The place is actually named Sitio Pulo and is said to be well-known in the 80's with actors like Tirso Cruz III flocking to its clean shores to escape from hot, mad Manila, as mentioned in Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros' blog. Now it has become Isla Uling (literally means "charcoal island") because of its people's means of living. They produce coal out of the garbage and waste, coming from different parts of Metro Manila, that fill its surrounding sea.
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