CLOSURE of Some Tourist Destinations in Coron Island and Opening of Alternative Destinations

We would like to give you update on changes with our tour programs due to closure of some destination areas in Coron Island.  Just recently the Tagbanua Tribes of Coron Island Association (TTCIA) officially presented their Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP) imposing ONE FEE SYSTEM in Coron Island.  We are all aware that there are multiple collections being done by other Tagbanua members which resulted to multifarious tribal conflicts and prolonged unresolved issues in Coron Island that later affected many tourists and locals.  Coron Island being a tourism zone while at the same time Ancestral Domain of Tagbanuas  the interest of the community elders is to resolved the conflicts in a peaceful manner and while expecting the cooperation of all stakeholders involved including us.  This decision was made by the majority of the Tagbanua community members and duly approved by the Council of Elders.  By doing so, the following areas are temporarily closed to visiting tourists namely  TWIN LAGOONS, SMITH POINT, BANOL BEACH 1 & 2, MALWAWOY BEACH, KALIWANTAY BEACH, SKELETON WRECK, ATWAYAN BEACH AND CORAL GARDENS.  There are also option areas and destinations provided and open to visitors while the above mentioned areas are closed to tourists.  The open areas were categorized as:

Coron Island Visitation 1: Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, Twin Peaks Reef, Dima Beach, Bulungan Beach, Maynuno Beach, Dicantuman Beach, Biacen Beach

Coron Island Visitation 2: Magtatangaw Beach, Simpakan Beach, Tambelen Beach/ Lagoon, Aluwukan Beach and Nelek Beach