MEDIO / RASA / SAN ANDRES ISLANDS
Medio Island has many natural assets that would make it an ideal first class island beach
resort. It is a 40.1123 hectare island of gently rolling hills, mostly of coconut vegetation
and shrubbery. The highest point of the island is on its northern portion with a maximum
elevation of 65 meters above sea level.
Medio Island is approximately 1,300 meters long (SW to NE), 550 meters wide at its widest
point and some 330 meters at its narrowest portion. It is blessed with 3 beaches that could
serve a variety of purposes. Its main or South beach of fine white sand and corals is about
300 meters long and 60 meters wide. The North beach on the opposite side of the island is
approximately three quarters long compared to the main beach and is more secluded. The
West beach on the far end has a small extended portion on the West side and is about as
long as the main beach. It is separated from the main beach by a lava rock formation. This
beach has the best coral bed among the three beaches.
The Southern portion of the island has the least vegetation while the Northern part has the
most number of coconut trees. Small trees, shrubs and cogon grass also on the North and
West side of the island. Volcanic and lava rocks are visible around the islands.
ACCESSIBILITY
Medio Island is best accessible from Manila to Catarman, Northern Samar. It is also
accessible from the provinces of Cebu and Sorsogon.
* Philippine Airlines and AirPhil Express flies from Manila to Catarman daily. Flight time is 1
hour and 15 minutes. From the airport a 45 minute land trip to Allen after which a 30
minute speedboat ride or a one hour and a half long ride in a motorized boat to Naranjo
Islands will take the guests to Medio Island.
* Cebu has become an international gateway to Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia
Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Australia. A night cruise from Cebu may be arranged to
bring the tourists to the island giving them enough time to rest before indulging in the
beaches of Medio Island.
* Manila - Sorsogon may be the longest route (about 12 hours by car or bus) if one travels
by land but it is definitely one of the most scenic routes as one passes through the many
idyllic towns of Southern Luzon. This route shall allow a short visit to the hot springs in Tiwi,
Albay; Mayon Volcano (the volcano with the perfect cone) and the Cagsawa church ruins in
Legaspi. The road ends in Matnog, Sorsogon. A ride in a motorized boat may take about an
hour and a half from Matnog. For those who would like to take a plane, a Manila-Legaspi
flight is available. Travel time is approximately one hour.
THE NARANJO GROUP OF ISLANDS
The Naranjo Islands lie 12º 13' North, 124º 02' East in the east central periphery of the
Philippine archipelago. This group of islands is bounded by Sorsogon in the North, Ticao
Island in the West, Masbate in the Southwest and Northern Samar in the Far East. It is
approximately 10 nautical miles from the Pacific Ocean and sits near the entrance along the
Paso de Acapulco, otherwise known as San Bernardino Strait.
Naranjo Islands (also known as San Vicente Islands) consist of six islands formed in a circle
cluster with Medio Island at the center. The other islands are San Andres, Rasa, Darsena,
Aguada and Escarpada. This group of islands lie within a volcanic belt that has been active
for the last 5 1/2 million years and stretches from Southeastern Luzon to Southeastern
Mindanao. This volcanic belt includes the active Mayon volcano in Albay.
The circular pattern of the islands and the volcanic composition suggests the group
represents the remnants of a submerged volcanic cone which may have formed during the
last ice ages when sea level was lower. On the other hand, it could have formed underneath
the ocean itself. Medio Island, the center of the group of islands, could be the dome of this
extinct volcano.
This group of islands have been the last stop for victuals by the Spanish galleons before
their long journey to Acapulco, Mexico.
Naranjo Islands previously belonged to the municipality of Capul. It was later transferred to
San Vicente when Destacado Island was renamed San Vicente in the early sixties. Naranjo
Islands belong to Region VIII and are part of Northern Samar.
The islands are presently utilized as coconut plantations.
In May 2007, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9458 [H. No. 786] - An Act declaring the island towns of Biri,
Capul, San Antonio and San Vicente (also known as Naranjo Islands), all in the province of
Northern Samar as ECO-TOURISM ZONES, was passed.
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