The Philippines bagged the “Island Charm Award” and positioned itself as a premier global diving destination at the Diving Resort and Travel Show (DRT) Expo in Beijing, China, the Philippines Embassy in China said. Held at the China National Convention Center from Aug. 8 to 10, the awarding...
A Swiss diver is assisted by Philippine Coast Guard personnel on a stretcher after experiencing breathing difficulties during a series of diving activities in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro on March 22, 2025. (Photo: PCG) A female Swiss diver who experienced breathing difficulties after engaging in a...
Philipine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and volunteers carry the remains of a Russian tourist who died while on a scuba diving trip in Verde Island, Batangas City on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo: PCG) (UPDATED) Two Russian men who went on a scuba diving trip in Verde Island, Batangas City died after being...
BATANGAS CITY – Two Russian divers drowned while scuba diving in the shark-infested sea of Sitio Pulong Bato, Barangay San Agapito, Isla Verde, this city, on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 27. TWO Russian divers drowned in the sea of Sitio Pulong Bato, Barangay San Agapito, Batangas City on...
Hungarian freediver Fatima Korok is looking to defend her title in convincing fashion when she returns to compete in the 2024 Asian Freediving Cup later this month in Panglao, Bohol. The 31-year-old freediver is not only seeking to retain the title, but also beat her own personal best...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The city government is conducting a comprehensive study of the tourism potential of five diving sites here. MAYOR Malou Morillo (center) receives a briefing from a diving expert (left) during a tour of Calapan City’s diving sites. (FB) Mayor Malou F. Morillo...
By Gregg Yan MEET THE CICHLIDS Family of freshwater fish whose members range from the striped angelfish of the Amazon basin to the tasty tilapia we farm and eat in the Philippines I’m surrounded by mutants 30 feet down Lake Malawi in South Africa. Like Spiderman, Wolverine, and Magneto, they’ve...
DIVE INTO ADVENTURE Klook and PADI team up in offering consumers an easier way of booking their next scuba diving adventure Have you ever imagined what life would be like at the bottom of the sea? Picture yourself in a vast aquatic paradise just waiting to be explored. As the ocean remains largely...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Antique is eyeing to become a premier diving destination. To kickstart this goal, the Antique Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (APTCAO) is pushing for the creation of a diving organization. “We have very virginal dive locations. We don't have formal...
Picture yourself 18 meters or 60 feet underwater, where the noise of the surface world is non-existent and all that surrounds you is the open sea. Imagine a vast aquatic paradise just waiting to be explored, the majority of which remains unmapped, filled with aquatic secrets waiting to be...
Japan’s envoy to the Philippines, who went into scuba diving for the first time in 25 years, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Anilao in Batangas. (Photo courtesy of Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko) Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa...
CEBU CITY – Diving decompression chambers will soon be activated in Panglao, one of the prime diving spots in Bohol province. The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) on Thursday, Feb. 2, agreed to form a technical group to operationalize the diving decompression chambers in Panglao as a...
