Samal Island Tourism Office

Samal Island Tourism Office City Investment and Tourism Office (CITO) of Local Government Unit of Island Garden City of Samal (LGU-IGACOS)

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง 2026 ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐The Island Garden City of Samal successfully hosted the...
04/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง 2026 ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐

The Island Garden City of Samal successfully hosted the ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง as part of the Summer Saya sa Isla 2026 Celebration on ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ 30-31,2026.

The event gathered runners from across the Philippines and international participants who took on the challenging 15KM, 25KM, 50KM, and 80KM race categories from Bandera Nature Park to Kaputian Beach Park.

Among the top finishers were ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐จ and ๐€๐ง๐š ๐…๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐จ for the 80KM category, ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ and ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ for the 50KM, ๐€๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐‰๐š๐ฒ ๐˜๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š and ๐˜๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฏ๐š of Hong Kong for the 25KM, and ๐€๐›๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ซ๐š๐ก๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฎ๐ and ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ for the 15KM category.

Organized by ๐‘๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ฌ of Vertical to Sky Management, the event was supported by the Local Government Unit of IGaCoS under the leadership of ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ ๐“. ๐‘๐ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ through the City Investment and Tourism Office headed by ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐. ๐•๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ, ๐‘๐„๐, ๐Œ๐’๐„๐‘๐Œ.

The successful staging of the event further strengthens Samal Islandโ€™s reputation as a growing destination for sports tourism and endurance events.




๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌThe Local Government Unit of the ...
02/06/2026

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

The Local Government Unit of the Island Garden City of Samal (LGU-IGaCoS), through the City Investment and Tourism Office (CITO) in partnership with the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), officially recognized and highlighted local Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Samal Island that actively practice and promote Circular Economy principles through the Circular Economy Green Partnership Project. Hence, the conduct of ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ on ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ 26,2026.

In line with the ongoing Summer Saya sa Isla 2026 campaign and the tourism branding โ€œSamal Island: Dive into Beauty,โ€ the initiative emphasizes the importance of environmental protection and sustainable tourism development in preserving the islandโ€™s natural beauty and resources.

The recognized establishments include ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ž ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ก, ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ช๐™ข ๐˜พ๐™–๐™›รฉ, ๐™ˆ๐™ง. ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฌ, ๐™…๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™š ๐™”๐™จ๐™–๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š, ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ , ๐˜พ๐™–๐™›รฉ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™–รฑ๐™–๐™œ, ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ฎ ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™จ, ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ ๐™–๐™™๐™– ๐˜พ๐™–๐™›รฉ, ๐™‹๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‹๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™š ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™˜. (๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š), ๐™‰๐™ž๐™ข๐™›๐™– ๐˜พ๐™–๐™›รฉ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‡๐™– ๐™‘๐™ž๐™™๐™– ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก. These enterprises serve as partners in advancing responsible tourism by integrating sustainable and eco-friendly practices into their operations.

Participants of the activity included representatives from the media, social media influencers, vloggers, City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), and CITO, who collectively supported the promotion of sustainable tourism initiatives and environmental stewardship in Samal Island.

The initiative further strengthens Samal Islandโ€™s commitment to fostering a greener tourism industry while empowering local businesses to become champions of sustainability and environmental stewardship.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ||  ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š 2026 ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐Š๐š๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐๐š๐ซ๐คThe vibrant atmosphere of ๐‘บ๐’–๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’š๐’‚...
30/05/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ || ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š 2026 ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐Š๐š๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค

The vibrant atmosphere of ๐‘บ๐’–๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’š๐’‚ ๐’”๐’‚ ๐‘ฐ๐’”๐’๐’‚ 2026 is in full swing as the ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ is now happening at ๐Š๐š๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค, bringing together residents, tourists, and stakeholders for an evening of music, entertainment, and celebration.

The event commenced with the opening program featuring performances from the Smile Samal Entertainment Dancers, followed by welcome remarks of City Vice Mayor, ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—”. ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป. Attendees were also presented an audio-visual showcasing the highlights and milestones of the month-long Summer Saya sa Isla 2026 celebration.

City Mayor, ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ง. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€ delivered an inspirational message, recognizing the collective efforts of partners, organizers, and participants who contributed to the success of this yearโ€™s festivities and the continued promotion of Samal Island as a premier tourism destination.

Joining the celebration is ๐™ˆ๐™ง. ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค, Executive Assistant of ๐™‚๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™€๐™™๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™„. ๐™…๐™ช๐™—๐™–๐™๐™ž๐™—, showing support for initiatives that promote tourism, culture, and community development in the Island.

Adding excitement to the celebration is the Food Bazaar, where visitors can indulge in a variety of local delicacies, refreshing beverages, and culinary offerings from local entrepreneurs, further showcasing the islandโ€™s vibrant food culture and supporting local businesses.

As the evening progresses, guests are enjoying exciting live performances from ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, and featured ๐——๐—๐˜€, creating an energetic beach party experience along the shores of Kaputian.

The Culmination Night serves as the grand finale of Summer Saya sa Isla 2026, celebrating the islandโ€™s vibrant tourism industry, rich culture, and thriving community under the banner of โ€œ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’”๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…: ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’•๐’š.โ€

The celebration continues tonight with music, fun, and island vibes as Samalanos and guests come together to celebrate another successful Summer Saya sa Isla.





29/05/2026
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In line with the celebration of Summer Saya sa Isla 2026, the ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป 2026, led by Running Man Race in partnership with the Local Government Unit of the Island Garden City of Samal, was successfully conducted on ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† 24, 2026, with the start and finish line located at the ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š, ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฒ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐จ๐ง, ๐๐š๐›๐š๐ค ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ญ.

