I travel to Philippines all yr round because the flight is cheap and short but different story if the flight is well over 10 hrs + time difference. A 3-4 days round trip is not to be sniffed at. So it is logical to choose the "best time of the yr" to avoid disappointment.
Floods in Philippines leave 51 dead, over a dozen missing
Thousands of people in the Philippines remain in emergency shelters in the wake of devastating Christmas flooding as the death toll climbed to 51 with 19 missing.
apnews.com
I have experienced it once many yrs ago. Luckily my flight arrived after most water has subsided but many roads were still closed. I could not travel on ward to PG so went to Subic instead. The destruction was awful.
Another time the ferry to Ormoc was canceled because of rough sea so I went to Moalboal. I can afford to be flexible but it does not apply to most overseas divers.
Weather is unpredictable in certain time of the yr. And I believe it is the main reason why divers from outside SE Asia would rather go to somewhere else.
