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	Surigao del Norte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Surigao del Norte is a mosaic of islands at the rim of the Asian continental shelf.
		These island paradises are famous for their long stretch of sugar-fine beaches, perfect surf, vast mangrove forest, and deep waters teeming with a plethora of marine life.
		Dinagat Island, situated on the north-eastern part of the province is a Shangri-La of adventurers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surigao_del_Norte (1567 words)

	Mindanao
		Mindanao is the second largest island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Luzon and Visayas being the other two.
		To the west of Mindanao island is the Sulu Sea, to the east is the Philippine Sea, and to the south is the Celebes Sea.
		The island group of Mindanao is an arbitrary grouping of islands in the southern Philippines which encompasses six administrative regions.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/m/mi/mindanao.html (879 words)

	The Fight for Dinagat's Last Rainforest \| Haribon
		Dinagat Island is nowhere near as famous as her neighbor Siargao.
		Dinagat is a declared mineral reserve, and no less than eight mining companies have already staked their claims in different parts of the mountains of Loreto.
		Rather, it is just acknowledgement that since the law declaring Dinagat island as a mineral reservation area is a national law, the struggle to preserve Dinagat’s forests has to be elevated from the local level to the national level.
	www.haribon.org.ph /?q=node/view/39 (1256 words)

	THE PHILTRAVEL WIZARD ~ Surigao, Siargao Island and Surroundings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With over 7,000 islands to choose from, it is still difficult to make a choice.More often than not, we tend to favor the major cities for the comforts and conveniences they offer.
		The islands of Bucas Grande, Siargao and Dinagat, though, are at least two hours away, so planning and preparation must allow for plenty of time for flexibility.
		From there the neighboring islands are a short boat ride away and you can be back in your rented beach hut by the end of the day.
	www.philtravel.net /wiz_destsurigao.htm (1301 words)

	The View from Islamabad - Fotopages.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The capital of Dinagat island is a town that bears the same name.
		The island's history is rich because it has been around since the time of the Spaniards and during World War 2.
		Dinagat Island, situated on the northeastern part of the province is a Shangri-La for adventurers.
	shw.fotopages.com /6250780.html (166 words)

	Surigao City - Gateway to Mindanao
		Siargao Island is greatly influenced by the winds and currents coming uninterrupted from the Pacific Ocean, intensified by the Mindanao current running westward through the Siargao Strait.
		Offshore, a classic tropical island lay protected within its surrounding coral reef and the dozen coconut palms dressed in the center circle of the island rustled gently in the morning breeze.
		Dinagat is a big, seven-town island lying between Southern Leyte and Surigao del Norte, of which it is a part, within the newly formed Caraga region.
	www.surigao-city.de /beyond.html (1097 words)

	DINAGAT ISLAND EYED AS HABITAT FOR RP EAGLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By Edith Regalado - Dinagat Island in Surigao del Norte, known as a stronghold of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) whose supreme head Ruben Ecleo Jr.
		Salvador said the PEF conducted a thorough study on Dinagat Island and found that there are only three communities near the targeted eagle habitat site in Loreto town.
		Dinagat’s four other towns — besides Loreto and San Jose, where the PBMA headquarters are located — are all thinly populated, thus safe enough as a habitat of the eagles.
	www.newsflash.org /2002/12/ht/ht003037.htm (341 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Mindanao-Eastern Visayas rain forests (IM0129)
		This ecoregion features lowland and hill forests on a number of large Philippine islands that, though currently disconnected, were part of one island during the height of the last ice age.
		The dire situation in the lowlands of Mindanao and Eastern Visayas is highlighted by the contrast in conservation status between the lowland ecoregion and the adjacent upland Mindanao Montane Rain Forests [IM0128] ecoregion.
		The islands of Leyte, Samar, Dinagat, and Bohol were combined with the lowland rain forests of Mindanao island to form the Mindanao-Eastern Visayas Rain Forests [IM0129].
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0129_full.html (2454 words)

	Leyte (island) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of the Philippines.
		Politically the island is divided into three provinces : Leyte Southern Leyte and the newer province of Biliran.
		The chief cities of Leyte are Tacloban on the eastern shore at the northwest of Leyte Gulf and Ormoc City on the west coast.
	www.freeglossary.com /Leyte_%28island%29 (493 words)

	Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro - Dinagat Island revisited
		For me, taking a trip to that part of the island is an opportunity of a lifetime and I'll cut down on work just to go there.
		Dinagat Island is an hour travel but with his yacht we arrived at Basilisa town in 45 minutes.
		But there is more to see behind the rock islands and the blue waters of Dinagat Island and these are the white beaches, which are hidden by the view.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/cag/2003/01/13/life/dinagat.island.revisited.html (392 words)

	Private Island Real Estate in Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Coral reef extending from the east of the island down to 20 metres.
		General: Kanhatid Island is an exceptionally fine setting for a family.
		Islands for rent in the United States
	www.privateislandsonline.com /sandianisland.htm (386 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Surigao Del Norte
		The province is separated from the island of Leyte by the deep Surigao Strait.
		The Spanish colonizers tried to establish missions in the area in 1597 but were thwarted by the hostility of the war-like inhabitants of the area.
		The offshore islands of Dinagat and Siargao are the best-kept secrets of the country.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/surigaonorte.htm (1160 words)

