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I'm doing my DM with Asia Divers/El Galleon. Arkipelago was my second option.

The only company I dove with in Coron was Reggae, unsure if they do technical but they were very good for rec. I'm looking forward to the TR in Sabang, going there in Jan for my DM. Who are you diving through in Camiguin?

Moalboal isn't over fished, it was destroyed in a typhoon during Covid. It was sad, as it used to be an amazing place to dive with loads of critters. You'd see 5 turtles on each dive and the coral was intense. I went last year for the first time since 2019 and I was disappointed for sure...

Panglao should be fine for most people. Not sure about crowds in May, but in July they were almost non existent and we went to Balicasag every day. On that trip we did a week in Camiguin with 6 days diving, one day travel to Bohol, 3 days diving there, day transfer to cebu/Moalboal, 5 more...

Officially 14 volcanoes now, according to the official websites! Home - Visit Camiguin https://www.visitregion10.com/camiguin

All 3 of the dive shops in Camiguin are good. TinTin from Volcan is one of the best DMs I've had, he sees and points out everything. That resort has really good breakfast as well, but I had mixed feelings about the foreigner owners. Balai sa Baibai/Coraya Divers has the safest run operation...

Most dives locales in the Philippines can be quite shallow and not much current (unless you're going to the wrecks in Palawan or threshers in malapascua, etc). Moalboal is good. Bohol is good. And PG/Anilao is quite popular (never been, can't vouch). I'm biased to Camiguin because the island is...

Thought it said anilao and dumaguete, apologies.

My only thing with flying extreme long haul with PAL is that it's too long in one seat! 15+ hours and then to have to land and stay/transit out of Manila sucks. I'd rather take a flight to anywhere else in Asia for a positioning (Tokyo, KL, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, etc) with an overnight...

I'm surprised at the DMs in Seaview in Moalboal. I know the manager of the resort and the head instructor Koz, and that shocks me. Though I've never dove through the resort, they're also affiliated with Savedra and it was a really well run operation last summer. The DMs were fantastic. I'll...

Oslob is about 2 hours south of Cebu City so you'll want to do it before Dumaguete. Malapascua is 4-5 hours transit north of Cebu City, but worth 2-3 days diving. The benefit of taking buses and ferries means you can dive and then leave when you want, no waiting for no fly time. I've spent...

Camiguin. It was the wrong season for the wind in August, so the boats wouldn't go out, we did about 5 days of shore diving and it was really good. Iring (bisaya for Cat) was one of the best shore sites I've done. A really nice field of lettuce coral at about 100' deep caps off a really cool site.

Only place I can recommend in Coron was Reggae divers. Good boat, good DMs, and even a deco drink after the dive. We had a great time with them, wife got her OW and my mother took her AOW with them as well. PG I have no idea, but I'll be likely doing my DM though Asia Divers there next year...

Very well done video!

If you are bigger, you have the right of way cause you ain't gonna win that fight.

If you really need it, just pick up one for $3 at Gaisano to cut open mangoes. Did that a few years ago, tried to bring it home and declared it and had it confiscated by customs due to the type of knife.. But regardless they are cheap to find there.

I got lucky when I was there in August as they came back not too long before.

I usually take pesos in my own country then withdrawal at a bank when I'm there, or use CC/PayPal for large purchases (like diving). But I'm sure you'll find a decent reputable exchange place in Bohol. Some places might even take USD

Sardines came back in 2023 😊

As far as I know, she was the GM and was exploring the possibility of offering diving to guests. In the process of mapping out some sites. You can always give them a call or email, ask for Grace.