About Dinagat

About Dinagat

★ About Dinagat Islands

A complete guide to the Province of Dinagat Islands — where it is, its history from the Spanish era to becoming a province, its people and festivals, climate, rare wildlife, mineral wealth and the places worth visiting.

Sep 28, 2026 · 12 min read

Municipalities

Tubajon, Dinagat Islands

Tubajon, created from Loreto in 1969: seven-tiered Paragamac Waterfalls, Tambongon Lagoon, Talisay Beach and a 1920s hand-built ancestral house.

Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Municipalities

San Jose, Dinagat Islands

San Jose, the capital of Dinagat Islands: from Sitio Puyange and the "Most Outstanding Barangay" of 1980 to a town (1989) and provincial capital (2006).

Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Municipalities

Loreto, Dinagat Islands

Loreto, the northernmost town of Dinagat Islands: from the old settlement of Mabua to the first American landing of the 1944 Liberation, Mount Redondo and Sangay Beach.

Sep 28, 2026 · 4 min read

Municipalities

Libjo, Dinagat Islands

Libjo, created as Albor in 1960 and renamed in 1967: gateway to the Kisses Islets, the Pangabangan tidal pool (Blue Lagoon) and Mount Palhi.

Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Municipalities

Dinagat (Municipality), Dinagat Islands

The town of Dinagat, the island's first Spanish pueblo and parish (1855) and the mother town of Cagdianao, Libjo, Basilisa and San Jose.

Sep 28, 2026 · 4 min read

Municipalities

Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands

Cagdianao, the largest town of Dinagat Islands by land area: created in 1959, with waterfalls, river pools and long beaches on the island's eastern side.

Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Municipalities

Basilisa, Dinagat Islands

Basilisa, the most populous town of Dinagat Islands: created as Rizal in 1967 and as Basilisa in 1969, home of Bitaog Beach, Bababu Lake and the Hagakhak rock formations.

Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read