Panaon Island,

Panaon Island is a small island in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, in the province

Provinces of the Philippines

The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are autonomous from any provincial...

 of Southern Leyte

Southern Leyte

Southern Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Maasin City is the capital of the province. Southern Leyte was once a sub-province of Leyte before it was divided from the latter...

. It lies south of Leyte, separated from Dinagat

Dinagat Island

' is a province in the Philippines, located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. Leyte is to its west, across Surigao Strait, and Mindanao is to its south...

 to the east, and Mindanao

Mindanao

Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

 to the southeast by Surigao Strait

Surigao Strait

Surigao Strait is a body of water in the Philippines located between the islands of Mindanao and Leyte. This strait connects the Bohol Sea with Leyte Gulf and is regularly crossed by ferries that transport goods and people between Visayas and Mindanao...

. The Mindanao Sea lies to the southwest.

Panaon is about 30 km long from north to south. The largest town is Liloan

Liloan, Southern Leyte

Liloan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. Liloan is located at the northern part of Panaon Island which is connected to the main island of Leyte by a bridge . Across from Liloan is the province of Southern Leyte...

, which is connected by bridge called 'Wawa bridge'to the main Leyte Island.

Panaon Island composed of four towns that include Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan and San Ricardo.
The basic form of living are coconut, rice, fish and edible green leaves.
People are very welcome, smiling people with great courage.

Several foreigners come and go in this Island. They love to go to scuba diving in Napantao,San Francisco, they love to watch whales local term 'Tikitiki' in Pintuyan.