Watching the Stars at Perez, Alabat Island

From Manila you ride a bus going to Lucena Grand Terminal about 5 hours. Then from there ride another bus going to the port of Atimonan about 1 hour, then finally you ride a boat going to Perez, in Alabat island about 1 hour. The total travel time is about 7 hours. This Saturday December 17,  2011, we are bound to go to Perez to attend the Christmas party of the youth, but unfortunately we did not reached Perez, because there was no boat to cross us, this is due to the big waves that happen on that day. We only reached Atimonan Port. This is a learning experience before going to an island it is better to confirm first the situation on the port, this can be done by contacting the proper authorities. Well I took pictures of  the contact numbers of Atimonan Port so to avoid similar situations in the future.

At Atimonan

Atimonan

Atimonan Port

寝癖＾＾

Numbers to call,  the paper below

Alabat is in the province of Quezon. The island is located at the east side of the Philippines in the Luzon island.

I came to know this island from the NPO to which I am volunteering , ACCESS a Japanese Non profit organization. ACCESS helps the People in one of the municipality called Perez. They provide, scholarship for the kids, help the women have extra income for their families、also provides livelihood to some people there,  Like the PAGAYAKA projects, organic piggery.

The Scholars of Perez

The ACCESS Scholars of Perez

The Tutorials

Mathematics

What to write

Self Study in the corner ^^

Teacher teacher

The MAPAYAPA Women of Perez, these women, make use of the used coconut shell and turn them into accessories. These are sold in Fair Trades. To know more about their products please Visit MAPAYAPA sorry the page is in Japanese.

The MAPAYAPA women

The work place

hello

pic

tools

VOA member trying to smooth the coconut shell

VOA member with MAPAYAPA woman

MAPAYAPA Goods

MAPAYAPA Products sold at Fair Trade Booth by VOA

The first time I went to Perez, Alabat was May 2010, after then almost once a month in 2010 I visit there.

The west side of Alabat is facing the Pacific Ocean, and the east is the Lamon Bay. The Waters of Lamon Bay is so calm sometimes you can see blue Flying fish jumping from the waters as the boat threads the sea..


A collection of Photos of Perez and Alabat, One of the 7.100 islands of the Philippines ^^

Perez Collections ^^,

MAY 2010 1st Visit 

Perez has an airplane runway built during the American occupation. There are Aeta too in Alabat., The Mangroves are too few sad sight, needs rehabilitation. Many Stange animals too.

Boat

To Perez

The Perez  Port

Window

ACCESS Office,,, PEREZ

PAGAYAKA pig

Bakawan: Mangrove

Girl and Dog

Muni-muni

Shohai and Sho

The Airplane Runway: Built in 1939

Nipa Flowers

Aeta Lola and baby

Carabao: Damulag

Lapote? Lipote? sour fruit

palay

Tikoy

Port of Alabat

Atimonan Port

Atimonan Port

Young Pacquiao

Agila: Eagle

Sad People throw garbage to sea :(

boat race

I found Nemo

Sea Cucumber: 海鼠

July 2011 Visit Photos Taken by my Samsung Galaxy tab.

Halo-halo of Perez

Straw Horse

Nilagang Saba

Piniritong Saba

Green Bike

Rhinoceros Beetles

Leaf

Bahay Kubo

Coconuts

Coconuts

Sungka

Saging

Totoro ^^

Big Leaf