Also known as the “Garden City Island,” Samal is just 15 minutes away from Davao City via ferry. Drew says, "Ang suwerte ng mga taga-Davao na mayroon ... Here’s his full itinerary for a weekend in the ...

Samal Island, a popular tourist destination near Davao City in the southern Philippines, is fringed by a 300-metre (980-foot) coral system known as Paradise Reef, which hosts more than 100 coral ...

From Davao City, we rode our 4x4 vehicle to the port where a ro-ro was waiting. We crossed the Pakiputan Strait from the city to Samal Island —while we were still ensconced in our car.

The dead corals are part of Samal Island’s healthy contiguous reef system called Paradise Reef, which Lacson has been observing in the last 15 years.

Samal Island, a popular tourist destination near Davao City in the southern Philippines, is fringed by a 300-meter (980-foot) coral system known as Paradise Reef, which hosts more than 100 coral ...

Tulaylay called the Davao-Samal bridge a “complex project,” referring to the offshore works that environmentalists warned could destroy a rich coral reef called “Paradise Reef” on the ...

Lacson noted that the Paradise Reef ecosystem is “vital to the survival of coral reef communities fringing Samal Island.” Appeal The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ...