Ando Island

Ando Island
Native name:
Puro Halaba
Ando Island is located in Philippines
Ando Island
Location within Philippines
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates11°38′33″N 125°28′46″E / 11.64250°N 125.47944°E / 11.64250; 125.47944
Administration
City
Borongan
Province
Eastern Samar
Region
Eastern Visayas
Demographics
Population878
Ethnic groupsFilipino

Ando Island is an island in Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Philippines. It has a number of resorts, the Bantayan Cliff which has a hanging hammock, and multiple white-sand beaches and caves.

Tourism

Ando Island has a number of tourist resorts. It has a boat ride from Sabang South, to Ando Island which takes an estimated 30 minutes. After tourists follow a trail, they go to the Bantayan Cliff with a hammock, hanging 35 meters above the ground, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Because of this, the cliff was endorsed by the Eastern Visayas Tourism Association. Ando Island also contains white-sand beaches and caves.

Events

On November 12, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines; in Ando Island a ship resting in the island fell, killing 2 people and making 5 missing. On September 5, 2023, the city government of Borongan announced a national kayaking event. Ando Island was one of the starting places for the kayaking event.

References

  1. ↑ "First hanging hammock adventure opens in Eastern Samar". SunStar. April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Master, Web (April 29, 2019). "Hanging hammock and the various adventures one could enjoy at Bantayan Cliff". Leyte Samar Daily News. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Explore Historical Sites in Borongan City, Eastern Samar". Pinay Wise. February 14, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2 dead, 5 missing as Yolanda causes ship to list, run aground off Eastern Samar". November 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Borongan City banks on kayak race to draw more tourists". Philippine News Agency.