Escape the Lockdown to Puerto Galera

Meet the team: Staff Instructor Ja Atienza

Diving, Puerto Galera, Resort, Team Building

We sat down with the woman who has been at LLV Divers since it all began – IDC Staff Instructor Ja Atienza – to talk teaching, turtles, and triggerfish.
“My favourite thing to see is turtles! I’m not only happy when I see them, I want to see the look in the face of my divers when they see the sea turtles. Every time, even if it’s every day or every dive, I am still happy to see them.”

Down to the Dive Site: West Escarceo

dive sites, Diving, Marine life, Puerto Galera

A classic Puerto Galera dive site, West Escarceo has a split personality depending on the moon and the tides. Will you be whipped along weightlessly, flying past boulders, critters, and schools of fish, or will you enjoy a sedate and gentle exploration of the minutiae of the Verde Island Passage’s incredible underwater life? Only the current will tell…

Did you know… the Philippines may be named the World’s Leading Dive Destination for an incredible fifth year in a row?

Awards, Diving, Puerto Galera

Did you know, the Philippines has been named the World’s Leading Dive Destination for the last four years in a row, according to the travel industry’s most prestigious awards? Not only that but in just over a month we will learn whether our beautiful islands have been named the best place to dive on earth for an incredible fifth consecutive year.