Following the easing of travel restrictions, tourism has started to get back on its feet. From May 28 to 29, 2022, the Samal Dive Festival Fun Diving was organized by the Department of Tourism in Davao Region (DOT-Davao) and the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) in a bid to uplift the local tourism of Samal Island. The two-day scuba diving activity was participated by several scuba diving enthusiasts from Pro Dive, Carabao Dive Center, other dive shop owners, representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippine Commission on Sports and Scuba Diving (PCSSD), Davao City Tourism, Philippine Navy, DOT-Davao, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and even beginner divers.

Daugdaug, K. S. (2022, June 6). Diving in Davao. SunStar Davao, p. 2.