuisine 195books 56, 58buko pie 121customs 55-6festivals 54glossary 56-8Miagao speciality 283traveller’s diarrhoea 456turu-turò 54quick eats 55vegetarian travellers 55-6

Fort Ilocandia 151Fort Pilar 392Fort San Pedro 236-7Fort Santiago 81Freedom Park 142fruits, tropical 53Fuga 182fungal rashes 457FX vans 112

Ggalleries, see museums & galleriesGasan 210-11Gato Island 255gay travellers 435General Luna 378-80General Santos (Dadiangas) 387-8geography 59geology 59giardiasis 456Ginuroan Island 350golf 89, 142, 151, 217, 289, 431-2Gota Beach 193Grande Island 130Great Santa Cruz Island 394Gubat 199

Guimaras 28, 280-2, 280Guimbal 282-3Guinogo-an cave 354Guinsiliban 370Guinsohoton Falls 345Guintubdan 304Guyam Island 380

Hhabal-habal 450handicrafts

Asilo de Molo 276Baguio 160Banaue 173Basey 343Bontoc 168Davao 384Dayawan weaving village 368guitars 247Kalibo 294Mangayan, the 221Manila 107Museum of Cordillera Sculpture

171Peñarrubia 170Puerto Princesca 407Sabtang Weavers Association 185T’boli 388T’boli Museum 389Vigan 147Zamboanga 393

hanging coffins 163, 164-5Hapao 175-6Hawaiian Philippines

Sugar Company 306health 451-8

books 453useful phrases 462

heatstroke 456Helicopter Island 422hepatitis 454Hermana Mayor Island 138Hermana Menor Island 138Hibok-Hibok volcano 369Higatangan Island 350hiking 432

Bocos Village 171Cambulo 175Digisit 177Ditumabo Falls 177Impalutao Reforestation Centre

367Itbayat Island 185itineraries 29Leyte Mountain Trail 345

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Maasin 345-6Maligcong 168Maninit 168Matanglag Village 171Mt Amuyao 169, 175Mt Apo 387Mt Arayat 133Mt Banahaw de Lucban 125Mt Bulusan 200Mt Giuting-Guiting Natural Park 272Mt Halcon 222Mt Isarog 192-5Mt Kanlaon 304Mt Kapugan 176Mt Makling 125Mt Malindang National Park 395Mt Malindig 211Mt Mayon 198Mt Napulawan 176Mt Pinatubo 133Mt Pulag Nationla Park 163Mt Pullol 179Mt Santo Tomas 155Mt Tapulao 137Mt Tundalara 425Northern Negros Natural Park 307Northern Sierra Madre Natural

Park 179-80Poitan Village 171Puerto Princesa 409Pula 175Sabtang Island 185Sagada 164Subic Bay Nature Park 129Subterranean River National Park

409-13Taal Volcano 120Tam-an Village 171Tappia Waterfall 174Tinglayen 169Twin Lakes National Park 315Uwan-uwanan gorge & falls 345

Hilutungan Island 249Hinunagan 347-8history 30-9

American era, the 34-5Aquino, Cory 37-8books 30, 34, 35Estrada, Joseph 38Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria 38-9Marcos era, the 36Moro National Liberation Front

MNLF 39Moro Islamic Liberation Front

(MILF) 39

People Power 37Philippine-American War, the 33-4Philippine revolution, the 32-3Spanish era, the 31-2WWII 35

HIV 454Hofileña Ancestral Home 306holidays 18, 436Homonhon Island 357Honda Bay 408-9horse fighting 389horse riding 289Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave 197-8hudhud 174Hundred Islands National Park 140-1Hungduan 175-6

IIba 137-8Icadambanuan Island 415Ifugao, the 171

handicrafts 171hudhud 174Ifugao Museum 176rice terraces 171, 174

Igorot 43-4Iligan 367-8Ilocos 144-52Iloilo City 28, 275-9Impalutao Reforestation Centre 367Inambacan Falls 334Independence Day 23, 92influenza 454insurance 436, 448, 451internet access 436internet resources 21

diving 66, 72environmental issues 63health 453Mindanao 362

Intramuros 79-81, 99, 82Iraya Mangyan village 216Isla Puti 307Itbayat Island 185itineraries 25-9, 78, see also

planningIvana 184Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm 405

JJapanese B encephalitis 454jeepneys 112-13, 448-9jet lag 453Jiabong Cave 354juetang 48

Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Park 176-7

Jumalon Butterfly Sanctuary 237-8

KKa Ventong Cave 350Kaamulan Festival 22, 367Kabankalan Sinulog 22, 303Kabayan 161-3Kadaclan 169Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival 23Kagusua Beach 321kalesa 113, 450Kalibo 294-6, 295Kalilangan Festival 387Kalinga Province 169-70Kamarikutan Festival 23, 405Kangbangyo Island 380karaoke 46, 106Katibawasan Falls 370Kawayan 350Kawit 264kayaking, see canoeing & kayakingKiangan 176Kinabuhayan 125King Faisal Mosque 368kiteboarding 7, 288, 432Kubrador 48

LLa Carlota 303La Union Botanical Garden 142Lady of Assumption Cathedral 327Lahus 193Lahuy 193Lake Balinsasayao 315Lake Barracuda 427Lake Danao (Pacijan Island) 263Lake Danao (Negros Oriental) 315Lake Danao (Manguao) 415Lake Danao National Park 345Lake Kayangan 427Lake Lanao 368Lake Mainit 374Lake Mapanuepe 137Lake Sebu 388-9language 459-65Lanzones Festival 24, 370Laoag 148-50, 149Lapinig Island 336Lapu-Lapu, Chief 246-7Larena 319-20Las Piñas 116Lazi 321-3legal matters 436

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Legaspi 194-6Legazpi, Miguel Lopez de 325Lem-Lunay (Helebong) Festival 24,

389Lenten Festival of Herbal Preparation

23, 318lesbian travellers 435Leyte 337-48, 338Leyte Mountain Trail 345Libuao Lake 225Lilo-an 28, 257Limasawa Island 347Lingayen 141Lingayen Gulf 138-44literature 48-9, see also bookslive-aboards 65, 122Loboc 333Logarita Spring 334Long Beach 413Looc 267LRT 113Lucap 141Lucban 126-7Lucena 127-8Lugbung Island 269Lumiand Burial Cave 164

MMa-ao 304Ma-Cho Pagoda 142Maasin 345-6Maca Reef 307Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria 38-9MacArthur, General Douglas 35Mactan Island 246-8Mactan Shrine 247Mag-aso Falls 334magazines 429Magdapio Falls 125Magdiwang 272Magellan’s Cross 237Magellan, Ferdinand 246-7, 351Magpupungko 380Mainit hot springs 350Majestics surf break 207-8Makati 96-8, 101-2, 104, 108-9, 90-1Makinit Hot Springs 425Malagunlong Bridge 127Malapascua Island 28, 253-6malaria 411, 454-5Malatapay 316

Malate 86, 93-6, 100, 103-4, 108Malaybalay 367Malbog Hot Springs 211Maligong 168Malinit 168Malitbog 346Mambajao 369-70, 370-1Mamburao 225Mangyan Heritage Center 222Mangyan, the 221Manila 73-113, 76-7

accommodation 92-9activities 79-92airlines flying to/from 442-3airport, travel to/from 111-12Binondo 83-6, 99-100, 107-8children, travel with 80Chinatown 85Cultural Center

of the Philippines 87-8drinking 103-5emergency numbers 75entertainment 105-6Ermita 86, 100, 103-4, 108events 92festivals 92food 99-103Intramuros 79-81, 99, 82itineraries 25, 78Makati 88-9, 96-8, 101-2, 104,

108-9, 90-1Malacanang Palace 88Malate 86, 100, 103-4, 108Ortigas 98Pasay 96, 100-1, 87Quezon City 89, 98-9, 102-3, 104-5Quiapo 83-6, 107-8Remedios Circle 86Rizal Park 81-3, 99sights 79-89safe travel 79Santa Cruz 83-6, 99-100, 107-8shopping 107-8spas 89-91tours 91-2travel to/from 108-11travel within 111-13wi-fi access 79

Manila Ocean Park 80Manila Yacht Club 88, 6Manobo 44-51Mansalay 224Manta Bowl 205Mantigue Island 369maps 437

Marabut Islands 357Marawi 368Marcopper mining disaster 211-12Marcos, Ferdinand 36Marcos, Imelda 36Marcos era, the 36Marcos Museum & Mausoleum 151Maria Cristina Falls 367Maricalum Bay 308Marinduque 208-12, 210Maripipi Island 350markets

Baguio 160Buenavista 336Carbon Market 237Malatapay 316Manila 107-8Ortigas 108Roxas 223Siquijor 319Tacloban 339Ubay 336

