Verde Island
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| Native name: Isla de Verde | |
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 The View of Verde Island from Brgy. Pagkilatan, Batangas City |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Batangas City, Batangas |
| Coordinates | 13°33′N 121°05′E / 13.55°N 121.083°E |
| Archipelago | Philippine Archipelago |
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Philippines
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| Barangays | Liponpon, San Agapito, San Agustin East, San Agustin West, San Andres and San Antonio |
| Demographics | |
| Population | -1000 |
| Ethnic groups | Tagalogs |
This article refers to an island, for the body of water see Verde Island Passage.
Verde Island is along the bodies of the Verde Island Passage between the provinces of Batangas and Oriental Mindoro, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island has been a destination for tourist and divers in Batangas City since 1999, after the Pastor clan opened an P80 Million resort at Brgy. San Antonio.[1]
Date backs in 1988 when a small village was created by a European project using technologies such as solar panels for the islands' self-sufficiency. The Philippine Tourism Authority then proclaimed the declaration of Verde Island as one of the country's marine reserves.
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[edit] Geography
Verde Island seats south of Brgy. Ilijan, Batangas City. It takes 45 minutes by a boat or 25 minutes by a ferry boat from Batangas City Pier to reach the island.
The island has resorts like the one which in Brgy. San Antonio owned by the Pastor clan. A small tip of its coastline called Mahabang Buhangin, a kilometer-long stretch of white sand beach is famous in the island.[2] Further south, Cueva Sitio has caves leading to the other side of the island. The Liponpon Hill located in Brgy. Liponpon is at the center of the island.
