Showing posts with label coral bay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coral bay. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Just ask - Best Diving place in Philippine ?

Hi Juan knowing you as a dare diver I would suggest you try Camiguin it is an island located in the Northern Mindanao region. It is a volcanic island that has a shape of a pear because  the base of an extinct volcano. The hardened lava has turned into a beautiful reef. Many varieties of fish and corals are found here with turtles munching at sponges. There are several dive sites in Camiguin Island, which makes it one of the diving destinations of the Philippines. The Kantaan dive site in Camiguin is for advanced divers. Hard corals are abundant in this dive site. Fields of Acropora Coral and Lettuce Coral beautifies the seascape. Schools of aquarium fishes swim around these waters in Camiguin. Under the coral tables, you can see stingrays and white-tips sleeping. The Kantaan dive site is for divers who love high-speed drifts. As for novice like me the Mantigue Island Sanctuary is a great dive site for novices. There is a diversity of macro critters with clownfishes in different varieties. Other fish species are also present in this dive site. You can find some turtles on the rocky protrusions resting there.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Kopi talk - “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”


Although the Philippines raised the specter of international terrorists, kidnapping of foreigner operating in their soil and despite of all this activities they also surge of interest in charity humanitarian event to rebuild and improved life in the four corner of Philippine by local and foreign firm. “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”
GK volunteers help build homes for Palau'an families in Rio Tuba

Last Holy Week, around 700 Filipino and foreign volunteers with the humanitarian organization Gawad Kalinga helped build houses for 50 families of the Palau'an tribe in Rio Tuba, Palawan. Documentary photographer Rick Rocamora produced this audio slideshow featuring an interview with Gawad Kalinga founder and president Tony Meloto.

Gawad Kalinga has partnered with companies Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation and Coral Bay Nickel Corporation to build 1000 houses for Palau'an families in Rio Tuba over the next ten years.

Meloto says: "The goal is not just to build a thriving community for those working directly in the mining site but to take responsibility for the environment and for the people who live in that environment."