Comments on: Punta Higantes / Coron Island

By: jo

jo — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:25:03 +0000

Hi would like to ask about renting a boat. I saw kasi sa internet na its 1500 ung standard kasama na ba dun ung tour guide or separate pa?

By: sandrita

sandrita — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:51:14 +0000

hi, marketman.

was looking at the links of your old coron/culion posts just now and was happy to see that you featured the museum at the old culion sanatorium. my friend, ricky punzalan (UP professor, museum/archives specialist & Phd student at UMich), was one of those responsible for putting up the museum (around 2001 or 2002). when we visited culion years ago, he showed me the hospital archives (which he was preserving/organizing thanks to a US grant). the hospital records dating back almost 100 years were all there–photos of patients, details of their illness, their background, etc. it’s a sad but fascinating record of several generations of stigma and suffering. today culion remains a beautiful place, and one of the few places i’ve visited where strangers are not ogled. i was told that this is because the people of culion are mostly descended from leprosy patients, and know how horrible it is to be stared at.

By: tintin

tintin — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:13:06 +0000

nice!

By: kitongzki

kitongzki — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:13:13 +0000

Cool, will go to coron on the 28th. looks like I and my cousins will have lotsa fun under the sun. Well, I hope the sun will shine while we are there.

By: marilen

marilen — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:05:18 +0000

Bali Hai alias “Coron” is calling!!

By: tonceq

tonceq — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:29:00 +0000

WHOA! it really does look like a sleeping giant! complete with bedside pillow (island) pa! would really love to visit this island before it gets too commercialized! :o

By: natie

natie — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:44:17 +0000

wow! beautiful island.

we learn something everyday. Thanks, Nadia. that’s like the indigenous Hawaiians…

By: Jlyn

Jlyn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:14:55 +0000

MM, A little boy who walked with us all the way to the top of the cross has also mentioned that the siete picados are the offspring of Higantes Island.
BTW thanks for referring Mang Fred, he was such a great guy. We had quite an adventure with him during our stay in Banana Island and Malcapuya. He even showed us to some secret beaches and nice snorkeling area for the kids. For all those planning on a trip to Coron, you can skip Banana Island — the service is awful.

By: Lava Bien

Lava Bien — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:20:05 +0000

Kung Spanish ‘yan dapat “Punta Gigantes” kasi parating silent ang “H” sa Spanish, as in always hehehehe ibalik ang Spanish sa school curriculum, at sa dami ng OFW mag lagay ng optional Arabic class, kasi po may 21 Spanish Speaking countries at mas madali sa dila natin tapos halos lahat ng OFW nasa Middle East, mas madali silang makakasurvive kung marunong silang mag Arabic at may mahigit ding 20 na bansa ang nagsasalita ng wikang Arabe (yata)

By: Junb

Junb — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:05:30 +0000

Hi MM, have you install another tool or it was a safari checker. I accidentally double click the submit button and the second one prompt me that there is a duplicate comment. How cool is that !!!