Twin Lagoon is a pair of pools on Coron Island, closed in by sheer limestone and joined only through a narrow gap in the rock wall between them. Boats moor in the outer pool.
At low tide there is room to swim under the wall into the inner lagoon. When the water is higher, visitors cross on a wooden ladder fixed to the rock.
Cool fresh water and warmer sea water meet here in alternating layers, which is why locals call the lagoons the strange waters. The entrance fee is collected from each boat and goes to the Tagbanwa community whose ancestral domain covers the island.
- Best time
- December to April, when seas are calmest for boat tours
- Getting there
- By boat from Coron town on a Coron Island tour; it lies not far from Kayangan Lake on the same island
- Nearest gateway
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport
- Where
- 11.948° N, 120.210° EOpen in Google Maps
Twin Lagoon and Coron
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Coron, the town
Coron covers the eastern part of Busuanga Island, all of Coron Island and about fifty smaller islands reaching from Tara Island in the northeast to Canipo Island in the south, in the Calamian group between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.
The municipal tourism office counts 34 natural attractions, 15 of them on Coron Island, which the Tagbanua manage as their ancestral domain. On the Busuanga side, Mt. Tapyas above the town is a common sunset walk. The Coron Island Natural Biotic Area is on the Philippines' tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage.
Getting to Coron
- From Manila
- Fly to Francisco B. Reyes Airport in Busuanga (about 1 to 1.5 hours from Manila; flights also from Cebu and Clark), then 30 to 45 minutes by van to Coron town. By sea, 2GO and Atienza Inter-Island Ferries sail from Manila to Coron, about 13 hours.
The local government
- Mayor
- Mario Reyes Jr.
- Vice mayor
- Asian Palanca
- Municipality of
- Coron
- PSGC code
- 1705309000
- Barangays
- 23
- Land area
- 689.1 km²
Elected on 12 May 2025 for the term to 30 June 2028, named as on the ballot, from the count COMELEC released (via Rappler); checked 9 November 2026. An official can be suspended or replaced during a term, so the town hall has the last word.
In an emergency
Call 911Coron’s disaster office (MDRRMO): 0930-750-4602, 0995-678-1734, 0995-394-3432, 0921-718-4293
From the provincial emergency page, checked 8 November 2026. Every emergency number
- Municipality of CoronOfficial website, opens in a new tab
- Coron TourismTourism office, opens in a new tab
Its people and its past
The Spanish named the place Peñon de Coron, after the Tagbanua word corong, a kind of pot. In 1998 Coron Island was recognised as a Tagbanua ancestral domain.
On 24 September 1944 more than a hundred American aircraft attacked the Japanese ships sheltering around Coron; the wrecks left in the bay are what draws many divers today.
The Kasadyaan Festival falls on the feast of Saint Augustine, the town's patron, on 28 August, with masses and processions alongside street dancing by schools and local groups.
Coron is a wreck-diving destination: about a dozen sunken Japanese warships lie at depths of 10 to 40 metres. Coron, Palawan - Wikipedia
Coron is the commercial capital of the Calamian Islands. Coron, Palawan - Wikipedia
Also around Coron
island
Coron Island
Third-largest island of the Calamian Islands, forming the eastern side of Coron Bay. It makes up two of Coron's barangays, Banuang Daan and Cabugao.
Coron Island - Wikipedianature
Barracuda Lake
Lake on Coron Island, also called Luluyuan, where the water warms with depth to more than 38 °C, producing thermoclines.
Coron Island - Wikipediareef
Siete Pecados Marine Park
Marine protected area around a group of seven rocky islets off Coron. It received a Blue Park Award from the Marine Conservation Institute in April 2024.
Siete Pecados - Wikipediamountain
Mt. Tapyas
Mountain in Coron climbed by more than 700 steps to its peak. It is a site for the Stations of the Cross during Holy Week.
48 Hours in Coron, Palawan: A 'Biyahe ni Drew' itinerary (GMA News)nature
Maquinit Hot Spring
Hot spring near Siete Pecados whose salty, heated water collects in pools built by the owners. It can be reached by boat when the tide is high.
A grand view of Coron (The Philippine Star, 2014)beach
Banol Beach
Beach on Coron Island, the island that forms the eastern side of Coron Bay.
Coron Island - Wikipedia
