Siargao Island in the Philippines is renowned for its surf culture and pristine beaches. But travel photos of the picturesque paradise hide a growing problem on the small island: trash.

Life has a way of leading us to unexpected places, and for 26-year-old Pat Poblete, that place was Siargao, a tropical island ...

The island has its own basketball and volleyball courts, swings, balancing rope, sea-soaked gazebo for dating or sunset watching, and other “Instagramable” spots. It also has hammocks, a snack bar, a ...

Heidi Ganaden and her husband never thought they'd run a hotel by the beach in Siargao, an island known as the surfing capital of the Philippines. The two of them were working corporate jobs and ...