About us
About us

About Malampaya Ecotours

Malam­paya Eco­tours was born in Palawan at the end of 2016 as a new con­cept tour op­er­a­tor. It was found­ed by bi­ol­o­gists with the aim of de­vel­op­ing tourism pack­ages pro­mot­ing sus­tain­abil­i­ty, com­mu­ni­ty de­vel­op­ment and con­ser­va­tion. Malam­paya Eco­tours dis­miss­es the ben­e­fit-based aproach of con­ven­tion­al tourism, but does not give up to im­ple­ment a com­pet­i­tive busi­ness mod­el. The com­pa­ny is con­vinced that only strong al­ter­na­tives pose a real choice to shift cur­rent ar­che­tipes to­wards a more eco/hu­man-friend­ly industry.

Our goal is to cre­ate a thriv­ing econ­o­my in de­pressed ar­eas by bas­ing on eco­tourism. Eco­tourism pro­vides long-term liveli­hood with a min­i­mum im­pact, im­prov­ing peo­ple’s life while pre­serv­ing the qual­i­ty of their en­vi­ron­ment. This ends up cre­at­ing a link be­tween con­ser­va­tion and wel­fare and the seedling of a ma­jor cul­tur­al change.

About Malampaya Ecotours

Malam­paya Eco­tours was born in Palawan at the end of 2016 as a new con­cept tour op­er­a­tor. It was found­ed by bi­ol­o­gists with the aim of de­vel­op­ing tourism pack­ages pro­mot­ing sus­tain­abil­i­ty, com­mu­ni­ty de­vel­op­ment and con­ser­va­tion. Malam­paya Eco­tours dis­miss­es the ben­e­fit-based aproach of con­ven­tion­al tourism, but does not give up to im­ple­ment a com­pet­i­tive busi­ness mod­el. The com­pa­ny is con­vinced that only strong al­ter­na­tives pose a real choice to shift cur­rent ar­che­tipes to­wards a more eco/hu­man-friend­ly industry.

Our goal is to cre­ate a thriv­ing econ­o­my in de­pressed ar­eas by bas­ing on eco­tourism. Eco­tourism pro­vides long-term liveli­hood with a min­i­mum im­pact, im­prov­ing peo­ple’s life while pre­serv­ing the qual­i­ty of their en­vi­ron­ment. This ends up cre­at­ing a link be­tween con­ser­va­tion and wel­fare and the seedling of a ma­jor cul­tur­al change.

About Malampaya Ecotours

Malam­paya Eco­tours was born in Palawan at the end of 2016 as a new con­cept tour op­er­a­tor. It was found­ed by bi­ol­o­gists with the aim of de­vel­op­ing tourism pack­ages pro­mot­ing sus­tain­abil­i­ty, com­mu­ni­ty de­vel­op­ment and con­ser­va­tion. Malam­paya Eco­tours dis­miss­es the ben­e­fit-based aproach of con­ven­tion­al tourism, but does not give up to im­ple­ment a com­pet­i­tive busi­ness mod­el. The com­pa­ny is con­vinced that only strong al­ter­na­tives pose a real choice to shift cur­rent ar­che­tipes to­wards a more eco/hu­man-friend­ly industry.

Our goal is to cre­ate a thriv­ing econ­o­my in de­pressed ar­eas by bas­ing on eco­tourism. Eco­tourism pro­vides long-term liveli­hood with a min­i­mum im­pact, im­prov­ing peo­ple’s life while pre­serv­ing the qual­i­ty of their en­vi­ron­ment. This ends up cre­at­ing a link be­tween con­ser­va­tion and wel­fare and the seedling of a ma­jor cul­tur­al change.

Who we are

</p> <p align="center">Laurelei C. Ligutom</p> <p>

Lau­relei C. Ligutom

Ho­tel & Rest. Manager

As a grad­u­ate of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cebu, Ms. Ligutom is our ser­vice spe­cial­ist. She has an ex­ten­sive ex­pe­ri­ence in the hos­pi­tal­i­ty in­dus­try, both at the lo­cal and in­ter­na­tion­al level.

</p> <p align="center">Robert D.<br />Himpayan</p> <p>

Robert D.
Him­payan

Aquat­ic Biologist

Mr. Him­payan is a bi­ol­o­gist who is cur­rent­ly work­ing in the pri­vate sec­tor as sales man­ag­er. Robert’s mas­ter­ing of mar­ket­ing and good man­age­ment ski­ils are key to our company.

</p> <p align="center">Shemarie E.<br />Hombre</p> <p>

She­marie E.
Hom­bre

Aquat­ic Biologist

She­marie Hom­bre is an aquat­ic bi­ol­o­gist of aca­d­e­m­ic back­ground who has long worked as mu­se­um cu­ra­tor. She has a broad knowl­edge of Palawan biodiversity.

</p> <p align="center">Leslie A.<br />Bacani</p> <p>

Leslie A.
Ba­cani

Aquat­ic Biologist

Ms. Ba­cani grad­u­at­ed in Aquat­ic Bi­ol­o­gy at WPU (West­ern Philip­pines Uni­ver­si­ty). Leslie has out­stand­ing peo­ple skills and is a ded­i­cat­ed en­vi­ron­men­tal educator.

</p> <p align="center">Ivan M.<br />Mendez</p> <p>

Ivan M.
Mendez

Con­ser­va­tion Biologist

Mr. Mendez is an avian bi­ol­o­gist and bio­di­ver­si­ty ex­pert with more than 15 years ex­pe­ri­ence. He has worked on con­ser­va­tion in coun­tries such as Spain, Qatar, and Indonesia.

