THE TWIN ISLAND OF HINUNANGAN SOUTHERN LEYTE

Hinunangan is a 4th class municipality of Southern Leyte. Southern Leyte is known as the "Rice Granary of the Province". Its has a great potential for tourism because of its "Unspoiled Twin Islands"

I first saw the Twin Island when i was in my first year high school back in 2001, The name of the first island is San Pedro the locals call it "pong dako" (meaning a big island) the second one is San Pablo island the locals call it "pong gamay" (meaning a small island). I automatically fell in love with San Pedro island because it has a pure white sand mesmerizing  beauty and crystal like water, also it boast a marine biodiversity. San Pedro Island is still considered unspoiled from any commercialization! The island has no electricity and the locals have a very simple laid back life no gadgets, television of WI-FI. San Pedro island has a sustainable community of less 500 people, the island has a small convenience (Sari-sari store in Filipino), that sell items for immediate need such as canned goods, preserved food, rice, soap, shampoo, some other toiletries and spices if you want to cook your own food. Although there are sari-sari store in the island you have to remember that these are only limited, so its better to bring the things that you need and buy them from the mainland and it is  relatively cheaper. They also have cottages that you can rent that have its own abuhan (where you cooked food using charcoal or firewoods).

Ang Hinunangan ay isang 4th class na munisipyo ng Southern Leyte. Ang Southern Leyte ay kilala sa tawag na "Rice Granary of the Province" Ang Southern Leyte ay may malaking potential ng torismo dahil sa hindi pa sirang kambal na isla nito.

Una kong nakita ang kambal na isla noong ako ay nasa high school palamang noong 2001. And pangalan ng unang isla ay San Pedro Island o mas kilalang tawag ng mga taga doon ay "pong dako" (ibig sabihin ay malaking isla) ang kakambal naman nitong isla ay San Pablo Island o mas kilala sa tawag na "pong gamay" (ibig sabihin ay maliit na isla). Nabihag ako ng isla dahil sa ganda na mala paraisong kapaligiran nito ang pinong buhangin nito ang dagat na mla crystal ay talaga namang kabigha-bighani. Pingmamayabang in ng isla ang kanyang napayamang lamang dagat. Ang San Pedro Island ay mapapabilang sa mga islang di pa naabuso. Ang isla ay wala pang ilectrisdad ang mga naninirihan dito ay namumuhay lang ng payak at simple, hindi dito uso ang mga gadgets, telibesyon, at wala rin ditong WI-FI. Ang population lang dito ay kulang na 500 ang isla ay may maliit na tindahan na  nagtitindi ng mga pangunahing pangangailangan katulad ng mga delatang ulam, bigas, shampoo, sabon, at iba pa. Ngunit kahit na may tindahan dito wag din nating kalimutan nga hindi sila kumpleto para sa lahat ng iyong pangangailangan kaya minumungkahi ko na magdala o di kaya ay bumila habang papunta sa isla, tiyak na mas makakamura pa. Meron ding cottages ang isla na may sariling lutuan na abuhan na kung saan ginagamitan ng uling at kahoy na pang gatong.

This sight alone make me jealous of the life they have on the island, because even though they don't have the luxurious  life that we're used to in the city, I can see contentment in their eyes and joy in thier smiles even through the simplicity of the lives they're living.

Nakakaramdam ako ng inggit sa tuwing nakakakita ako ng ganitong mga tao kahit na sa kasimplihan ng buhay na meron sila malayo sa marangyang buhay ng nasa syudad makikita mo pa rin sa kanilang mga ngti at mata ang kasayahan sa simpleng buhay na meron sila.

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