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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Tweet Scoop: MJ Lastimosa Shocked at Ticket Prices to Siargao, Calls for Regulation


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65 comments:

  1. Baka mas ma shookt siya pag nakita niya price ng ticket pa Batanes may 30k plus pa.. tapos wala ka din choice

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    1. Sino may sabi na wala kang choice MJ? Ang dami pede puntahan na di ganyan kamahal, maarte ka lang ksi gusto mo magandang isla, kung ayaw mo gumastos mag Subic ka

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    2. I agree with Mj! Sinrang mahal na ng ticket to siargao.. the locals were complaining sa sibramg pagtaas ng price..

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    3. excuse me dapat lang magreklamo kasi mas mahal pa yung local plane tickets kesa sa international... at wala tayong karapatan mamili kung anong isla ang pupuntahan nya... kaloka

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    4. Ok ka lang 10:35? SHE CHOSE SIARGAO. Dapat lang i-call out mga price gougers, if any. It is an island na heavily relying on tourism, they can suffer pag hindi na regulate yan. Haaaayy isipppp

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    5. Sabi bakit daw sa ibang bansa nagbabakasyon ang mga Filipino? Dapat mamasyal muna dito sa sariling bayan. Ganyang kamahal?

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    6. Justified sa batanes! Not in siargao! Overrated place!

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    7. Comprehension has left you 10:35pm

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    8. Matagal nang mataas ang ticket price pa Batanes since ilan lang ang flights papunta don. But going there is worth it since maganda talaga ang place and tahimik pa.

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    9. Accla iba naman kasi ang Batanes sa Siargao, wag mo ipagkumpara! Sa Batanes noon pa man mahal na talaga ang price ng ticket, samantalang sa Siargao hindi naman ganun kamahal dati pero ang lala ng itinaas ng price ng ticket.

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    10. Hoy anteh 10:35 hindi mo ba na gets yung pinupunto niya? Walang choice sa pag taas ng presyo ng ticket which is hindi naman ganun kataas ang presyo dati. Kelan pa naging kaartehan ang pag pili sa magandang beach na gustong puntahan ng isang tao, kanya kanyang preference yan at wala ka ng pakialam dun.

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    11. Si 10:35 yung parang babad lang sa internet pero wala rin naman pambili ng ticket. Wag kami

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  2. Ang mahal naman pumunta dyan eh parteng Pinas lang naman yan. Ano to? Pera pera nalang ba talaga? 40k? Nag Bangkok nalang sana ako.

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    1. Kaya nagiging laong sobrang mahal ang plane tickets (mostly all) kapag bibilihin mo sya a few days before the flight. Dagdag pa talaga un dahil to begin with eh mahal ang plane fares sa local flights. Sad!

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    2. Kaya nga wag magtaka ang mga agency affiliated sa tourism and aviation kung bakit mas maraming palabas ng bansa for tourism kesa gawin dito sa pinas.

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  3. Law of supply and demand yan MJ. The demand is directly affecting the price. Kung di afford, baka di ikaw ang target market.

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    1. 10:09 you don’t know what you’re talking about. This is corruption.

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    2. wow 10:09 anong mindset yan? anong akala mo sa pinas first world country? JUSKO. May point naman sha, ano yan 40k rt international? mema ka din eh

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    3. 10:09 oh puhlez. Bago ka magmagaling dyan, make sure mo muna kung tama ba yang logic mo. Siargao is not on par sa Bali and Bangkok and yet tinalo p ng Siargao sila sa bills/expenses. Buti pa nga sila kasi accomodating parin sa locals nila. Eh ang Siargao?? Grabe ang panghubuthot nila sa mga Pinoys, lalo n sa mga local dahil mismo sila ay umaaray n rin s mahal ng bilihin doon kahit taga doon man sila before Siargao become famous.

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    4. Kaya wala akong kagana gana mamasyal sa pilipimas, mismong lugar mo at kapwa pinoy, grabe magpatong ng presyo, buti pa sa indonesia, tourist area pa nila, iba presyo ng mga local sa foreigner.. from boat ride to entrance fee, ang laki ng difference sa local to foreign..

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    5. Still sobrang mahal nyang 40k. Mas mura pa round trip tickets to International flights.

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    6. Teh yong mga lokals na gustong umuwi naisip mo ba Kung anong perwisyo ito sa kanila?

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  4. paano kasi, dami nang afam!

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  5. Kya pano mo bibisitahin ang sariling atin kung ganyan ang sistema! Walang regulation process basta presyuhan agad! Mga buwaya!!! 🐊🐊🐊

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  6. 40K! Airfare na ng Europe lolz. Konti na lang US na lolz

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    1. This! I booked my US flight via ANA nasa 48k lang, medyo peak pa nun kasi summer sa kanila. You can find Europe flights around 38k onwardsif you book atleast 1 year to 6 months ahead. Now, if gusto mo talaga pumunta jan then no choice talaga.

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    2. Is this 2 way na? 38k 2 way?

