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Thanks, keep posting as you go!!! Enjoy the rest of your stay...

To the best of my knowledge the Hammerheads have all but disappeared... You can still read about them in trip reports on the internet or in outdated/not current guide books. Cabilao is a nice quite destination but the biggest things I have seen there are Turtles and a couple of Hump Headed...

I have made that dive, I do not believe that you were at much risk, I base this on the fact that DM's have a fairly standard route and they have to look out for their own safety as well. I do not believe your DM lied to you about your profile. but without having your own computer it would be...

I also used Carabao Divers in Davao a few years back and they were good, I don't have any experience with their training staff but judging from the way the rest of the operation was run I would expect it to be fine. Here is their FB link https://www.facebook.com/carabao.divers?fref=ts I think...

I have seen whale sharks in the wild many times and it never gets old.... I have never dived with the Whalesharks in Oslob because I have a fundamental problem with feeding wild animals because it usually results in something bad happening.... However, I have lived on the island of Cebu...

Malapascua is great for the Threshers. I would also consider Bohol, Blicasag is always a nice dive,,, the transfer is a little easier and if done right u dont need to miss a day of diving due to transfers....

HI Maisy, Congrats on ur recent certification. I believe the best option for you is to join a local club and dive with them when ever possible... THis will help you develop a network of dive buddies and provide you a local pool of mentors... I think the next best option is to use a paid...

Considering where you live, I would recommend not diving not diving in Boracay, do a couple of dives in BOHOL/Balicasag. I would also consider not bringing my gear since you are not on a dive centric holiday and the board can probablly help direct u to a shop which has adequate equipment. I...

You can live well on 1500 to 2000 USD, but you can not live like a king, especially if you purchase a vehicle and expect to dive 4 times a week. I would be happy to discuss other issues via PM.. Cheers,

Hi Anna, I believe it amounts to a group of City Lawmakers trying to help make a relatively safe industry(of which they are clueless) safer. I dont interpret this as a requirement for refreshers but rather keeping uncertified divers from being accepted as clients. It also puts major...

I am not really paying attention to this- as it is proposed legislation, with out input from anyone in the industry, or to the best of my knowledge input from the PCSSD(a government agency in-charge of regulating the industry)... The Philippines is a funny place when it comes to laws and...

Hi I will be back in the states for a couple of months and am wondering if I can purchase the parts to repair my bladder? the threaded plastic connector has come off the bladder and I would like to repair the BCD vice replace any suggestions... Cheers, Roger

I just really enjoy the ambiance of the island... The little resort that we stay at is nice, the food is reasonably good and the diving is very good, I never get tired of the dive sites..... I think u have everything in APO that you have in Bohol(diving wise).... Bohol has a lot more options...

I Probably have 40 dives on APO Island and a little more on than that at Balicasag. I have very few in Dauin as I dont really like the diving there. I stay on APO Island when I dive there at Apo Island Resort. I have stayed at many places in Alona but now normally stay in Tagbilaran at a...

Considering they have done all the planning and all meals are included this is a good deal. You would be hard pressed to find as good a deal on your own without a bunch of planning. I think 5 boat dives is very ambitous and I have never seen that except on live aboards. Air Travel will be...

To combine learning to dive, seeing whale sharks and then seeing the rice terraces, you will need to do some traveling. I would suggest that you learn to dive one of the destinations in or around Cebu. For real easy diving you can go to Moalboal, then once certified you can make a day trip to...

Looks like the OP has left the building :)

The Balikbayan Box is an easy way to get it here, But I have found it much more difficult to ship things "cheaply" back to the states... Is it the bouyancy characteristics your most concerned with or something else? How big is your steel tank? If cost is not an issue the airlines can bring...

Is that the daily rate or is that per dive??

It never fails to amuse me how this particular topic always seems to evoke an emotional discussion. I am an American and I was brought up in a tipping society. I usually tip for good service, but I do not allow some arbitrary formula or expectation determine the amount of the tip I leave. I...