Panguan Island

The place

Island in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi

A white-sand islet at the very edge of the country, the last island of the Sulu Archipelago before Malaysia.

• Island

  Traced to its sources since the guide was written.

• Safety in Tawi-Tawi

  Generally calm, and the province has worked hard at that reputation. It is the part of BARMM most often recommended to visitors without local ties. Foreign advisories covering the Sulu Archipelago frequently name Tawi-Tawi in the same breath as Sulu and Basilan even though the situations differ; read the current text rather than the headline. Coordinate island trips through the provincial tourism office, which is normal practice here rather than a precaution.

About this place

What to do

• See the flagpole at the edge of the country

  The Philippine flag was raised here on 29 April 2017, beside a military barrack, on the last island of the Sulu Archipelago before Malaysia, 50 km from Sabah.

  en.wikipedia.org

• Go only with clearance and bring everything

  Clear the trip with the municipality and the provincial tourism office, and bring your own food and drinking water, since the island has little of either.

  From the guide

Before you go

• A border island with a military presence. Go only with the municipality's and the provincial tourism office's clearance.
• Like other border communities it lacks food, drinking water and health care; bring everything you need and leave nothing behind.

Where you’ll be

Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi

Sources

• en.wikipedia.org
• philstar.com