Multi-tank capacity of Hollis SMS 100 (R) Owing to certain characteristics of underwater caves, proficiency in sidemount diving is emerging as a necessary skill. Of particular importance is multi-tank carrying especially in long complicated dives. The last FCD expedition (VI) of Casili Underwater Cave required 4 bottom tanks.
Did you say, “Japanese GOLD”!?
Read up on the guidelines before you get that gold-fever, you leprechaun, you!
A LETTER FROM DES RE: PAWOD “ROCK”
Hi Doc! I read your blog regarding the limestone sample from Pawod Cave. My initial guess is that the limestone belongs to Carcar Formation. This limestone formation fringes most of the coastal areas of Cebu. If my guess is right, it's age would range from Late Pliocene to Pleistocene, about 1.8 - 3 million years … Continue reading A LETTER FROM DES RE: PAWOD “ROCK”
HOW ARE SEA CAVES FORMED?
Mactan remains a popular dive destination despite massive coral reef destruction. Human activities impact, i.e. dynamite and cyanide fishing, coral harvesting, gleaning, boat hull and push stick (tukon), pollution from Mactan Channel, scuba and hookah spearfishing, and Koreans have reduced the Mactan reefs to a tiny fraction of what they were decades ago. This has … Continue reading HOW ARE SEA CAVES FORMED?
PAWOD – A JEWEL IN OUR MIDST
"A jewel in our midst" - FCD Bernil on Pawod. Pawod, by the fact that it was left undisturbed until its discovery by Doc Amores in 2002, is a repository of timeline changes in the history of Mactan Island..changes accumulated over thousands and maybe millions of years. There are many observations that need scientific cataloguing. … Continue reading PAWOD – A JEWEL IN OUR MIDST
What’s up with the logo?
The Filipino Cave Divers' logo is a line arrow marker with the Philippine flag's colors, sun and stars incorporated into the design. It signifies our commitment to advance our knowledge database of what DENR-PAWB Director Theresa Mundita S. Lim, PhD calls "these equally-important but less-noticed wetland ecosystems-the underground rivers and underwater caves of the Philippines". … Continue reading What’s up with the logo?
Cave diving is featured in M magazine
Our article on Lake Bababu is featured in the latest issue of M magazine, Life & Living in Mindanao. It gets front-billing on the cover. This may be the first time that a national magazine has featured cave diving. We appreciate the big boost Mr. Editor. Thank you! Get your copies now!
THE PAWOD UNDERWATER CAVE SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION The Pawod Underwater Cave System (PUWCS) is one of Lapu-Lapu City's most precious natural resources. It is a dissolution cave formed over thousands, maybe millions of years. It is located in Barangay [bar-ang-gai] Agus [Ah-gus] along Mactan Island's circumferential highway. "Agus" is the local term for spring. The barangay is named after the springs … Continue reading THE PAWOD UNDERWATER CAVE SYSTEM
How are underwater caves formed?
Most caves are formed in limestone rock. Calcite (calcium carbonate) is the main mineral of limestone.1. Throughout time, rainwater seeps into the cracks and pores of the ground. This rainwater which absorbs carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, (and takes more carbon dioxide as it drains through soil and decaying vegetation), becomes a weak carbonic acid … Continue reading How are underwater caves formed?
Hinatuan Enchanted River Expedition 2013
Hinatuan Enchanted River Expedition 2013 By Jake Miranda, TDI Dive Team 1. Jake Miranda, TDI Full Cave Diver #495188 2. Ivar Almhjell, TDI Full Cave Diver #488306 3. Michael Allen, PADI Divemaster 4. Johm Rey Pingkian, SDI Divemaster The Cave Hinatuan Enchanted River begins as an underwater spring that spouts freshwater from a deep … Continue reading Hinatuan Enchanted River Expedition 2013
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Siargao’s Blue Cathedral
Being unfamiliar with scuba diving does not really prevent you from admiring all that Caraga has to offer under the water if one looks at all its endless coastlines, countless islands, islets and shoals. Surfing in Siargao became such a phenomenon that there is one more product that perhaps we did not seriously take a … Continue reading Siargao’s Blue Cathedral
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