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Luxury resort to rise in whale shark town in Sorsogon

A tourist-oriented realty firm based here is developing a beachfront property in Donsol, Sorsogon where a world-class resort hotel would rise to boost the tourism industry in the area known as the “Whale Shark Capital of the World”.
Misibis Lands Inc. (MLI), the would be developer is now arranging the acquisition of the property and financing [...]

Enchanting Night in Donsol

Nights in Donsol River are enchanting, magical nights. Transport yourself vicariously this way: 8:00 p.m., no moon, you’re with a friend in a paddle boat which the boatman has steered northwards, away from the reach of electric lights in the houses by the banks near the town center. It’s now dark except for very slight [...]

Sorsogon City, Bicol’s richest newly-created city

by Bennie A. Recebido
Sorsogon City is now considered the richest city compared to the other-newly created cities in the Bicol region as confirmed by Florencio C. Diño II, Provincial Assessor, in his weekly report forwarded to the office of the Governor.
According to Diño, the component city of Sorsogon ranks the richest with an average annual [...]

Summer Blast

There’s always about summer that excites everyone. I know that the heat is more than scourging, punitive really when you think about it. But when immaculately white beaches and fine sand come to mind, everything’s forgotten. No amount of excessively damaging tropical heat can hold me from hitting the sea and the sand, regardless of [...]

Meet the Gentle Giants Of Donsol in Sorsogon

by: John Grant
Donsol used to be a sleepy coastal town in Sorsogon—a province in the southernmost tip of Luzon. Nobody knows Donsol except for, of course, its local inhabitants until a few years ago when tourists from all over the world began to flock this remote place to get a look-see at the largest fish [...]