	Faith, Hope and Politics
		The town of San Jose, along with the rest of the rugged island of Dinagat, is a modern-day Noah's Ark to thousands of members of the PBMA.
		Missionaries were assigned to recruit members from as far as Luzon and from the nearby islands of the Visayas and Mindanao.
		Apart from seeking spiritual healing and the salvation of their souls, migrants were attracted to Dinagat island by things temporal, mainly the prospects of earning a living.
	www.pcij.org /stories/1995/ecleos3.html (2723 words)

	Local Government Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		THE ROLE OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN RELATION TO THE PROVINCE The Municipality of Dinagat, aside from being the mother municipality and the most developed among the seven(7) municipality in Dinagat island.
		Its potentials are agriculture based industries, such as agro-marine, agro-forest, agro-livestock ‘If develop fully,the municipality of Dinagat can well support the agro-industrial development of the province because of the availability of raw materials and space for industries as well as support facility by air, land and sea.
		The Municipality shall no t support the growth and development of the province, but it shall also sustain and maintain a state development where in efforts and activities are well planned and prioritized, maximizing the use and conservation of land marine resources.
	elgu.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/dinagat (231 words)

	Surigao del Norte. PLACES OF INTEREST
		A few miles from the island in Surigao Strait, the historical Landmark where hundred of Japanese naval ships were defeated due to massive bombardment by U.S. planes in World War II.
		It is a hill overlooking the town and the surrounding waters and islands, which to date is simply marked by maroon castle replica.
		The island's coral reef teeming with lushly preserves marine life also provides enthusiasts one of the excellent diving sites ever known in the Philippines.
	members.tripod.com /~hnricbtn/SNplaces.html (2216 words)

	Haribon \| Protecting Nature. Preserving Life.
		Once found in the thousands in the island of Mindoro in the early 1900s, it is estimated that fewer than 300 survive today.
		We had gone to the mountain, most of which is within Mt. Banahaw-San Cristobal National Park, to conduct a survey of its small mammals, since the animals of this area are surprisingly poorly known.
		We knew beforehand that Luzon Island has one of the world's greatest concentrations of unique mammal species, and that tall mountains and mountain ranges in Luzon often support species that live i nowhere else, separated by broad lowland plains.
	www.haribon.org.ph /index.php?q=node&from=27 (616 words)

	Dinagat Wood Shrew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines; restricted to Dinagat island (DMNH).
		Moderately common in primary and secondary forest on Dinagat, but geographically restricted to an island where habitat destruction has been extensive (Heaney and Morgan 1982; Heaney and Utzurrum 1991, Tabaranza, unpubl.
		"A Synopsis of the Mammalian Fauna of the Philippine Islands" by
	hayop.0catch.com /dwshrew.htm (64 words)

	Local Government Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Basilisa is located along the western border of Dinagat Island.
		During the Spanish regime, settlers from Leyte traversed by sailboat and landed on the southern rocky island of Dinagat.
		The place was called Sibanag because of the thorny vine crawling abundantly along the coast out from the thich canopies of trees carpeted in the mountain ranges running the length of Dinagat Island.
	elgu.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/basilisa (312 words)

	Murder suspect running ... - Mar. 04, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The "supreme master" of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) is the lone candidate for the town's mayoral seat in the May 10 elections.
		Ecleo's sister, Gwendolyn, is running unopposed as mayor of Dinagat town, also on Dinagat Island.
		At the time of the attack, policemen and soldiers were storming the Ecleo family's mansion and PBMA stronghold in Dinagat, where the cult leader fled after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the court.
	www.inq7.net /nat/2004/mar/04/text/nat_10-1-p.htm (771 words)

	Kali Istukada - Miranda System
		Located in Sibale Island, ZARAGOZA rock formation has unique dagger-shaped structures which rise to a height of 20-feet and occupy an area of about one hectare; the natural sculptures are surrounded by waist-deep, crystal-clear waters.
		BASUL ISLAND, lying northwest of the city, is notable for its beaches with empty shells and corals.
		From this island, which guards the entrance to Surigao Channel, can be seen the Surigao Strait, site of the 1944 battle between the US Seventh Fleet led by Admiral Oldendorf and the Japanese Imperial Navy led by Admiral Nishimura.
	www.kaliistukada.com /Filip/Turismo.htm (996 words)

