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Isla Romantica: A Quick Dip

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 Just behind Best Western Sand Bar Resort, Isla Romantica is a small chunk of Island, more or less around 100 sqm in land area, developed and managed by an old guy named Manong Ben. (Credits to Emil Mar for this video) How to get there: Take a multicab ride from the city proper of Lapu-lapu to Cordova.  The fare is Php 10.00 only.  You alight at the main town center of Cordova and arrange for a sikad to Alegria.  Fare is also at Php 10.00.  Tell the sikad driver to drop you off at the corner of Agila Resort and from there, you walk up unto the shoreline.  A small pump boat (pre-arranged) will wait for you.  Boat ride is Php 50.00 (round trip). By the way, you also have to inform Manong Ben that you would want to go there in this particular date and time. ISLA ROMANTICA CTO: Emil Mar How the name came about?  The island has no electricity hence making it a very attractive site for lovers to meet and relax or do something else during nig