Down the Farthest South of the Philippines in Tawi-Tawi: Sibutu Island’s Remote and Stark Beauty

Sibutu town proper Literally the farthest south of the Philippine archipelago, Sibutu is almost as close – or as far – to Sabah as it is to Bongao, Tawi-Tawi’s capital, when you look at its northern tip on the map. In fact, the then-mayor at the time of my visit would regularly go to Malaysia, which…