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Hilutungan Island, Cordova, Cebu, the Philippines.

Hilutungan is the island and sun beach resort, an affiliate of Cordova Reef in the main island. Across this island, a little further north is the Nalusuan Island which also has its fish sanctuary but mostly of those aquarium-type small colorful fishes. Hilutungan’s sanctuary, which I like most, is the one facing Cordova and has more variety with those meter long fishes. it is a lonely island with accommodating people and wide stretches of shifting sugar-fine white sand. when we came across  here last year, i reallty love to stay for a long time. 

It is a sun-and-sea destinations every summer (March-May) in Cebu: the island of Hilutungan. The choice is not really for the resort above, which is ridiculously expensive, but for its nearby marine sanctuary where teeming colorful fishes of various sizes literally feed off your hands while snorkelling (bring bread of course). Pumpboat boats could be rented from takeoff points in Mactan between $20-50 for the entire day. Diving or snorkelling fee at the sanctuary is about $1 and is for the island funds and the Dept of Envrionment and Natural Resources which maintain the fabulous marine sanctuary.

It is a real paradise! 

Russia mission to RP seeks trade increase from $226M to $1B

A 54-member trade and investment mission from Russia is in the Philippines seeking to raise the total trade between the two countries from $226 million to $1 billion, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.

Second Secretary and Consul Roderico Atienza of the Philippine Embassy to Russia, quoting the statement of Mikhail Nikolaev, head of the mission and deputy chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, said the visitors will be in the country until March 10.

The Russian mission is composed of businessmen and industrialists interested in doing business in the region.