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Chris Tiu shares 'magical' trip with family in Palawan

By Aedrianne Acar

iBilib host and former PBA star Chris Tiu had an awesome time during the holidays, after flying with his whole family to an exclusive paradise resort in Coron, Palawan.

Chris uploaded a short video on Instagram, showing some highlights of their family vacation.

According to him, he wanted to remember the “best memories” of this trip with his wife Clarisse Ong and their children, Amanda Claire and Mari Diana.

He wrote in the caption,“Perhaps not the most appropriate time to post beach pics but just want to share and remember some of the happier memories created during the holidays with some people I love the most in one of the most beautiful places in the Philippines.”

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In addition, Chris also witnessed firsthand a turtle laying its eggs on a beach, where he and his family are having dinner.

He even described it as a “magical show” saying, “Nature treated us to a magical show as we watched this female sea turtle crawl up the beach a few meters from where we were having dinner to make her nest and lay eggs before heading back to the sea.”

The Kapuso host continued, “It took this Hawksbill or Green (?) sea turtle about an hour to dig, lay eggs, cover her nest then gather all her remaining energy to make her way back to the water.”

“Turtles usually lay eggs at night and around 80-100 eggs should produce cute little hatchlings in around 2 months' time. When they become sexually mature, they will somehow eventually return to their birth place to lay eggs. Amazing!” he added.

Chris and Amanda welcomed their first daughter, Amanda Claire in June 2016, while Mari Diana was born on February 25, 2018.