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  7. Phuket na lang mas maganda pa ang food.

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    1. Very true! Linis p ng mga banyo bango pa and the service is superb!

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  8. Too expensive di naman maganda pati foods di masarap

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  9. Baka naman kasi bukas na agad yan tnitignan mo. Kasi nagchecheck ako ng davao airfare for this coming sunday nasa 17k cebupac lang hndi pa pal.

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    1. Wala kasi gusto pumunta dun

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    2. Baliw nicompare ang davao at siargao

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    3. Mahal yan. Nag Vietnam kami for 14k roundtrip na

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    4. 11:04 teh davao talaga ang ginamit mong example, eh no one wants to get there now dahil baha. Jusko, brains naman dyan

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  10. Batanes and Siargao were options for me and my husband last year pero grabe sa mahal. We opted for Cebu nalang. Kaloka. Sana nga maregulate yan.

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  11. Wow... didn't know penoys are starting to turn into socialists :D :D :D How about telling MJ to lower her talent fee? :) :) :)

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  12. I don’t like MJ pero may point naman sya. Siargao is catering more sa foreigners. Pati locals umaaray na sa presyo. Imagine nakatira ka sa Siargao pero presyong afam ang bilihin.

    Mismong mga pinoy hindi ma experience ang ganda ng pinas kasi napaka mahal. Mas mura pa talaga mag travel abroad. That’s just wrong in so many levels.

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  13. Kaya kung ganyan rin lang, sa ibang bansa na lang ako pupunta.

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  14. That’s why kulelat ang pinas sa tourism compared sa other SEA countries. Mas reasonable ang prices sa ibang bansa. Kng ako foreign tourist, dun na rin ako sa affordable. Mas madali pa mag commute.

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  15. Airfare nmn papunta US 38k lng balikan last April lng. US to Canada 15k lng. Kaya kahit gusto mo punta Siargao o Batanes mag out of the country k n lng.

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  16. Maganda ba sa Siargao? I have never been there. May nakikita akong mga vlogs and pics pero parang wala akong nakita na sobrang ganda. Very normal beach. Mga afam ba ang highlight ng place?!

    I have not been to Boracay as well pero kita naman na the place has a reason why dinadayo..same with Palawan

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    1. Mas ok pa ibang isla sa Pinas na hindi crowded at mura.

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    2. Maganda pero better kung mag ibang bansa ka nlng kasi doon tlga better ang accomodation, food, transpo, medical, etc(lahat in short).

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    3. Id rather be at Surigao!! Siargao is not worth it at all for 40k!! Gosh!! Mag palawan at boracay na lang ako or bohol 😂 overhyped lang yang siargao, dahil sa surfing na yan or mga afam na mabaho, lol

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    4. 1228 mag Palawan ka na lang. Mas maraming ma e explore don. If beach lang then Boracay but if you want na me other activities you can go either Palawan or Bohol.

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    5. I went to Siargao with friends noong di pa masyado crowded at commercialized ang area. Enjoyed the surfing and island hopping to the 3 islets, pero what I enjoyed the most is the trip to Bucas Grande Island, ganda ng place at tahimik lang.

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    6. Try maya bay in Thailand the best

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    7. Walang ok swimmingan kundi ung maliit na secret beach. Mainit rin sobra halos wala resto may aircon. I think ung fame nga nya at trip sya ng foreigners. Pero for me the best ang food. Sobra lng sya nkkaitim sobra init kc ung tubig prang boiling water. Worst p normal sa hotels walang wifi

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  17. that is so expensive! it’s almost the same amount I pay for a round trip ticket from NY to Manila (and back).

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  18. Grabe 40k, ang mahal pala mag Siargao. Punta ka nlang ng ibang bansa, new experience na new culture pa at food.😁

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  19. presyo na ng out of the country full pckage tour

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  20. Paano mo pipiliin ang Pilipinas kung ganyan sistema?

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  21. Surfing capital ba yan naging AFAM CAPITAL of the Philippines na lang

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  22. Grabe naman kamahal nyan!!

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  23. Educate me, wala bang ferry, or puede magbangka?

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    1. May ferry from/to Surigao City

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  24. Instead of calling to regulate it, just dont patronize it. Law of supply and demand. Ang dami naman magaganda lugar

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  25. Gets ko yung Batanes kung bakit mahal kasi remote eh, and limited ang flights. Also, majestic naman talaga. But Siargao? It's just another beach, tbh.

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  26. Wow, our roundtrip flight from Dubai to China costed us only almost 70k in pesos.

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  27. I have checked CebPac, its around 3-4k Mnl-Iao. Meron pa seatsale 800+ one way

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  28. Anong Hindi season eh peak season pa ngayon..

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  29. sus ang daming magagandang lugar kesa sa siargao. lagi pa nawawalan ng kuryente. 👎

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  30. Kung maikli ang runway ng airport, di uubra ang jet. So small planes lang ang pwede which makes plane fares expensive. Accdg to DoTr sec, ipaparun nila ito sa private company to improve the services.

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