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Alibijaban Island’s beauty Alibijaban is an island located at the southernmost municipality of Quezon, San Andres, and is around 30 kilometers by boat away from Masbate’s Burias Island. At over 400 hectares, Alibijaban is blessed with stretches of pure white sand sand, clear waters, and lush mangroves. Its 140-hectare mangrove forest is a protected wilderness area. The island is fringed by seagrass beds and coral reefs, and neighboring waters are said to be visited by whale sharks and manta rays, which is not surprising, as the island is relatively near Bicol’s Donsol, known for whale sharks, and Ticao Island, known for manta rays. The island has a slow and laidback atmosphere, the people open and friendly. Locals smiled and greeted us with ease. Given how Alibijaban is relatively near Manila (at least seven hours of travel time) and how it is just 20-30 minutes away from Quezon’s mainland, I was surprised how much it nostalgically felt like the small islands I ...