Category Archives: Social & Community

We had a group of local school kids come over for a visit and a tour around the resort. Doing tours like this shows the kids many the possibilities for their future careers and also gives them a good understanding on why so many people from all over the world come to their country on holidays and how important it is to conserve the beauty of the Philippines. We take pride in educating the future generation on conservation issues and teaching them the importance of keeping the environment (both land and sea) clean.

Perhaps some future Divemasters here!

The kids loved watching Antoine make a pizza.

It’s been a wonderful time for Pia Carlsson from the Eskilstuna Dive center in Sweden and they are not looking forward to the cold dark days back home. They’ve all enjoyed the warm temperatures and the amazing diving in Puerto Galera. Continue reading →

Thanks to Pia Carlsson for bringing her group of divers from the Eskilstuna Dive center in Sweden.

This group did a very wonderful thing too. They brought with them a large amount of toys, clothing and even toothbrushes that we will distribute to those in need. It was very king of them to this as it must have surely stretched all their weight allowances on the airplane. We’ll keep you posted on where all the stuff went.

Doing a school trip to El Galleon Resort in Puerto Galera is more than just diving. We also like to get the kids involved with the community in some way. This group of fifteen kids and two teachers went to visit one of our local schools to do presentations on marine conservation. They prepared presentations combined with games and themed on looking after the environment. It was a very educational experience for all of us and the best part was that it was good fun too!

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If you look closely at the sign you’ll see “Asia Divers” in the top corner. This photo was sent to us from Evolution Divers in Malapascua for our help with the typhoon relief fund for their area. So far, between us and a few other dive shops here we have sent more than $27,000 USD to Malapascua to help them out. There will be more of an update of what some of your donations have been doing sent out very soon. We thank everyone who has donated to this worthy cause.

While the sponsored head shaving has been a huge success for typhoon fund raising, hardly a surprise as anyone sitting in the Point Bar is going to be fully aware of the crisis in the central Philippines and likely to donate, there have also been some very committed efforts elsewhere. Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone that has supported Asia Divers & all the Puerto Galera Dive Centers with the relief effort for Malapascua Island. The donations from PG divers alone are fast approaching one million pesos. Well done!

John and his father live close to one of the few freshwater wells on the island. Like most people they now live in a shack built from the ruins of their home. But, they can’t continue to live in a shack. They need a new house and this is what we are helping to do on Malapascua.

Halloween is coming soon, so grab your mask or your broom. Asia Divers will be your host,come dressed as yourself, a witch or a ghost! There will face painting, costume prizes and witch’s brew, Now all we need is you! Join us for our Annual Halloween Spooktacular Party on October 31^st.

Older but wiser?! It’s been an exciting time over the past week with most of the animals prowling about. There have been several birthdays and some random boisterous nights, but all in all the animals were quite docile this year. Great to see you guys again!

Getting together for the whole gang’s last night here were Chris Taylor, Eric Masters, Bob Robb, David de Wolf, Magnus Sandstrom, John Tucker, Allan Nash, Mark Bluestone, Terry Llewelyen, Wayne Davis and Peter Bordeaux

Glad that John Tucker could be here to ring in another birthday with us!

Our manta ray on the Sports bar has been a wonderful piece of art and a superb conversation piece for several years now. It fit right it perfectly…but everything has its price so it’s time to bid fare-well  and hope that it gets packed up good and cushy for the journey to the U.S. Many people over the years have wanted to take it home with them but it’s always been the problem of how to get it somewhere. It’s super heavy and very fragile. It was love at first sight for Carolyn Macola, and with Tom Artz having a shipping company packing him up for a move back to the U.S. the pieces fell into place and the manta was sold. The manta got it’s U.S visa!!