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White Sand Beaches In Dinagat Islands Surigao

By admin On January 13, 2012 Under Travel & Leisure

Dinagat Islands is an island province located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. Leyte is on the west, across Surigao Strait and Mindanao in the south. The main island, Dinagat, is about 60 km from north to south.

Best known for its great rock climbing sites and white sand beaches, the islands and islets of the province offer exciting distination for the adventurers. Caves, rock formations, waterfalls, bonsai forests, white sandy beaches, and lakes provide a perfect environment for thrill seekers and nature-loving people.

Dinagat Islands

Dinagat Islands History

Dinagat Islands is the site of the greatest and historic Battle of Surigao Strait during World War II. Loreto, the northernmost Municipality of the province, is the entry point to the Philippines of the American and Filipino Liberation forces under General Douglas MacArthur before proceeding to Leyte to fulfill his promise to return and liberate the Philippine Islands from the Japanese Imperial Army.

In 1965, Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) at sitio Puyange, now Poblacion San Jose. It is a non-sectarian organization bounded by a strong spirit of brotherhood. Not long after that, members from across the country emigrated from the island to be in constant association with its founder.

The province is known as one of the holiest sites in the archipelago in the pre-Christian native religion. It is where the God of the hurricane was persuaded to give up their attacks on the islands by Da, the God of Peace.