Marlboro Country 184Masbate 202-5, 203Masbate town 203-4MassKara Festival 24, 301Matabungkay 117-18Matanglag Village 171Mati 376Matinloc Island 420Matnog 202Matukad 193Maya 251Mayan 185measles 455measures 429media 45medical checklist 452-3medical services 453Mestizo District (Vigan) 146Miagao 283Miagao Church 283Mindanao 358-95, 360Mindoro 213-28, 215Mindoro Occidental 224-8Mindoro Oriental 214-24Miniloc Island 420Moalboal 28, 258-63mobile phones 439Molo (Ilioilo City) 276Monastery of the Transfiguration 367money 437, see also inside front covermoney changers 437Monreal 205Moriones Festival 22, 209

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Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 38, 39

Moro National Liberation Front MNLF 39

motion sickness 453motorcycle travel 447-8mountain biking 432MRT 113Mt Ampacao 165Mt Amuyao 175Mt Apo 387Mt Arayat 133Mt Asog 192Mt Banahaw 125Mt Giuting-Guiting Natural Park 272Mt Halcon 222Mt Iglit-Baco National Park 226-8Mt Iraya 184Mt Isarog National Park 192Mt Kanlaon Natural Park 303-4Mt Kapugan 176Mt Kiltepan 165Mt Kitanglad 367Mt Lobo 192Mt Makling 125Mt Malindang National Park 395Mt Malindig 211Mt Mayon 198, 9Mt Napulawan 176Mt Pinatubo 132-3, 8Mt Pulag National Park 163Mt Samat 128Mt Santo Tomas 155Mt Sipitan 165Mt Talinis 315Mt Tapulao 137Mt Tundalara 425mummy caves 162Museo Iloilo 276Museum of Muslim

& Tribal Culture 387museums & galleries

Aga Khan Museum 368Ayala Museum 89Baguio Mountain Provinces

Museum 158Bahay Tsinoy 81Balay Negrense Museum 306Banaue Museum 171Bernardino Jalandoni Ancestral

House 305Bontoc Museum 167Casa Gorodo Museum 237Cultural Center

of the Philippines 87-8

Dambana ng Kagitigan (Shrine of Valor) 128

Dizon Ramos Museum 298Ganduyan Museum 165GSIS Museo ng Sining 88Guimaras Museum 281Ifugao Museum 176Kabayan National museum 162Mangyan Heritage Center 222Marcos Museum & Mausoleum 151Mestizo District (Vigan) 146Metropolitan Museum of Manila 88Museo Ilococ Norte 150Museo Iloilo 276Museo ng Maynila 82Museo ng Quezon 127Museo Pambata 80Museum of Cordillera Sculpture

171Museum of Muslim & Tribal

Culture 387Naomi’s Bottle Museum & Book

Club 260National Gallery of Art 83National Museum (Magsingal) 148National Museum of the Filipino

People 82-3Negros Museum 298Padre Jose Burgos National

Museum 146-7Palawan Museum 404Roxas City Museum 296San Agustin Museum 80Santo Niño Shrine & Heritage

Center 339St Louis University Museum 155

music 46-50Muslim holy days 436

NNaga 189-92Nakagbuan Beach 185Nakanmuan 185Naomi’s Bottle Museum & Book

Club 260Narra 411Nasugbu 117National Gallery of Art 83National Museum of the Filipino

People 82-3national parks & reserves 60-1

Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary 374

Apo Island Marine Reserve & Fish Sanctuary 317

Apo Reef Natual Park 226Bakhawan Eco-Tourism Centre

& Mangrove Park 294Balbalasang Balbalan National

Park 170Baliangao Wetland Park 394-5Balicasag Island 331Biri Islands 353Buenavista Marine Sanctuary 267Bulusan Volcano National Park

200Calauit Game Preserve

& Wildlife Sanctuary 428Danjugan Island 310Gaspar Island 211Gato Island 255Hilutungan Island 249Hundred Islands National Park

140-1Looc Bay Marine Refuge

& Sanctuary 267Mt Giuting-Guiting Natural Park

272Mt Iglit-Baco National Park 226-8Mt Isarog National Park 192Mt Kanlaon Natural Park 303-4Mt Malindang National Park 395Mt Pulag National Park 163Natural Bridge National Park

342-3Negros Forests & Ecological

Foundation 298Nogas Island 284Northern Negros Natural Park 307Northern Sierra Madre

