going back to Odie's query...
here is
my top ten list of the places I'd been to
1. Sagada and Banaue (mountain)...........................Northern Luzon
2. Pagudpud ( beach )..........................................Norther n Luzon
3. Puerto Galera (dive).........................................Or. Mindoro, South of Luzon
4. El Nido (cliff, beach, island hop)......................... Northern Palawan
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Coron and Calauit...................................... Northern Palawan
5. Caluya ( beach and island hopping).................... Western Visayas
6. Bantayan Island (beach)...................................Central Visayas
7. Panglao Island ( beach)....................................Central Visayas
8. Balicasag (dive)............................................ ..Central Visayas
9. Pescador (dive)............................................ ..Central Visayas
10. Dumaguete (for my retirement).........................Central Visayas
some entries will be altered as soon as I get to
Tubbataha and Apo reefs