	Krominco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Located in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, the Redondo open pit mine of KROMINCO, INC. produces high grade (with very high Cr : Fe ratio) metallurgical chromite lumps and concentrates which are well suited for the production of high carbon ferrochrome.
		A few kilometers southeast of the island is the more known Nonoc Island where the old Marinduque Mining Corp. mined nickel ore which it smelted to produce nickel metal and cobalt bearing by- products.
		To date, the company operates about 752 hectares of highly mineralized area in the northernmost part of Dinagat Island where its mining and milling equipment are capable of producing annually 50,000 MT high grade metallurgical chromite lumps and concentrates are located.
	krominco.com (731 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| SPECIAL REPORT > Ecleo case crawls on a year after
		That incident tested even more the faith of PBMA members on Dinagat when Ecleo’s armed men fought authorities in a fierce battle to prevent their “Divine Master” and “Supreme President” from being arrested.
		The family’s political influence extends from that island to the House of Representatives, where their mother–Congresswoman Glenda Ecleo–is a member of the Committee on Appropriation.
		But as the Bacolod murder case shook the PBMA’s foundation, Barbers and a number of congressmen again raised the issue of private armed groups on Dinagat Island, a clamor that has never led to a congressional inquiry into the failure of the law banning private armed groups.
	www.manilatimes.net /others/special/2003/jun/18/20030618spe1.html (1857 words)

	Dogpile - Web Search: samal island
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		Island Davao City is a thriving capital of the Philippines competing with neighboring General Santos for the title of the nation´s fastest growing city.
		ISLAND - Aside from swimming in the cool waters of a beach near Babak, the best part of my recent trip here was when I decided to move around the
	www.dogpile.com /info.dogpl/search/web/samal%2Bisland (297 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Panay Island
		Sin was born in 1928, in New Washington, Capiz Province, Panay Island in the central Philippines.
		Japanese occupiers of the Philippine Islands were bearing down on a group of Americans and Filipino resistance fighters on Panay Island...
		Simmons remembers arriving off Panay Island in the evening and waiting submerged until the crew could discern, through the periscope, a signal to show where the refugees were hiding.
	geography.surfwax.com /files/Panay_Island.html (1322 words)

	Surigao del Norte-LAND
		is a mosaic of islands that lies at the rim of the Asian continental shelf.
		It is perched at the northeastern tip of Mindanao and faces that abysmal canyon known as the Philippine Deep.
		These island paradise are famous for their long stretch of sugarfine beaches, perfect surfs, vast mangrove forest, and deep waters teeming with plethora of marine life.
	hnricbtn.tripod.com /SNland.html (312 words)

	Hotels in Boracay Island Resorts, boracay hotels accommodation reservation, boracay cheap hotels Resorts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Boracay Island is renowned as the world's best tropical beach.
		Commited to making your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, the Hotel is equipped with the amenities of a first class hotel, swimming pools, indoor and outdoor leisure activities, two restaurants and a bar restaurant.
		Tonglen Beach Resort is the place to come and enjoy the pleasure of Boracay, with its world famous four kilometer long white beach, it has been described as heaven by the visitors to the beautiful island.
	www.bookings.coms.ph /hotels_boracay.html (554 words)

	Malapascua Island, Cebu Malapascua Dive Sites , Diving in Malapascua Cebu - Philippines Dive Destinations
		The other side of the island has a more panoramic rocky coastline and is an attractive alternative for the ever-popular white beach.
		Tourism is still relatively new in Malapascua, the island has a handful of resorts and a couple of dive operators but for the locals life is much as it always was.
		The island is suitable for families and young children.
	lakbaypilipinas.com /dive_sites/dive_malapascua_island.html (408 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - Ship rams banca, flees
		The survivors were Lito Ligad, 48; Marcel Manceli, 27; William Sandoi, 22; Ronnel Jumao-as, 17; Benjie Miaga, 33; and Rico Petang, 17, all crewmembers of motorboat Dannymar and residents of Barangay Ecleo, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte.
		Ligad, son of the boat owner, said a Dinagat Island resident, whose house was demolished to give way to a government road project, hired them for P8,000.
		They were headed back home to Dinagat and were already some 30 kilometers off Minglanilla in southern Cebu when the vessel hit their motorboat’s aft or stern.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2004/07/11/news/ship.rams.banca.flees.html (424 words)

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		The island is also known as the final bastion of Kumander Bata (aka Romeo Borromeo), the leader of a sect said to be a breakaway group of the cultic Philippine Benevolent Missionary Association.
		On that side of the island, we also saw how they ravaged its remaining resources by cutting down some of the trees and clearing the area for their newly-built Lenten domicile.
		According to oral tradition, the island was christened after DINA, the beautiful daughter of a powerful island chieftain, and GAT, a handsome warrior and son of the rival chieftain.
	www.lakbay.net /traveltales/tales52.asp (3030 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| SPECIAL REPORT > PBMA founder a ‘Christ-like’ figure
		Since it was chartered in 1965, the late cult leader’s PBMA virtually turned the entire island into an “Ecleo Country.” The cult also became a powerful political machinery that it created, wittingly or unwittingly, a dynasty for the Ecleos.
		With all the money the PBMA rakes in, not to mention the influence it wields over Dinagat, nearby towns and neighboring Surigao City, it has virtually become a little government in its own right with a well-greased “private army,” ironically, on the impoverished Surigao del Norte island.
		“That’s the extent of the influence of the Ecleos in Dinagat.
	www.manilatimes.net /others/special/2002/jun/09/20020609spe1.html (1828 words)

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