Getting there: The route to the fish sanctuary is a two (2) and a half hour drive from Tacloban City passing through the Abuyog-Silago Highway. You can find southbound PUVs (Public Utility Vehicle) which travel to St. Bernard, Southern Leyte traversing the municipality of Silago. Just thirty (30) minutes away from this town, you’ll see a tarpaulin-made signage at the right side which states the road going to the fish sanctuary. Eco-Tourism Destination After our trekking adventure at Laguma Rock in Silago, Southern Leyte, we went to this local marine sanctuary at Brgy. Calag-itan to look into some marine fishes protected under the government of Hinunangan. The Calag-itan Fish Sanctuary was one of the other marine protected areas in the municipality and serves as a permanent asylum and shelter for the protection of fish in the area. Although it is a refuge sanctum for marine resources, the place became a local eco-tourism destination for fish interaction.
The place looks like an old pier. There are also small beach cottages where you can stop and stay for a while. Across the sanctuary were the islands of San Pedro and San Pablo of Hinunangan noticeably sighted from the area. You will also see mangroves and beach rocks on nearby coastal shores.
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