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Heidi Ganaden and her husband left their big-city corporate jobs to open a hotel on an island. They moved from Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to Siargao, known as the country's surfing ...

While the Philippines might not be a top bucket list surf destination, one on the level of, say, the Mentawais, the southeast Asia archipelago is home to some world-class waves. Perhaps the most ...

Catch all the action LIVE from the Siargao International Surfing Cup, Qualifying Series (QS) 6000 event. One of the longest-running international surfing events in Asia, this year's event is expected ...

Thirty years ago, Siargao was a quiet island off Mindanao’s northeastern coast—remote, untouched, and largely unknown to the outside world. Surrounded by pristine waters and dense forests, the island ...

SIARGAO—Some say this island in the province of Surigao del Norte is rising in popularity partly because of the 2017 movie “Siargao” and the closure of Boracay. Tell that to those who had actually ...

(CNN) — Siargao’s global reputation as the “surf capital of the Philippines” dates back to 1980, when surf photographer Tony Arruza and surfer Steve Jones visited the island in their quest for the ...

Heidi Ganaden and her husband never thought they'd run a hotel by the beach in Siargao, an island known as the surfing capital of the Philippines. The two of them were working corporate jobs and ...