The island has its own basketball and volleyball courts, swings, balancing rope, sea-soaked gazebo for dating or sunset watching, and other “Instagramable” spots. It also has hammocks, a snack bar, a ...

Maximizing the island’s natural beauty are local restaurants and resorts such as Lamari Bar and Restaurant and its adjacent ...

What did interest me, however, was the ensuing debate over the increasing influence of foreigners on Siargao Island. Because, well, I'm sometimes one of them. "Alipayo and his AFAMS are giving ...