• Camiguin is one

of the isles in the

volcanic Babuyan
Islands, a
northern
extension of the
Philippine
archipelago.
• It is positioned to
the immediate
north of Luzon
Island between
the Babuyan and
Balintang
Channels.
During typhoon
season – from
September to
February –
stormy seas
isolate Camiguin
from the rest of
the country.
 On a good day, Camiguin
Island can be accessed
through a 4-hour boat ride
from Aparri.
The island is very rich in scenic views and color but
poor in basic needs. It has no electricity,
no public market, no big boats for safe travel,
no harbor to service the island for
a much needed exchange of commerce.
Camiguin has health
centers, but these lack
medical supplies and
equipment.
Basic infrastructures are lacking in the island. The major
roads that connect the 3 barangays are not fully
constructed.
 Fishing is the primary source of livelihood.
The islanders mostly eat the catch of the sea.
 Kids often spend their time on seashores, perhaps waiting for
their father to come home from a day’s work at sea or just to let
the time pass by.
This Camiguin boy is
anchoring the boat
to the seashore,
getting it ready for
tomorrow's task.
Not all men in
Camiguin depend on
the sea to survive.
Some are farmers
who plant rice and
vegetables.
• The Dominicans built a
small chapel, St. Vincent
de Ferrer, to help serve
the religious needs of
the islanders.
• Beside it, they also
constructed a 5-
classroom high school,
the Lyceum of Camiguin
(in red circle).
During school break, the kids usually play at the school
grounds.
• The Lyceum of
Camiguin only charges
P60 a month in tuition
fee for each student.
• But money is scarce in
the island. Parents
cannot afford to shell
out the P2/day that’s
needed for a good
Christian education.
• You can help
these kids
through “Send
a Child to
School,” a
community-
based
advocacy
program of the
Lyceum of
Camiguin.
Fr. Joemar Sibug O.P., a Dominican parish priest assigned to the
island, is the cog in the campaign to bring awareness and
support
for the children of Camiguin, with school implements and
scholarship grants from concerned citizens.
Camiguin kids are waiting for Good Samaritans like
you.