Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "diving"

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    • 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 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • Diving is like life—you have to enjoy each moment 

      Prieto-Valdes, Tessa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 27, 2020, on page C8)
      Underwater is truly a different world. Like floating in space, scuba diving into the deep and mysterious ocean is an intense adrenaline rush, because of the peculiar sense of weightlessness and absence of gravity. With an ...

    • 'Incredible' icy dip between two continents in Iceland 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2022, on page B4)
      In between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland’s Silfra fissure is one of the world’s most famous dive sites, popular with tourists who venture into its icy waters. Visibility underwater can exceed 100 ...

    • Look beyond Boracay, visit Antique 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2012, on page C3)
      The message was loud and clear. Forget Boracay; well, it wasn’t really phrased that way but you get the gist. The province of Antique in Western Visayas was being promoted as an alternative to much-ballyhooed Boracay. ...

    • Our big surprise in Tubbataha-diving with Destiny 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2016, on page F1-F2)
      It was a quintessential Tubbataha dive—volatile currents, tons of fish, and a big surprise. We were at Seafan Alley on Tubbataha’s North Atoll, making our way back to the shallows after some 40 minutes of spotting slender ...

    • PH top 5 dive sites still the world's best 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2014, on page A1-A19)
      Scuba divers will never stop telling you: The Philippines is one of the best places in the world to dive. Just ask dedicated locals as well as visitors from all over the world, including award-winning underwater photographers ...

    • Sarangani town launches dive tourism program 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2021, on page C6)
      Scuba divers will have more options in exploring the undiscovered marine world of southern Mindanao with the recent launch of the dive tourism program of Glan, Sarangani. Held during the town’s annual Mahin Festival, the ...

    • A socially distanced scuba diving weekend in Batangas 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 6, 2020, on page D1)
      Scuba divers like to joke that, after a long time out of the water, our bodies crave the nitrogen that enters the system after some time at depth. COVID-19 has certainly kept many of us out of the ocean for a long time—too ...

    • Swimmers, jellyfish interact in Sohoton 

      Bernabe, Kirstin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2014, on page A21-A22)
      At Bucas Grande’s Sohoton National Park—a strictly protected area because of its rich biodiversity—guests will be treated to more than just pristine beaches with powdery white sand and crystal clear waters.

    • Tales of Tubbataha 

      Nuyda, Doris Gaskell (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2000, on page D8)
      "Tales from Tubbataha" by Yasmin D. Arquiza and Alan T. White is the second edition of a survey of the "marine paradise" known as Tubbataha Reefs, "a pair of vast coral atolls sprawled in the middle of the Sulu Sea." To ...

    • Tubbataha still open to divers 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2013, on page A15)
      The ongoing salvage operations for the United States Navy warship USS Guardian, which remains grounded at the Tubbataha Reef, will not prevent diving enthusiasts from exploring the underwater beauty of the diving site. ...

    • ‘We could be facing our last, best chance to save our species’ 

      Suntay, Robert; Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2020, on page 1)
      The ocean is my deepest love! It is my soul mate. It is what makes my most joyful experiences possible: filming and going on dive trips with Studio H2O (watch our underwater series, “Wreck Hunters,” on iWant TV), doing ...

    • What learning to swim as an adult taught me 

      Valenzuela, Nikka (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2022, on page C1-C2)
      Scrolling through Facebook a few weeks ago, I came across videos of my nieces and nephews that made me laugh out loud. The kids, who are between the ages 5 and 13, were learning how to swim. They were clad in full swimming ...