The event featured 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer, 21- kilometer and 42-kilometer race categories, gathering more than 500 runners, fitness enthusiasts, and visitors from various areas in celebration of sports tourism and healthy living. Participants experienced the scenic coastal landscapes and tourism destinations of Samal Island, perfectly reflecting the islandโ€™s tourism brand, โ€œSamal Island: Dive into Beauty.โ€

As part of the cityโ€™s tourism and wellness initiatives, the activity promoted active lifestyles, community engagement, and outdoor recreation while further strengthening the position of Island Garden City of Samal as a premier destination for sporting and outdoor events in the region.

The successful conduct of the Samal Marathon 2026 also reflected the strong collaboration between the local government and private sector partners in creating meaningful tourism activities under Summer Saya sa Isla 2026 that highlight the islandโ€™s natural beauty, vibrant community spirit, and growing tourism industry.





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๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง 3-๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š 2026In celebration...
25/05/2026

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง 3-๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š 2026

In celebration of Summer Saya sa Isla 2026, the Local Government Unit of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS), through the City Investment and Tourism Office, successfully conducted a 3-๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐‘ด๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Ž ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’›๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ป๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’š 19โ€“21, 2026, highlighting the islandโ€™s diverse tourism destinations and experiences under the tourism brand, โ€œSamal Island: Dive Into Beauty.โ€

The activity gathered members of the media, tourism officers from the Department of Tourism Region XI and Davao del Norte, influencers, and tourism stakeholders for an immersive tour across Samal Islandโ€™s major tourism circuits: the North Eco-Parks Circuit, Central Adventure Circuit, and South Gardens Circuit.

The familiarization tour aimed to strengthen tourism promotion efforts, provide participants with firsthand experiences of Samal Islandโ€™s attractions, and position IGaCoS as one of the countryโ€™s premier destinations. Through the campaign โ€œDive Into Beauty: Feel the Summer Saya sa Isla,โ€ the initiative also sought to promote the islandโ€™s natural attractions, local culture, culinary offerings, and sustainable tourism programs.

Day 1 featured the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐œ๐จ-๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ with visits to ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š, ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ , ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„๐™จ๐™ก๐™– ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™ข, showcasing environmental conservation, agri-tourism, and marine stewardship initiatives. Participants also toured the cityโ€™s ๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š to learn about the LGUโ€™s environmental management and sustainable waste management efforts. The visit to the ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š๐™– (๐™๐™๐˜ผ) ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ก ๐™‹๐™ช๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ further highlighted tourism support services and community-based enterprise development. The group also experienced local hospitality at ๐™‰๐™ž๐™ข๐™›๐™–โ€™๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™š๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™‚๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™†๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ฃ, including a tasting of its award-winning mango tart.

Day 2 focused on the ๐˜พ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ง๐™˜๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ, where participants explored ๐™ˆ๐™ฉ. ๐™‹๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค, ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™œ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™†๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ . The tour also included visits to ๐™‡๐™– ๐™‘๐™ž๐™™๐™– ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š and the ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ก ๐™‹๐™–๐™จ๐™–๐™ก๐™ช๐™—๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™Ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ, promoting eco-adventure tourism, arts and culture, and locally made products.

Day 3 concluded with the ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™‚๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ง๐™˜๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ, showcasing the marine treasures of Talikud Island through visits to ๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™ช๐™™ ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ, including ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™กโ€™๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™‚๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ, as well as ๐™๐™–๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™ค ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ (๐™‚๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™ข ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ) and the scenic ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง ๐™„๐™จ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ. The final day emphasized marine conservation, island tourism development, and the preservation of Samal Islandโ€™s coastal resources.

The activity also served as a platform to strengthen collaboration among tourism offices, media practitioners, influencers, tourism stakeholders, and local partners in promoting responsible and sustainable tourism in Davao del Norte and the Island Garden City of Samal.

According to City Investment and Tourism Officer ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ฎ. ๐™„๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™‹. ๐™‘๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™จ, ๐™๐™€๐˜ฝ, ๐™ˆ๐™Ž๐™€๐™๐™ˆ the familiarization tour was designed to enhance tourism promotion initiatives, encourage stakeholder collaboration, and expand tourism visibility through media exposure, digital storytelling, and strategic partnerships.

Meanwhile, ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‡๐™š๐™ข๐™ช๐™š๐™ก โ€œ๐™๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™คโ€ ๐™. ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ๐™š๐™จ reaffirmed the local governmentโ€™s commitment to responsible and sustainable tourism development, emphasizing the importance of balancing tourism growth with environmental protection and long-term sustainability efforts.





๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌThe Local Gov...
25/05/2026

๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ

The Local Government Unit of the Island Garden City of Samal, through the City Investment and Tourism Office (CITO), successfully conducted a ๐’•๐’˜๐’-๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’š 20โ€“21, 2026, as part of the cityโ€™s continuing efforts to position Samal Island as a premier diving destination in the region and in the country.

Dubbed as part of the cityโ€™s Dive Seafari Program, the activity highlighted Samal Islandโ€™s commitment to promoting dive tourism while ensuring the protection and sustainability of its marine resources. The assessment focused on identifying and evaluating potential dive sites that can be further developed as tourism products while also assessing marine biodiversity for conservation initiatives.

The dive assessment was conducted across identified sites in Barangay Tagpopongan, including the renowned K5 dive site, and in Barangay Balet, particularly within the waters surrounding Big Liguid Island. A total of four dive sites were assessed during the two-day activity.

Participated in the activity were representatives from the ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐—๐ˆ, ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐š๐จ, ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž โ€“ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐š๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ, alongside ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ.

The activity was conducted in line with the celebration of Ocean Month, reinforcing the city governmentโ€™s commitment to sustainable tourism development through collaboration, marine conservation, and responsible tourism initiatives.





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