Natural Park 179-80Olango Island Wildlife

Sanctuary 249Pawa Mangrove Nature Park 204Philippine Eagle Research

& Nature Center 386Sagay Marine Reserve 307Sombero Island 205Subic Bay Nature Park 129Sumilon Island 257Tubbataha Reefs 11, 427Twin Lakes National Park 315

Natonin 169Natural Bridge National Park 342-3nature reserves, see national parks

& reservesNaval 348-9Navy 3149 Base 357Negrito 43Negros 297-317, 299

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Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation 298

Negros Museum 298Negros Occidental 298-310Negros Oriental 310-17newspapers 429Ngolos Beach 357Nogas Island 284North Cay Island 428North Luzon 134-85North Pandan Island 225-6Northern Negros Natural Park 307Northern Palawan 412-22Northern Sierra Madre

Natural Park 179-80Nueva Vizcaya 179

OOdessa Cave 180Odiongan 268Olango Island 248-9Olango Island

Wildlife Sanctuary 249Olongapo 129-31opening hours 433organic farms

Bohol Bee Farm 330Enca Farm 161Julia Campbell Agroforest

Memorial Park 176-7Ormoc 343Oroquieta 394Ortigas 98, 108Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist

Monastery 281

PPabasa 22Pacific War Memorial 116Pacijan Island 263Pacita Abad Foundation 183-4Pacquiao, Manny 51Padre Burgos 346-7Padre Jose Burgos

National Museum 146-7Pagsanjan 125-6Pagudpud 151-4Pahiyas sa Lucban 23, 126painting 50Palaui Island 181Palawan 27, 72, 398-428, 400

Palawan Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Center 405

Palo 342Palompon 345Paltion Beach 320Pamilacan Island 331Panaad, the (Camiguin) 370Panagbenga Flower Festival 22Panagsama Beach 258, 259-61Panaon Island 346, 347Panay 273-97, 274Pandan 208Pandan Island 408Pangalusian Island 422Panganuron Falls 264Panglao Island 327-31Pansian Beach 151-2Paoay 151Paoay Lake 151Parada ng Lechón 23parasites 457Paraw Regatta 277Pasacao 192Pasalamat Festival 23, 303Pasay 96, 100-1, 87passion plays 22passports 442Patar Beach 139-40Pearl Island 356Peñafrancia Festival 24Peñarrubia 170People Power 37Philippine crocodiles 180Philippine Eagle Research & Nature

Center 386Philippine Institute of Volcanology &

Seismology 120, 369Philippine Revolution, the 32-3Philippine-American War, the 33-4phonecards 439photography 437Pilar 264, 379-80Pinamalayan 223Pinasil Island 422Pineda, Arnel 47Pintados-Kasadyaan 23, 339Pintaflores Festival 24Pista’y Dayat 23planning 18-21, 435, see also

itinerariesplants 60-1Poctoy 211Poitan Village 171Pongasan Cave 162Ponson Island 264

population 42Poro Island 263-4Poro Town 264Port Barton 412-14post 438Potiput Island 138pottery, see handicraftspronunciation 460-1prostitution 41, 435public holidays 18, 436Puerto Galera 214-21

accommodation 217-20activities 216-24diving 217emergencies 215food 220sights 216-24travel to/from 221travel within 220-1

Puerto Galera Yacht Club 217Puerto Princesca 401-8

activities 404-5drinking 407entertainment 407food 406sights 404-5travel to/from 407-8travel within 408

Pula 175Pulang Bato 316Pundaquit 135-7Punta Ballo 308, 309Puraran 207-8

QQuezon 411Quezon City 89, 98-9, 102-3, 104-5Quiapo 83, 107-8

Rrabies 455radio 429rafting 7, 170, 284, 366, 432Rajah Sikatuna 325Rajah Sikatuna National Park 334rappelling 432religion 44rice terraces 176, 8, 9

Bacung spider web terraces 176Banaue 171Barlig 169Batad 171, 175Bontoc 168-9Hapao 175-6Hungduan 175-6

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Ifugao 171, 174Iyusan 350Julungan 176Kadaclan 169Kalinga 169Malicong 168Mt Napulawan 176Nagacadan 176Natonin 169Salangi 350Sampao 350Viewpoint, the 171

Rio Hondo 392Rizal 411Rizal Beach 199Rizal, Dr José 32Rizal Park 81-3, 93, 99road rules 448rock climbing 279, 432Rodeo Masbateño 23, 204Romblon 28, 264-73, 265Romblon Island 269-71Romulo, Carlos P 45Roxas (Mindoro) 223-4Roxas (Capiz) 296-8

