Tao Philippines was founded in 2005 by Eddie Agamos Brock, a native from the Northern Province of Luzon. After 10 years of extensive exploration of the remote provinces of the Philippines, he finally chose to settle base in the Northern Palawan islands. His friend and cofounder Jack Foottit, a British architecture student, designer of the business and build up the projects. 'We wanted to explore deep into the island culture of this vast archipelago, and experience real island living. This is one of the most beautiful regions in the Philippines. For us this province is a playground of hundreds of tropical islands, nobody comes up here, over the years of our expeditions we have never run into other travelers.'
We have built up a strong team who take pride in working for Tao. Some we met years before we set up our business, those who guided us on our first ever expeditions to the islands that we fell in love with. We grew into a large family, always on the move between the islands like sea gypsies. We have our Coron base Tao cafe which is also our booking office. In El Nido we have Tao beach bar, which is a hang out for our travelers.
Even though the Expedition project has been a success, we are not thinking of expanding into more of a bigger scale. We believe that what we have is special, a handful of travelers each year is enough to share our magical finds. But with so much energy and ideas flowing, we want to do other project. Different, yet with the same atmosphere and values. Our Tao village commune project will be ready for next season, a disused fishing village tucked in a thick forest and the limestone cliff, facing the flawless beach somewhere near El Nido. With the help of the local barangay, we will restore the village, with nine native huts to attract volunteers and people looking to do conservation or welfare project in the area. We are also setting up a canoeing expedition in the jungle of southern parts of Palawan. Tao Trek expedition up in the Mountain Province is also on the plan.
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