▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁and ▁most ▁visited ▁be aches ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁particularly ▁for ▁those ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Capital ▁Region . ▁ ▁The ▁Beach ▁La i ya ▁has ▁white ▁sand ▁be aches ▁and ▁clear ▁waters , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁is ▁frequently ▁compared ▁to ▁Bor ac ay , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁country ' s ▁top ▁beach ▁choice ▁for ▁local ▁tour ists , ▁cele brit ies , ▁and ▁foreign ▁tour ists ▁al ike . ▁We ather ing - formed ▁cr ushed ▁shell s ▁and ▁cor als ▁make ▁up ▁both ▁be aches ' ▁white ▁s ands , ▁with ▁Bor ac ay ' s ▁being ▁notice ably ▁fin er ▁and ▁wh iter . ▁La i ya ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁be aches ▁that ▁have ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁recently ; ▁thus , ▁there ▁are ▁not ▁as ▁many ▁lux ury ▁resort s ▁and ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁be aches ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁is ▁within ▁driving ▁distance ▁( from ▁two ▁to ▁six ▁hours ▁depending ▁on ▁traffic ) ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Man ila . ▁ ▁La i ya - A play a ▁residents ▁As ide ▁from ▁tour ism , ▁the ▁loc als ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁also ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁from ▁fish ing . ▁Fish ing ▁boats ▁are ▁frequently ▁seen ▁with ▁ban ana ▁boats ▁and ▁jet ▁sk is ▁along ▁the ▁sh ores . ▁While ▁most ▁fish ing ▁villages ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁would ▁sell ▁the ▁catch ▁to ▁the ▁market ▁or ▁a ▁middle man , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁catch ▁of ▁the ▁fish er fol ks