In many ways, this hidden island of Samal in the South is much better than the world-famous Boracay Island in the central Philippines.
This is what most tourism stakeholders here like to think, especially Araceli Ayuste, tourism council president of the Island Garden of Samal, the official name of this island-city.
“We don’t want this island to [...]
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Why Garden Island City of Samal doesn’t want to be the next Boracay
Pearl Farm: The south’s jewel resort
Pearl Farm Beach Resort which lies in a secluded cove on palm-fringed Samal Island (now known as the Island Garden City of Samal) off the coast of Davao City, is one of the country’s up market today.
The 11-hectare Pearl Farm Beach Resort was once a pearl farm in 1958, the Aguinaldo Pearl Farm, where thousands [...]
New Resort Project in the Island Garden City of Samal links up with community
by Prix D Banzon
Davao City – The developer of a high-end resort residence project in a beach resort setting in barangay San Isidro of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) is also working with the local folks on environment protection program and livelihood program for the women.
