JCI Manila’s ‘Sea of Life’ has helped restore marine life around the Philippines, specifically in Batangas, Bohol, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Cebu, lloilo, and La Union By Lauren Wendell C. Ng WATER WORLD Due to reef degradation, only five percent of our country reef's remain The Philippines is...
BACOLOD CITY -- A diving instructor died from drowning after suffering a heart attack while underwater in one of the resorts in Barangay 4, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The victim was identified as Henry Aguillon, 57, of Himamaylan City. According to Executive Assistant...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds are expected to take part in the DIVE7 Festival that the municipalities of Zamboanguita and Dauin in Negros Oriental will host from July 28 to 31. Organized by the Department of Tourism-Central Visayas (DOT 7), the DIVE7 Festival is expected to draw local and...
Fil-American diver Ariana Drake missed out on a podium finish by a slim margin after settling for fourth place in the women’s 3-meter springboard at the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the My Dinh Water Sports Palace in Vietnam. The 17-year-old Drake, who is in her first SEAG appearance, posted...
Fil-American diver Ariana Drake fell short of giving the country its first medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games Sunday after finishing fourth in the women’s 1-meter springboard at the My Dinh Water Sports Palace in Vietnam. File Photo from Lailani Velasco Drake, 17, tallied 207.15 points to...
The Philippines has once again named as the leading dive destination in the world during the World Travel Awards 2021, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A diver swims past a coral reef off the coast of Escaño Beach in Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete City in an undated photo. On Monday (Sept....
The country’s diving industry is now ready to welcome foreign visitors as more than 95 percent of workers in accredited dive establishments already received their vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Friday, Nov. 26. A diver swims past a...
For the Lapids, diving is not just a sport, it's a lifestyle Nestled within the busy province of Batangas is Anilao, a laid-back barangay in the town of Mabini that does not need to brag or show off. Its tranquil and serene ambience speaks for itself, not to mention it being Luzon’s prime diving...
Like most young people, Wowie Cai likes traveling and taking photos. But unlike most young people, he thrives with black water photography. When he first dived in 2014, he never imagined the impact of that first underwater adventure on his career. To be precise, that dive made him discover a new...
Journeying to the depths of the Philippine seas Text and images by Kellda Centeno With over 7,000 islands, the Philippines is said to be the “center of the center” of marine fish biodiversity with the highest density of species per unit area. I took all of these photos over the past two years...
