Browsing by Subject "diving"

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    • 16 more Manila Bay polluters named 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 1, 2019, on page A8)
      Sixteen more establishments have been found polluting the Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday. Data released by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the ...

    • 1st Dive Expo in Davao highlights underwater 'treasures' 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2022, on page 7)
      Davao Region’s rich underwater biodiversity took center stage in its first-ever Davao Dive Expo launched by the Department of Tourism-Davao (DOT-11) and SM Lanang Premier at the latter’s The Atrium on June 24-26. The ...

    • 1st Sarangani Dive Safari scheduled on April 29 to May 1 

      (BusinessWorld, April 18, 2017, on page S2/8)
      Sarangani Bay, one of the country’s unheralded beautiful bays, comes to life as the Province of Sarangani and the Department of Tourism (DoT) -Region 12 hold the first Sarangani Dive Safari on April 29 to May 1. Proclaimed ...

    • Adventures with Tubbataha’s mama ranger 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2017, on page C4)
      The water is—in the words of Yvette Lee, Discovery Fleet Philippines VP for operations, director of marketing and media affairs, and a published underwater photographer—“parang taho,” smooth and glassy and with nary a ...

    • Anilao dive spot gets coral restoration lab 

      (Manila Standard, February 5, 2019, on page B4)
      As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules, which will be installed in Balayan Bay, one ...

    • Anilao photo tilt to draw more than 200 divers from all over 

      Jambora, Anne A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2017, on page D6)
      One of the biggest underwater macro photography competitions in the world, the Anilao Underwater Shootout is again happening in Mabini, Batangas, better known as Anilao. This was announced in the first Dive Philippines ...

    • Antique, Misamis Oriental, N. Mindanao eyed as go-to dive sites 

      (Panay News, September 18, 2023, on page 14)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing Antique, Northern Mindanao and Misamis Oriental as the next go-to diving sites to sustain the Philippines’ standing as the leading dive destination in the region. Tourism secretary ...

    • Antique, Misamis Oriental, N. Mindanao eyed as go-to dive sites 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, September 18, 2023, on page 14)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing Antique, Northern Mindanao and Misamis Oriental as the next go-to diving sites to sustain the Philippines’ standing as the leading dive destination in the region. Tourism secretary ...

    • Apo Island: Diver's haven 

      Navarro, Jhio Jan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page A8)
      Jack Baller, a tourist and diving instructor from Miami, Florida, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Apo Island. “You won’t see any of these in Miami. [What you have here is] very clean. No trash at all ...

    • Batangas dive operators seek Anilao reopening 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2020, on page A8)
      Dive operators in Mabini town in Batangas province are asking national government agencies to consider allowing the underwater sport to resume, citing it as a much safer activity this time than leisure travels to the beach. ...

    • Benham Rise 2: Plans A to H 

      Dizon, Romeo M. (The Philippine Star, October 2, 2014, on page B7)
      We identified the most experienced divers among us who would dive to the site first; we assigned who would lay out the fifty-meter long transect line along which all the fish and coral surveys would be done; and we delegated ...

    • Boracay divers wary of 'crown of thorns' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 29, 2014, on page 6)
      An organization of divers in this island resort is vigilant on the possible proliferation of crown of thorns, a starfish species known to cause coral reef destruction, in the sea here. Crowns of thorns (Acanthaster planci) ...

    • Boracay underwater cleanup kicks off 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 23, 2018, on page 2)
      Divers on Sunday launched an underwater and coral reef cleanup in Boracay Island here in time for the celebration of Earth Day. The activity comes ahead of Boracay's 6-month closure to tourists starting April 26 meant to ...

    • CAFGU to lead planting of coral reef on Bagac beach 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, May 15, 2014, on page B-9)
      The Philippines Army's recruited Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) will spearhead the planting of around 20,000 coral reefs off the coastal area in Barangay Saysain, this town after the Department of Science ...

    • Caluya could be next tourism miracle 

      (Panay News, May 1, 2016, on page 1-15)
      This cluster of islets that comprise the only isolated municipality of Antique does not look as sad as it sounds. As every Antiqueño knows, "kaluya" means "sadness" in English. Through the initiative of Mayor Genevive Lim ...

    • Come again to Camiguin 

      (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2019, on page C8)
      An initiative of the Camiguin provincial government and the Department of Tourism-Region 10, the event registered over 500 dives from dive groups from Manila, Batangas, Cebu and Bohol, as well as foreign enthusiasts from ...

    • Coral reefs 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2014, on page 16)
      Close to 100 dive shops, hotel and resort operators in this city have signed a covenant for the protection and conservation of coral reefs here. Mayor Paz Radaza together with concerned government line agencies and the ...

    • Dapitan City to participate in DRT Show Taiwan 

      (Malaya, May 4, 2016, on page 7)
      In line with her administration's bid continuously showcase Dapitan City as among the competitively breathtaking diving havens in Asia with its pristine virgin and untouched marine gems in captivating marine sanctuaries, ...

    • A deep dive into saving the planet 

      Garceau, Scott (The Philippine Star, September 25, 2021, on page C1)
      Lots of teenagers talk about taking a “deep dive” into their passions. For 17-year-old Ganden Medved-Po, eldest son of Century Pacific Group’s Chris Po and philanthropist Nanette Medved-Po, that deep dive is quite literal: ...

    • Deepest wreck dive reaches WW II ship off Phl 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, April 5, 2021, on page 4)
      A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world’s deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible ...