The islet is coterminous with Barangay Dawahon, which is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Bato in the province of Leyte.

There is an elementary school, a church, two basketball courts, one small road, and a government medical clinic.

There is a weekly ferry service from this islet to the mainland town of Bato, Leyte, which is 24 kilometres (15 mi) away.

A very rare geological formation, it comprises two sets of large coral reefs that formed offshore on a submarine ridge due to a combination of favorable tidal currents and coral growth in the area.

Its extensive seagrass beds are nursery and feeding grounds for various species of rabbitfish (siganids) and seahorses, while its mangroves are spawning habitats for crustaceans, shrimp, and various fish.