Encompassing over 34 kilometers of rich Philippine seas, Apo Reef is considered as the second-largest contiguous coral reef system in the entire world! This wonder can be found around 33 km west off of the mid-western coast of Mindoro island.

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Fun with nature all around

Juag Lagoon, Matnog, Philippines

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Climbing the steep hills of Palawan, The Philippines

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Have you ever biked on… Mt. Pulag?

That’d sure be an adventure. Why not try it? Tara!

Or, you can always go trekking. After all, it is touted as one of the most beautiful mountains in the Philippines. The native tribes even say that Mt. Pulag is the “playground of the gods”. The biodiverse and verdant Mount Pulag is the highest peak in Luzon, and the Philippines’ third.

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Beach Kids

Boracay, Philippines

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The stunning island barangay is actually in the province of Cebu!

Good job to lifrinx, angelieangela, lotustalking, and kickable for giving the right answer!

Surrounding Cebu province in the Visayas region are a number of island villages with gorgeous beaches and seas all around. Right above is a Google Earth photo of another inhabited island nestled right in the center of the sea. Here are other similarly wonderful islands:

Just your typical place of residence for some our Visayan kababayans.

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Here at flyingjeepney, we try to share the most amazing things about the Filipino race and our country. So to help excite things up, we’ll be posting quizzes to check whether you know your country well, or at least, make you appreciate the wonders of the Philippines more.

Here’s the first one (something easy): Do you know where this particular island barangay is?

Rolling Hills Sunset

From the rolling hills of Vayang, a wide cattle grazing ground located near Basco, Batanes, the northernmost province of the Philippines.

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Somewhere in the countryside, Philippines.

Aside from going to beaches teeming with tourists or malls with restless costumers, why don’t you get lost this summer and go the unbeaten track? Adventure awaits along the rolling hills and misty mountains of the 7,107 islands of our country!

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Forlorn

A driftwood seems to float in the smooth waters over Diniwid Beach, Boracay, Philippines.

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Dal-uy: Festival of Hope

Dumaguete City, Philippines

A girl wades amid lighted floats in the waters off Dumaguete City, Philippines. The floats were part of the Dal-Uy Festival of Hope. Participants decorated small plywood and paper craft and inscribed them with their hopes for the future before launching them into the sea.

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Road to Baguio

Baguio City, Philippines

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