Ando Island | |
Location: | Pacific Ocean |
Country: | Philippines |
Native Name: | Puro Halaba |
Ethnic Groups: | Filipino |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | City |
Country Admin Divisions: | Borongan |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Eastern Samar |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Eastern Visayas |
Pushpin Map: | Philippines |
Pushpin Map Width: | 220 |
Coordinates: | 11.6425°N 125.4794°W |
Population: | 878 |
Ando Island is an island in Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Philippines. It has a number of resorts.
Ando Island has a number of tourist resorts. It has a boat ride from Sabang South, to Ando Island.
The first hanging hammock adventure is at the Island, consisting of a Hammock, hanging 35 meters above the ground, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.[1]
On November 12, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines; in Ando Island a ship resting in the island fell, killing 2 people and made 5 missing.[2]
On September 5, 2023, the city government of Borongan announced a national kayaking event, being hosted by Borongan, Ando Island was one of the starting places for the kayaking event.[3]