Isla Verde Batangas

Isla Verde, an island in the Philippines where you can see lush and full of green trees from afar and doesn't change in time. We went there from our place near laurel park, we ride a tricycle going to a place near BRH (Batangas Regional Hospital) and then ride a jeepney going to SM City Batangas. The jeepney dropped us in SM City Batangas, near another jeepney going to Tabangao aplaya. Then, from Tabangao aplaya, you can see several ferry boats. We ride the Island Cruiser ferryboat where they can give discount to students . Our ferry boat departed at around 9am in the morning. We reminded the ferry boat captain that we will be back in Batangas the next morning.  Luckily, we stayed in our helper's relative house and we give any amount we can give.

Here's the pricelist of the expense in going to Verde Island:

Description	Amount
Tricycle in Laurel Park	20 php
Jeepney to SM City Batangas	8 php per person
Jeepney to Tabangao aplaya	13 php per person
Island Cruiser ferry boat	100 php per person

*Note: Students are discounted.

They have 12 Barangays and named after known saints. Half of Isla Verde owns by Pastor, a famous family who lives in Batangas. Their mayor implement that houses should be installed by solar panels instead of electricity. They don't have public market and hospital. There's only barangay health center. They have mini grocery store, where you can buy food like rice. But for vegetables and fruits, they have in their own backyards like coconuts and bananas.

The most beautiful place to visit is Barangay San Agapito where you can find many resorts, one is the Verde Island resort. The island has a rocky shore but you can also find fine sands on resorts and selected seashores like in Sitio Cueva. 

The island is a passageway for many boats and ferries from Mindoro, Visayas and Mindanao. When we went there, high tides in early morning and low tides in the late afternoon.  The sunset is very exhilarating and have breathtaking view from the island. The Island Cruiser ferry boat passed by to get us back in Batangas around 5am the next morning. Then, going back vice versa.