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Down to the dive site: Monkey Beach

August 7, 2023

The gentle slope of Monkey Beach hosts to a diverse marine ecosystem, with hard and soft corals providing a home to thousands of crinoids and nudibranches, while above them the…

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LLV divers with air cylinders including one marked as Nitrox

Is Nitrox worth it? The pros and cons of EANx

August 7, 2023

Over the last 30 years diving with enhanced air with higher concentrations of oxygen (nitrox) has gone from the preserve of the tec diving community to PADI’s most popular specialist…

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Verde Island

Down to the dive site: Verde Island

July 1, 2023

Come with us for a very special journey to the crown jewel of Puerto Galera’s dive sites in the Verde Island Passage Verde Island itself. This is a special trip,…

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The LLV Divers Express

All aboard the Divers Express!

July 1, 2023

Welcome to the the LLV Divers Express! We are delighted to announce we have launched a first-of-its-kind, all-inclusive luxury weekend diving getaway service from Manila. With two days of unlimited…

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divemaster

What is the difference between a Divemaster and an Instructor?

June 25, 2023

If you’ve ever considered taking the step from treating diving as a hobby to making it a career, you may be wondering what qualifications you need and what is involved…

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Yellow sea cucumbers at Ernie's Point

Down to the dive site: Ernie’s Point

June 25, 2023

Once upon a time a charismatic grouper nicknamed Ernie chose a small cave this beautiful reef wall to call home. Ernie has moved on but the site has kept his…

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Anto Steele, Luke Spence, Daniel Stracey, PADI Asia Pacific regional manager Lee Butler, Ja Atienza and Jamie Morton celebrating LaLaguna Villas winning the "Outstanding Achievement to the dive industry" award

We won AGAIN! LaLaguna Villas wins PADI “Outstanding Contribution to the dive industry” award for second consecutive year

May 31, 2023

We are delighted to announce we have won PADI’s coveted Outstanding Contribution to the Dive Industry for the second consecutive year. These sought-after accolades are reserved for the very best…

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One of the talented basket weavers at the Iraya Mangyan Village displaying her wares

Things to do: Mangyan Village

May 27, 2023

Take a short trip by tuktuk or taxi to the Mangyan Village just beyond the outskirts of Puerto Galera. Here Iraya tribal people live in traditional huts using local trees…

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LLV wins TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice award 2023

We won! Lalaguna Villas wins TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award 2023

May 26, 2023

We won! LalagunaVillas is delighted to announce we’ve won the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award for 2023, a reflection of the consistently strong reviews from customers which put us among the…

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A member of the LLV dive team hard at work filling our scuba tanks

Behind the scenes: the compressor room

May 24, 2023

Ever wondered where the air in your scuba tanks comes from? How Nitrox is mixed? How every time you want a new tank, there’s just one there as if by…

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