The Palawan Santan is a wild flower endemic to Palawan. Unlike its close relatives, the Chinese Santan (Ixora coccinea) or the Indonesian Santan (Ixora javanica), which are bright red and commonly used as ornamental shrubs, the Palawan Santan has a distinct lighter peach tint.
The Lagen Hornbill Chronicles
In all my years of doing environment work, I never thought I would have the chance to take care of a baby Palawan Hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei).
World Oceans Day 2015 in El Nido Resorts
This year’s theme, Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet, reminds everyone of the significance of the oceans to all living creatures and to mankind.
Green Hour at Pangulasian Island
May 6th was a special day for Pangulasian Island Resort, as it carried out its first successful Green Hour - an event where electricity is totally cut off throughout the resort for one whole hour.
El Nido Holds its First Municipal-Wide International Coastal Cleanup Celebration!
TKDC/El Nido Resorts has been celebrating the International Coastal Cleanup since the 1990s. This year, the company decided to team up with the local government of El Nido to hold the first-ever municipal-wide International Coastal Cleanup celebrations.
Creature Feature: Eastern Reef Egret
The eastern reef egret (Egretta sacra) sometimes comes off as the bird that can't make up its mind. Not content with being one color, this bird comes in three shades - blue-gray, white, and a mottled somewhere-in-between.
Creature Feature: Stork-billed Kingfisher
You'll have no trouble identifying the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) when you see it - its size, bright ocher and blue-green color, and prominent red beak makes it unmistakable.
Creature Feature: Pacific swallow
Ever tried to identify the small, fast-flying birds flitting around the El Nido Resorts properties? If you caught a quick glimpse of a brown face then you're in luck - you just spotted a Pacific swallow!
ENR celebrates Earth Day 2013 in style
El Nido Resorts celebrated Earth Day last April 22, 2013 with coastal and underwater cleanups, games, and a poster-making contest. Good food and a beach jam capped off the event.
Why go diving in Bacuit Bay, El Nido?
In our opinion, learning how to dive and actually diving are some of the best things that you can do in life. There's just something magical about slipping under the ocean's surface and exploring what lies in the big blue.