SSabang Beach (North Luzon) 177Sabang (Mindoro), 218, 219Sabang (Palawan) 409-13Sabitan Laya 193Sablayan 225Sablayan Prison Farm 225Sabtang Island 185Sacol Island 394safe travel 434-5

hitching 448Kalinga Province 169Manila 79Mindanao 361North Luzon 135Sulu Island 395

Sagada 163-7, 164Sagay 307Sagay Marine Reserve 307Salagdoong Beach 321Samal Island 385-7Samar 351-7, 352Sambawan Islands 350Sampaguita Gardens 294San Agustin 268-9San Augustin Church 80San Carlos 308San Fernando (La Union) 141-8San Fernando (Pampanga) 131

San Fernando (Romblon) 271-2San Fernando (Ticao Island) 205San Francisco (Pacijan Island) 263San Francisco (Mindanao) 374San José (Mindoro Occidental) 227-8San José (Antique) 284San José (Carabao Island) 266San Juan (La Union) 142-4San Juan (Siquijor) 320-1San Juan Surf Camp 142San Mariano 179San Pablo 123-5San Vicente 184Sandugo Festival 323, 325Santa Ana 181Santa Cruz 211-12Santa Cruzan 23 Santa Isabel Fort (Kutang Santa

Isabel) 415Santa Maria Church 148Santander 257Santiago City 179Santo Niño Shrine & Heritage Center

339Saud Beach 151-2Savidug 185scams 79, 435schistosomiasis 455sculpture 50senakulo 22Seven Commandos Beach 422Shariff Kabungsuan Festival 24, 390sharks, see whale sharksSheik Karimul Makdum Mosque 397shopping 438Siargao 377-80Siargao Cup surfing competition 378Sibuyan 28Sibuyan Island 271-3Siete Pecados 281Silay 305-6, 305Silop Cave 375-6Simunul Island 397Sinulog Fiesta 22, 238Sipalay 28, 308-10Siquijor 28, 317-22, 318Siquijor town 319skimboarding 7, 287, 342skin problems 457Small Lagoon 420Small La Laguna 218Snake Island (Bacuit Archipelago) 422Snake Island (Honda Bay) 408Snake Island (Zambales Coast)138snakes 457

snorkelling 431Aliguay Island 394Blue Lagoon 151Boho Rock Resort 264Boracay 287-8Cadlao Lagoon 420-2Calumbuyan Island 428Caramoan Peninsula 193Culion Island 428Dalutan 350Donsol 201Dynamite Point 428Great Santa Cruz Island 394Hermana Menor Island 138Hinagdanan Cave 328Honda Bay 408Looc Bay Marine Refuge

& Sanctuary 267Lusong gunboat 428Lusong Island 428Majestics 207Moalboal 258-9Pangalusian Island 422Pasacao 192Pearl Island 356Port Barton 413Resurrecion Beach 386Sambawan Islands 350Siete Pecados 425Samal Island 385Snake Island (Zambales Coast) 138Tangkaan Point 346Tapiutan Strait 420Tikling Island 202University of the Philippines

Marines Science Institute 139-40

Virgin Island 251Sogod 250, 347Sogod Bay 346Sohoton Caves 342-3Solano 179solo travellers 438Sorsogan 199Southeast Luzon 186-212, 188-9Southern Palawan 410-12Spanish era, the 31-2spas 89-91sport 51St Joseph the Worker Cathedral 323St Louis University Museum 155St Paul Cathedral 146St Tomas de Villanueva Church 250Star City 80STDs 455

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stings 457Suba 151Subic Bay 129-31Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) 129Subic Bay Nature Park 129Subterranean River 409-13, 10Subterranean River National Park

409-13, 10Sugar Beach 308, 309-10Sugong coffins 163Sulangan Beach 357Sulu Islands 395-6Suluan Island 357Sumadel 169Sumaging Cave 164Sumilon Island 257Sumnaga 185Sunadya Fiesta 296sunburn 457-8surfing 432-3

Bagasbas Beach 187Baler 177Calicoan Island 356, 357Capones Island 135-7Cloud Nine 379, 12La Janosa 380Lanuza 374Majestics surf break 207-8Mamon Ilsand 380Pagudpud 151-2Pundaquit 135-7Rock Island 379San Fernando (La Union) 142Siargao 377Waikiki Beach 374

