I just wanted to share this video produced by the Department of Tourism – Region 11, which is most ably led its by regional director, Arturo P. Boncato, Jr. I’m very happy that folks at tourism organizations are now starting to promote scuba diving in the Davao Region. Davao City and the Island Garden City [...]
March ’12 club dive
The Davao Reef Divers Club had its second club dive of the year last 24 March 2012, this time with 35 divers and a handful of guests. As per tradition, the first dive was a coastal clean-up and the second was a fun dive. We were hosted by the Maharlika Lions Club at the Villa [...]
Ah…the diver’s life!
My uncle Ray de la Paz, an avid scuba diver himself, brought me to dive with him and his family last 14 March. It was my first time to dive with them together: Tito Ray and my cousins, Raymond and Christian, plus their sister’s husband, Kyle. There were also two friends of Christian’s with us. [...]
My 200th dive
My 200th plunge into the deep blue. Wow! And not even a year yet as a certified diver… This milestone took place last 3 March 2012 with my dive buddy and high school batch-mate, Rex Liao, and his son, Uno, at the Gato Island dive site. It’s about an hour away from Malapascua, Cebu. This [...]
Amazing sharks of Malapascua
Barely a week after my first encounter with a whale shark in Davao Gulf, the sea gods favored me with four more close contacts with thresher sharks and eight with whitetip reef sharks. This time, in Malapascua, Cebu. My friend from high school, Rex, his son Uno and I dove the world-famous Monad Shoal off [...]
Whale shark!!!
(Read the title with ecstatic joy.) Whale sharks do come to stay in the Gulf of Davao: I’d seen several videos of sightings from as early as 2009 (c/o Carabao Dive Center and Maxima Beach Resort). And today — at long last! — I got to see one for myself. It was a juvenile, because [...]
Date with a pawikan
The sea is my love, so I spent Valentine’s Day with her. She did not disappoint. 70 feet deep at a dive site nicknamed “Dila ni Lando” by the dive shop’s DMs, a marine turtle awaited. She was lovely! Even if she let me admire her for only a brief moment, she completed my day. [...]
Keep sea shells where they belong
We’ve got to stop making excuses for them, that these islanders are simply trying to make a living. And we’ve got to stop thinking that one small purchase wouldn’t make any difference. The trade of sea shells is illegal for a very good reason: it’s there for the conservation of our fragile marine ecosystem. The [...]
Love affair with nudibranchs
I take pictures of marine life as part of my involvement in the Save the Philippine Seas movement, and as I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I organize these photos via online resources in an effort to help the advocacy along. While it gives me satisfaction doing this, what provides real pleasure is when I [...]
The Davao Reef Divers Club
On 31 January 2012, the Davao Reef Divers Club held its regular elections to put in place a new board of trustees and set of officers for 2012-2013. It is the longest-running dive club in this part of the country, and counts among its members divers of various backgrounds. It is also one of the [...]
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DOT-11 promotes scuba diving — at last!
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March ’12 club dive
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Ah…the diver’s life!
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My 200th dive
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Amazing sharks of Malapascua
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Blogie: Thanks for dropping by, Chris!...
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Christopher Kaluna: Aloha all, just checking out the site....
- Better than Shells! (Part 1) | | Save The Philippine SeasSave The Philippine Seas: [...] this article, “Keep sea shells where t...
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Winston: waaaa nice. Nainggit ako!! hahaha...
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