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. [...]
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 [...]
A virtual Noah’s ark
Immediately after I took up underwater photography, I set out to look for an online service that would help me identify the myriad coral species, fish, mollusks, etc., that I was collecting. I found several sites right away, but the one that I cottoned to was Whats That Fish! (or “WTF” … lol!). The folks [...]
AquaShots 2011
The AquaShots Underwater Photo Contest is an annual activity that aims to showcase the beauty and diversity of undersea life in the Davao Gulf. (Recently, the Gulf was declared as a priority area for marine biodiversity protection.) It is a project of the Davao Reef Divers Club. A few years ago, the Davao Reef Divers [...]
A Surprising Realization
Hello everyone. This is officially my first post in the blogging world. Thanks to Blogie’s invitation I am now part of this global force. I have to admit that one of the reasons I’m taking part in this trend is that I’m currently promoting our beach resort Leticia by the Sea. Just recently I discovered [...]