Who we are

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Laurelei C. Ligutom</strong></p> <p>

Lau­relei C. Ligutom

Ho­tel & Rest. Manager

As a grad­u­ate of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cebu, Ms. Ligutom is our ser­vice spe­cial­ist. She has an ex­ten­sive ex­pe­ri­ence in the hos­pi­tal­i­ty in­dus­try, both at the lo­cal and in­ter­na­tion­al level.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Robert D. Himpayan</strong></p> <p>

Robert D. Himpayan

Aquat­ic Biologist

Mr. Him­payan is a bi­ol­o­gist who is cur­rent­ly work­ing in the pri­vate sec­tor as sales man­ag­er. Robert’s mas­ter­ing of mar­ket­ing and good man­age­ment ski­ils are key to our company.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Shemarie E.Hombre</strong></p> <p>

She­marie E.Hombre

Aquat­ic Biologist

She­marie Hom­bre is an aquat­ic bi­ol­o­gist of aca­d­e­m­ic back­ground who has long worked as mu­se­um cu­ra­tor. She has a broad knowl­edge of Palawan biodiversity.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Leslie A. Bacani</strong></p> <p>

Leslie A. Bacani

Aquat­ic Biologist

Ms. Ba­cani grad­u­at­ed in Aquat­ic Bi­ol­o­gy at WPU (West­ern Philip­pines Uni­ver­si­ty). Leslie has out­stand­ing peo­ple skills and is a ded­i­cat­ed en­vi­ron­men­tal educator.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Ivan M. Mendez</strong></p> <p>

Ivan M. Mendez

Con­ser­va­tion Biologist

Mr. Mendez is an avian bi­ol­o­gist and bio­di­ver­si­ty ex­pert with more than 15 years ex­pe­ri­ence. He has worked on con­ser­va­tion in coun­tries such as Spain, Qatar, and Indonesia.

Who we are

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Laurelei C. Ligutom</strong></p> <p>

Lau­relei C. Ligutom

Ho­tel & Rest. Manager

As a grad­u­ate of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cebu, Ms. Ligutom is our ser­vice spe­cial­ist. She has an ex­ten­sive ex­pe­ri­ence in the hos­pi­tal­i­ty in­dus­try, both at the lo­cal and in­ter­na­tion­al level.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Robert D. Himpayan</strong></p> <p>

Robert D. Himpayan

Aquat­ic Biologist

Mr. Him­payan is a bi­ol­o­gist who is cur­rent­ly work­ing in the pri­vate sec­tor as sales man­ag­er. Robert’s mas­ter­ing of mar­ket­ing and good man­age­ment ski­ils are key to our company.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Shemarie E.Hombre</strong></p> <p>

She­marie E.Hombre

Aquat­ic Biologist

She­marie Hom­bre is an aquat­ic bi­ol­o­gist of aca­d­e­m­ic back­ground who has long worked as mu­se­um cu­ra­tor. She has a broad knowl­edge of Palawan biodiversity.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Leslie A. Bacani</strong></p> <p>

Leslie A. Bacani

Aquat­ic Biologist

Ms. Ba­cani grad­u­at­ed in Aquat­ic Bi­ol­o­gy at WPU (West­ern Philip­pines Uni­ver­si­ty). Leslie has out­stand­ing peo­ple skills and is a ded­i­cat­ed en­vi­ron­men­tal educator.

</p> <p align="center"><strong>Ivan M. Mendez</strong></p> <p>

Ivan M. Mendez

Con­ser­va­tion Biologist

Mr. Mendez is an avian bi­ol­o­gist and bio­di­ver­si­ty ex­pert with more than 15 years ex­pe­ri­ence. He has worked on con­ser­va­tion in coun­tries such as Spain, Qatar, and Indonesia.

The six pillars of our work

Sustainability

All our projects are eco-friend­ly and sustentable

Community

Only a thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty cares of en­vi­ron­ment, only a thriv­ing en­vi­ron­ment cares of community

Education

One can only pro­tect what is seen as valu­able and can only val­ue what is known

Science

As bi­ol­o­gists, we base in sci­ence to im­prove our model

Fair trade

The re­sources we ex­ploit be­long to lo­cal peo­ple, who must be the main ben­e­fi­cia­ries of our work

Conservation

Con­ser­va­tion is at the end our ul­ti­mate goal, as well as the el­e­ment en­com­pass­ing all the pre­vi­ous objectives

The six pillars of our work

Sustainability

All our projects are eco-friend­ly and sustentable

Community

Only a thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty cares of en­vi­ron­ment, only a thriv­ing en­vi­ron­ment cares of community

Education

One can only pro­tect what is seen as valu­able and can only val­ue what is known

Science

As bi­ol­o­gists, we base in sci­ence to im­prove our model

Fair trade

The re­sources we ex­ploit be­long to lo­cal peo­ple, who must be the main ben­e­fi­cia­ries of our work

Conservation

Con­ser­va­tion is at the end our ul­ti­mate goal, as well as the el­e­ment en­com­pass­ing all the pre­vi­ous objectives

The six pillars of our work

Sustainability

All our projects are eco-friend­ly and sustentable

Community

Only a thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty cares of en­vi­ron­ment, only a thriv­ing en­vi­ron­ment cares of community

Education

One can only pro­tect what is seen as valu­able and can only val­ue what is known

Science

As bi­ol­o­gists, we base in sci­ence to im­prove our model

Fair trade

The re­sources we ex­ploit be­long to lo­cal peo­ple, who must be the main ben­e­fi­cia­ries of our work

Conservation

Con­ser­va­tion is at the end our ul­ti­mate goal, as well as the el­e­ment en­com­pass­ing all the pre­vi­ous objectives