- Island of Cebu
- Tanon Strait
This is home
This is located on the eastern part of Negros island ( Oriental Negros province ) . The island across is Cebu .
Tanon Strait
The Tanon Strait is the narrow sea passage between the island of Negros and Cebu . It was declared in 1998 through Presidential Proclamation 1234 under former President Fidel Ramos as a protected seascape in due recognition of the extraordinary abundance and diversity of the cetacean species (dolphins and whales ) ,11 out of 25 species of dolphins found in the Philippines can be sighted in the area including Pygmy Sperm Whale . It is known as an important migration corridor , feeding ,breeding and resting grounds of these marine mammals .
This is also recognized as the habitat of the Nautilus in the Philippines ( Nautilus Pompilius ) apart from the Fiji island.
"On February 7, 2008 the Supreme Court of the Philippines ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Energy to comment on a certiorari petition filed for toothed whales, dolphins, porpoises and other cetacean species in the Tañon Strait to stop oil exploration by Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) in the protected waterway.... The court was asked to recognize the petitioners as "Filipino mammals" with constitutional rights."
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Comments and faves
gottanew1, Juergen.49, johnnyneo (off for a week), Merly *Sunflower* Busy *on and off*, and 20 other people added this photo to their favorites.
thebookofeli (new name) (34 months ago | reply)
Home is beautiful for you. Looks like hawaii.
guildhall kirky (34 months ago | reply)
home looks a lovely place
D'ReaLMcCoy (34 months ago | reply)
theres no place like home... beautiful place friend.. great shot!
guildhall kirky (34 months ago | reply)
You are making me homesick and i dont live there lol
pickled_newt - Very Busy (34 months ago | reply)
I am very home sick now . Thanks for visting and your kind comments flickr friends .
guildhall kirky (34 months ago | reply)
You will be ok my friend you have nice pictures to look at
gottanew1 (34 months ago | reply)
People would spend thier fortunes to live out thier live in such a place,
Such an idyllic childhood with memories still alive
that you can still touch
with the same old boat.
The choices we make----------------------------
Enteng Butingting (34 months ago | reply)
ang galing! nice framing! ganda talaga pinas no? haaay... nakaka homesick!
Roger Mann (34 months ago | reply)
Frustrating it must have been but what a place to be able to visit and what memories you must have.
pinayexplorer (34 months ago | reply)
nice place... i know the feeling Sis!... nice shot...
~MVI~ (bonn-ed) (34 months ago | reply)
home is where the heart is. :-D
Juergen.49 [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
beautiful !
Claude-Yolande (34 months ago | reply)
This Great Photo bubbled in the Photo Distillery!
Please tag your photo with 'Distillery'.
Superbe!!!!!!!!!!!!
southlarena(timeout) [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
beautiful scenery. fantastic shot. instant fave. a home away from home, indeed.
johnnyneo (off for a week) (34 months ago | reply)
Very Beautiful Seaside Scene, Wonderful Photo, Great Shot my friend...
ps: Home is always the best place...
elsa11 (34 months ago | reply)
I feel sorry for you you were not able to find some time to paddle with the boat.
When you arrive, you would never think this would happen, he? You think you will have plenty of time, but then time flies or you fall ill. But you will be going back sometime, won't you? Some day you will be in that boat again!
Snuffy (34 months ago | reply)
Traveling the world.
*World Trekker*
Please tag your photo with
"World Trekker"
Bulaclac Paruparu (34 months ago | reply)
Ay karag gyud kaayo waka makaligo sa pag kalami nga tubig... Awesome shot!
Ársæll (34 months ago | reply)
★ Beautiful Shot ★
Joe Cashin Photography (34 months ago | reply)
Thanks for sharing your home Elaine. This is a most beautiful island. I wish I could see this place it looks beautiful.
Merly *Sunflower* Busy *on and off* (34 months ago | reply)
Hi Elane! Kamusta na? Miss you and your beautiful streams! I'm ready for another vacation,...sa pinas naman! hahaha joke lang. I have a lot work here in my home. Epon mona ng pera.
