Bongao Downtown

Bongao downtown at Day time:

 

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Bongao is really a great place. You can have a perfect sight seeing like this when you're at the Capitol Hills (Provincial Office). That's the look of Bongao at day time. The other islands related to Bongao is clearly visible by your naked eye. The mountains over there are Bud Tawi-Tawi (Tawi-Tawi Mountain, largest mountain in Tawi-Tawi) at Languyan Tawi-Tawi and the rest are Bud Siyula (Siyula Peak), Bud Masantong (Masantong Mountain, the smallest one) and Bud Tamhil (Tamhil Mountain) are also part of Bongao. The narrow island in between is the Tong-Sinah (China Town) and Pababag.

And here's the view of Bongao during Night time:

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What a perfect view right? That's what Bongao Downtown looks at Night time.

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Julhaber Bassal

The Majestic Bongao Peak from the ocean

 

Bongao Peak is Famous because of its extraordinary shape and that makes Bongao Muicipality being a tourist spot in the Southern Philippines and advance in tourism than other municipalities in Tawi-Tawi province. Sometimes it looks like an elephant, sometimes a turlte. Depending on where's side your at when you look at it.

By the way Bongao is a first class municipality of  the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines consisting of 35 barangays. It is the most populous municipality in the province and ofcourse the Capital municipality.

Panampangan, Sapa-Sapa Tawi-Tawi

Panampangan Island also called as 

Tawi-Tawi Virgin Island

 

Panampangan or Virgin Island is one of the islands of Sapa-Sapa Municipality in Tawi-Tawi Province. It is called as the Virgin Island in the sense that it not well known to many tourists as well as people of the province. It is more or like Boracay, the most visited and adored beach in the Philippines.

Turtle Island, Tawi-Tawi-Tawi

 

Turtle Islands, also know as Turtle Isles, is a 5th class municipality composed of a seven remote group of islands in the province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines. The islands are located at the southwestern tip of the country, at the edge of the international treaty limits separating the Philippines and Malaysia. The seven islands from northwest to southeast are Sibaung, Boan, Lihiman, Great Bakkungan, Langaa, Taganak and Baguan.

You can reach this island via lantsa18 hours from Bongao and only 2 hours if you are from Malaysia.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Riza I. Pajiji.

Mapun Tawi-Tawi

Mapun Islands, Peaks and its Lakes.

 

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Mapun is a 4th class remote municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 22,011 people in 3,492 households. Mapun (formerly Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi or Cagayan de Sulu) is an island in the Sulu Sea on the southwestern extreme of the Philippines. There are 15 barangays in Mapun namely:

• Boki
• Duhul Batu
• Kompang
• Lupa Pula
• Guppah
• Mahalu
• Pawan
• Sikub
• Tabulian
• Tanduan
• Umus Mataha
• Iruk-Iruk
• Liyubud (Pob.)
• Lubbak Parang
• Sapah

Photo courtesy of Mr. Riza I. Pajiji

Some Sigths You Can View When you're at the top of Bongao Peak

 Sanga-Sanga

 Bongao's Town

 Simunul @ Far

 Sanga-Sanga

Bongao Peak

One of the main tourist attractions in this town is Mount Bongao, the majestic landmark of Bongao Island. Mt. Bongao is the habitat of endemic species: The bleeding heart pigeons, black woodpeckers;,the white Philippine and green cockatoos tarsier, eagles, the hospitable but wild monkeys and many more birds and other species. Along the trail going up to the peak are endemic wild orchids and flora, and upon reaching the zenith of Mt. Bongao, one can find the recorded biggest and tallest Molave tree in the country.

The visitors go there throw a coin from one side to the other side of the peak and then wish. If the stone reach the top of the other side of the peak their wishes will come true.

Tango Islet

The Tango Islet is privately own by the Governor of Tawi-Tawi Hon. Sadikul A. Sahali. It is only a few minutes from Bongao pier via Speed boat and a half hour via local boat. It is one of the smallest islet in Tawi-Tawi.