- Lubang Island
Lubang Island lies to the northwest of the northern end of
Mindoro in thePhilippines . It lies about 150 kilometers southwest ofManila . Lubang Island, about 30 kilometers in length and 10 kilometers wide at some points, is the largest of a group of 4 largeisland s and numerous smallet islets. To the east lies the circular Ambil Island. To the southeast is the narrow Golo Island and to the northwest is the small Cabra Island.The islands are part of the province of
Occidental Mindoro and are divided into two municipalities: Lubang and Looc. Lubang covers the western half of Lubang Island and Cabra Island, while Looc covers the remaining half of Lubang Island plus Ambil and Golo Islands.Lubang's recent history includes the curious story of
Hiroo Onoda , a former army intelligence officer who was the lastJapan ese soldier to surrender inWorld War II . He hid in the jungles of Lubang Island when the Allies reclaimed the Philippines and engaged in continuous guerilla warfare together with the United States & the Philippine Commonwealth troops refusing to believe the war was over. He surrendered in 1974, 29 years after the end of World War II.Looc Proper is divided into three major parts BonBon Gitna and Kanluran. Main source of living is fishing being surrounded by water. However tourism is now also being eyed to be an opportunity to showcase the natural beauty of the island having it's fine white sand coastline.
References
* Hiroo Onoda, No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War, New York: Kodansha International, 1974.
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