We had a great time, to much of a great time with my husband family in Iran. Then to Europe for a week! Trouble lang naiwan ang hubby ko, because of work! :(
I have lots of pics and will organized first. It might take me few weeks. hahaha
I'm got hit by a bad cold with a bad cough! Getting better!
Have a great week my friend! Muah!
The Photography Factory (23 months ago | reply)
Lovely shot and scenery!
halmar1 (23 months ago | reply)
beautiful..pass tanon strait a couple of times by ship. but never been to negros oriental..someday..thanks..have a great weekend !
turbatn (23 months ago | reply)
Excellent work, friend my. Greetings...
dr_raha ( back home ) (23 months ago | reply)
.. breathtaking captured view;
I'd a nice time when staying "there" (Cebu) in Feb. this year ..;
all best wishes & many thanks for Your kindly visit & comment
Toi-Vido (23 months ago | reply)
Really beautiful picture, really beautiful image processing well done my friend
Greetings from Iceland
J.J. Henry (23 months ago | reply)
wow! nice view.. faved
mEnTeRa™© @ AgaMax Creations (23 months ago | reply)
nice shot!
MALDITApaparazz i ---> catching up :) (23 months ago | reply)
i so love the blue water! great capture! asa ni dapit sis? =)
Peter Griffiths (23 months ago | reply)
Was in Mactan in April and miss it and the people like it was my own home.
Imohthep (23 months ago | reply)
NICE....
vaskos66 (23 months ago | reply)
Great capture !
Happy weekend :)
SALV4JE (23 months ago | reply)
What a beautiful place! Happy Weekend! =)
airrion (23 months ago | reply)
hala ka payter!
Mae_Bautista (23 months ago | reply)
wow!! ganda nman jan sis..dito ka ngayon sa pinas?
b@nni (23 months ago | reply)
impressive sky..nice shot!
rquitos (23 months ago | reply)
wow nice view from this angle.. a beautiful shot elane
JayCaps { OFF but will be back } (23 months ago | reply)
ang ganda naman neto Elane! sarap maligo dyan.
Silje K (23 months ago | reply)
This looks so peaceful and nice!
Sjoerd Lammers © www.lammersweb.nl [deleted] (23 months ago | reply)
your home is The Netherlands. :-)
frozencycler (23 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful place!!!
Melkor13 ON/OFF (23 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture!! Great work!!
>>Lina @ super busy (23 months ago | reply)
kanindota sa dagat sis,, abe nakut tua mo ron sa ato..
gimingaw na noon ko sa ato.. dool raba sa beach amo balay sa lungsod. alegre kaau kay ako nawong kaau ko og dagat.. kada adlaw jund na sigi mi kaligo maong itom kaau ko nabalik diri.. ahehe sigi me picnic malakaw lang namo or tricycle.. sus lagi..way absent oi..
bitaw ingat tanan diha..
Blue_Poison (23 months ago | reply)
Ang ganda ate! I need to come visit you then!
Danskie.Dijamco.Photography (23 months ago | reply)
I feel very relax and wanted to have a vacation dyan. Thanks for sharing this wonderful photo. Have a great weekend. CHeers!
jrcavs (23 months ago | reply)
beautiful scenery..love the shot!
Ay Naku! (23 months ago | reply)
Breathtaking scenery my friend and I need to find my next paradise destinatin soon. I need another vacation...lol Lovely capture and a picture postcard shot.
♥ nikabarbo ♥ (23 months ago | reply)
Oi amiga querida:
Que os raios do teu sol
sejam mais dourados.
Que todas as nuvens
sejam branquinhas como o algodão.
Que a luz dos sorrisos
iluminem teus momentos.
Que o teu coração
mantenha sempre a porta aberta,
para receber tudo de bom
que a vida te reserva...
Tenha um excelente fim de semana !!!!!!
Bruce Wayne (a.k.a. Brusko) (23 months ago | reply)
Gandang place kaibigan..npakalinis ng tubig,, sarap magtampisaw..
nikeloi* [diStinctiveClique] (23 months ago | reply)
beautiful view... and the framing was great. aylabet....