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Panglao
- Overview
Panglao is a fourth class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It is one of two municipalities that make up Panglao Island, the other being Dauis. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 21,337 people in 3,890 households.[1]
Panglao is famous for its world class diving locations and is home to numerous tourist resorts. At the pristine Alona Beach, tours can be organised to world famous diving sites. The dive sites that can be found on the northwest tip of the Panglao Island are Doljo Beach, Napaling and Puntod. These site are deep and the currents are strong.[1]
Panglao island is the site of Habitat for Humanity's "Tabalong Habitat Village". The village, still under construction, has capacity for 500 houses on land donated by local merchant Alturas. So far, around 200 houses had been built and inhabitated. Tabalong Habitat Village is visited by Global Village Teams, international volunteer teams who travel to the area to assist in construction.[1]
- Getting There
- Tagbilaran Airport (IATA: TAG, ICAO: RPVT) is an airport serving the general area of Tagbilaran City, located in the province of Bohol in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a secondary airport, or a minor commercial domestic airport, by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.[1]
- Airlines
Hotels & Resorts
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Alona Kew White Beach Resort/
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Amarela Resort/
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Ananyana Beach Resort/
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Bohol Beach Club/
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Eskaya Beach Resort and Spa/
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Flushing Meadows/
- Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/Lost Horizon Resort/
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