Malapascua Island is a Filipino island situated in the Visayan Sea, located across a shallow strait from the

northernmost tip of Cebu Island. Administratively, it is part of the insular barangay of Logon, Daanbantayan

Municipality, Cebu Province, the Philippines. Malapascua is a tiny island, only about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)

 long and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide, and has eight hamlets.

As a diving destination, Malapascua was "discovered" fairly recently, only in the early 90s. The island was first

known for its wide white sand beach, known as Bounty Beach; it has also become known for its beautiful coral

gardens and excellent local dive spots, as well as further-out sites including Gato Island, Monad Shoal, and

Kemod Shoal. Monad Shoal is an underwater plateau where thresher sharks and manta rays can be sighted

 on a regular basis.

Most of the islanders derive their livelihood from tourism, while some still rely on subsistence fishing and

farming.There are no licensed physicians present on the island, with the closest hospital situated several hours awayThe name ���Malapascua��� is said to have been given by some Spaniards whose ship happened to get stranded in the island on Christmas Day, December 25, 1520, due to bad weather. Because of their misfortune of

having to spend Christmas away from their comrades and family stuck in a desolate island, the Spaniards called the island Mala Pascua, which literally means ���Bad Easter���. From then on the Spaniards and the non-locals

would refer to the island as Malapascua, while the local residents insist that their place is called Logon.