My Near Death Experience in Central Cave, Was it Worth it?
People from our island usually go to the cities like Manila and Cebu to study for college so we can receive better education. Whenever I go to other places, they often ask me where I am from because of my different accent. Most of them were not familiar of Samar because it used to be an unknown place. I often get the question, “Samar, saan ‘yun? Anong makikita dun? (Samar, where is that? What can we see there?)” Our island was not a popular tourist spot compared to the other places in the Philippines like Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, etc. I felt embarrassed for not being able to answer their questions because I myself didn’t know what’s in our island. At that time, Samar was not yet featured in any travel magazine, newspaper, or blog. Our local government didn't focus much on tourism until Governor Sharee Ann Tan, the founder of Spark Samar , was elected. Most of us were clueless. I started my exploration in 2015 after I got acquainted with whom we call “cavemaster”, Mr. Joni Bo...
