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 become the next Boracay because we know it can become much better than Boracay,” Ayuste said.
Most islanders like Ayuste don’t want to see Samal becoming too crowded and “over-commercialized”. A mushrooming of so many beach resorts in Samal is not something many islanders would be happy about. (more…)
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