As a 3-time ASEAN Green Hotel and Level 4 ANAHAW certified resort, Daluyon has been committed to sustainability for the past decade.

As a pioneer member of the Zero Carbon Resorts project, a project funded by the EU that started in 2010, Daluyon adapted eco-friendly measures with the goal of lowering their carbon footprint as close to zero. These measures include using solar power for lighting and water heating. Our beachfront cabanas are equipped with solar panels and solar tubes – and a recent development in Sabang has allowed us to run predominantly on solar power.

Daluyon is now officially powered by solar energy from Sabang Renewable Energy Corp. (SREC), a joint venture of WEnergy Global, Gigawatt Power Inc., Vivant Corporation and TEPCO-PowerGrid.

Our resort is the first to support this milestone in Sabang, Puerto Princesa and makes us the first property to be connected to their grid. Everything went smoothly during connection on August 21.

89% of our energy needs from August 21 to September 26 are from their hybrid microgrid. This is one of our major initiatives as a multi-awarded green destination and we are truly excited for this partnership that will benefit the whole Sabang community.

We want our guests to feel rejuvenated throughout their stay at Daluyon – and our pools’ recent upgrade promises a more relaxing swimming experience. Part of our green commitment as an ASEAN Green Hotel awardee is using natural and sustainable materials such as cogon – and that goes for our pools as well. 

Daluyon has 3 pools: a kiddie pool, an adult pool, and a private pool exclusive for guests staying at the Grand Suite. These pools feature Quartzon technology tiles, which absorbs energy and can make the water stay warm or cool throughout the day depending on the weather. Our pools are not treated with chemical chlorine and muriatic acid unlike other commercial swimming pools – and this was further improved with the addition of thalasso mineral sea salt.

Thalasso mineral sea salt contains sodium chloride and other minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc that give swimming a more sea-like experience with 1% salinity. When added to the pool water, it helps in achieving an invitingly bright blue color. It also has spa-like properties and naturally relieves stress, eases tension and moisturizes the skin – unlike chemically treated pools that cause dry, itchy skin and red eyes. 

Scientists from the Italian group Laventa Esploriazoni Geografiche recently visited Daluyon to set up a mini weather station at our grounds to assist in their exploration project of the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR).

The La Venta team organizes and runs various geographical-speleological and environmental exploration projects in remote areas with difficult access.

Since 1989, Italian cavers from various places alternate in the exploration of the PPUR’s extraordinary karst system. After the first explorations of the Australian cavers in the 1980s and 1981, it was started a first exploratory project from 1989 to 1991, under the auspices of the Italian Speleological Society, that led to the discovery of new large branches, making this cave the most important of the Far East.

In 2000, a group of La Venta team returned to the island with the aim to make a documentary about this extraordinary cave. From that expedition originated the new project “Palawan” that can be considered as one of the most important Italian caving projects outside of Europe.

Since 2007, La Venta Association has resumed the study and exploration of this unique karst area, thanks to the efforts and the invaluable support of the administrators of the city of Puerto Princesa, concentrating our efforts on the documentation work. With this new project has begun the search for other caves in the upper parts of the limestone massif, leading to the discovery of two deep and active cavities. New and unexpected discoveries inside the Underground River ended up with a development of more than 32 km of tunnels explored, including a new sector, characterized by large galleries full of concretions of spectacular beauty.

The 2011 expedition resumed the exploration of the Little Underground River, a cave that opens onto the cliff just NE of the PPUR. Furthermore, we reached for the first time the summit of Mount Saint Paul, 1028 m high, discovering an absorbing zone that would lead to the exploration of new caves of vertical development.

In their last expedition, the group made a full photo shooting of the whole area and of its caves. This material has already had an editorial output on the Italian edition of the prestigious magazines GEO and Oasis. In 2013, it was finally published a monograph entitled “The River of Swallows” dedicated to this extraordinary karst area.