An hour and 30 minutes by air and 24 hours by sea from Manila, Cuyo is a municipality composed of 17 barangays. With a population of 18,257 people (2000 census). it is one of the unexploited island in the country. Home to a fort, which shelters a church and a convent in its high stone walls, constructed during the Spanish period to protect its population from Moro pirates, Cuyo has one of the most ancient forts in the Philippines. Incidentally, Cuyo become the second capital of Palawan from 1873 to 1903. Access to Cuyo Island : Planes from Manila Airport (Terminal two) toPuerto Princesa or Iloilo. Boat service several times a week from Puerto Princesa and Iloilo to Cuyo Island and back. There are also weekly boat services from Manila to Cuyo Island
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