Rediscovering Culion through Kawil Tours [Video]

Jun Tibi was on the way to having a fruitful career in the corporate world when he was pulled in another direction, one that would take him to the island of Culion and to his real calling in life.

“It was a personal decision for me to pursue my passion. After a year in the corporate world, I knew that I wanted to proceed with my dreams of being an entrepreneur,” said Tibi.

Tibi was encouraged to chase his dream by his former economics professor at the Ateneo de Naga University, Xavier Alpasa, who had led various mission activities initiated by the Jesuit community. Tibi was part of this volunteer work from 2009 to 2011 in Culion, a part of the Calamian group of islands in northern Palawan.

An advocate of responsible tourism in the Philippines, Kawil Tours inculcates the over-all welfare of the place and its people in the …