Surigao 375-7, 375sustainable travel 19

cultural considerations 166ecofriendly experiences 20environmental activism 62-3environmental issues 61-3organic farms 161, 330, 176-7responsible diving 71Save the Ifugao Terraces

Movement 176swimming 91-3

TTaal 121Taal Lake Yacht Club 120Taal Volcano 118, 120

Tabaco 198-9Tabgon 193Tablas Island 266-9Tabon Caves 411Tabuelan 256Tabuk 170Tacloban 339-42, 340Tagalog 459Tagaytay 118-20Tagbilaran 323-7, 324Tahusan Beach 347Talacogon 374Talibon 336Talikud Island 385-6Talipana Falls 216Talipanan 220Talisay 120-1Taluksangay 394Tam-an Village 171Tam-awan Village 154-5Tamaraw Conservation Program 227Tamaraw Falls 217tamaraws 226, 227Tambobo Bay 317Tanauan 342Tangub Hot Spring 370Tanudan 169Tapiutan Island 420Tarsier Research & Development

Center 333-4tarsiers 333-4, 374taxis 449Tayabas 127Taytay 415T’boli, the 388, 389telephone services 438-9Ternate 117theatre 49theme parks

Makahambus Adventure Park 366Malasag Eco-Tourism Village 366Manila Ocean Park 80Star City 80Subic Bay 130

Tibiao 284Tibiao River 284Ticao Island 205Tigbauan 282Tikling Island 202Timbac Caves 162time 439, 464Tinaging Dagat 308Tinago Falls 350, 367Tinglayen 169-70Tiolas 283

tipping 437toilets 439Toledo 249-50Tomalistis Falls 350Tops Lookout (Cebu City) 238tourist information 439-40tours

Annual Cultural Tour of Negros Occidental 306

Bacuit Archipelago island-hopping 416

Boracay 287Bontoc 167Cambuhat Village Ecotour 336Hawaiian Philippines Sugar

Company 306Manila 91-2Mt Mayon 195Tuguegarao 180-1

train travel 450transport costs 18-19transvestite shows 106travel to/from the Philippines 442-5travel within the Philippines 445-50,

464-5travellers cheques 437traveller’s diarrhoea 455-6trekking, see hikingTres Reyes Islands 210-11tricycles 113, 450Tubbataha Reefs 11, 427tuberculosis 455Tubigon 335Tuguegarao 180-1Tulgao 169Tuna Festival 23, 387Tuwasan Falls 370TV 47-8, 429Twin Lakes National Park 315typhoid 455typhus 455

UUbay 336Ugong Rock 409Ugu Bigyan’s Potter’s Garden 124Urbiztondo 141, 142Uyugan 184

Vvaccinations 451-2Valencia 315-16vans 450vegetarian travellers 55-6Viaje de Sol 123-4

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Victoria Mountain 411Victorias Milling Company 307video systems 429, 437Vigan 144-8, 145Villa Escudero 124Virac 205-7visas 440Visayas, the 229-357Viva Vigan Festival of the Art 23, 147volunteering 440-1

Benguet 161Coral Cay Conservation 348Willing Workers on Organic Farms

(WWOOF) 161, 176-7

Wwakeboarding 190weaving, see handicraftswebsites, see internet resourcesweights 429wellness centres 431whale-sharks 200-1, 346, 7whale watching

Babuyan 182Bais City 315Pamilacan Island 331Panglao Island 328

White Beach (Boracay) 285, 290-1, 288

White Beach (Cebu) 258, 261White Beach (Poctoy) 211White Beach (Puerto Galera) 219White Island (Camiguin) 369White Island (Medano Island) 370white-water rafting 289wildlife reserves, see national parks

& reserveswildlife, see animalsWilling Workers on Organic Farms

(WWOOF) 161, 176-7windsurfing 432

Anilao 122Boracay 288-9Resurrecion Beach 386

witch doctors 320women in the Philippines 44-5

women travellers 441, 458work 441WWII 35wreck diving 11

Coron Bay 423-4Gato Island 255Romblon Island 269Samal Island 385Subic Bay 129-30

Yyacht clubs

Manila Yacht Club 88, 6Puerto Galera Yacht Club 217Taal Lake Yacht Club 120

ZZambales Coast 135-8Zamboanga 390-4, 391Zamboanga Peninsula 390-5ziplining 432zoos 80, 130Zoobic Safari 130

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