Excerpt from my article "Mystical Dinagat Islands"
Scene Stealer by Jojie Alcantara
Photos by Rhonson Ng and Jojie Alcantara (with additional photos from Joe Benavides)

There’s something mysterious and enthralling about Dinagat Islands, its lush wonders comparable to the last frontier of Palawan.

A province located on the south side of Leyte Gulf, Dinagat Islands is once a part of Surigao del Norte, and is now the fifth and newest province in the Caraga Region. When it was launched as a tourism destination years back, issues notwithstanding (it was stripped and then bestowed back its provincial title), it has a moniker that teases: Mystical Island Province of Love.