The Pink Argonauts Announces New Scuba Dive Masters, Expects More Scholars This Year | Beautiful Life

The Pink Argonauts with sponsors. From left (front) Dinah Duran, Jocs Reyes, Department of Tourism IV-A Regional Director Marites T. Castro, Avic Maramot, Maida Bohn of Pacifica Dive, Tessa Neri, Julie Belle Lim of Bank of Singapore, Arabelle Jimenez, (back) Joedyn Padua, Marco Santos, Gage Veridiano of PADI, Torben Bohn of Pacifica Dive, Felino Neri of Armscor, and Monch Henares of BuildMeUp Corp.

They started as boatmen and fisherfolk. Today, they are PADI Certified Dive Masters and Anilao Dive Guides. Thanks to the grassroots initiative by The Pink Argonauts, last year’s dream has come into fruition, not only for the beneficiaries, but for the diving community as well. The beneficiaries mostly come from underprivileged families who live in Mabini, Batangas, and entered a rigid selection process.

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Aiyanar Beach and Dive Resort: A Taste of Paradise in Anilao

Planning a trip to a pristine vacation place need not be far away from Manila.  All-year-round, Anilao in Mabini, Batangas offer a range of beach resorts and water activities that the whole family can enjoy.  For most part, when one think of Anilao, it is scuba diving or wind-surfing that comes to mind.  Thanks to water enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers, Anilao has evolved in the past 20 years as a destination of fun, and relaxation for Filipinos and foreigners alike.

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SEA-VIP Institute Supports Marine Biodiversity Conservation

By Arabelle Jimenez

DENR Secretary Gina Lopez, stresses the importance of protecting the Verde Island Passage.

Reputed to be Anilao's finest vacation place, Aiyanar Beach and Dive Resort recently hosted "Cookout for the VIP", a fund-raising event for the benefit of Science Education and Advocacy for the Verde Island Passage (SEA-VIP) Institute.

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Aiyanar in the Philippines is Home to Scuba Diving Hall of Famers

By Arabelle Jimenez

Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific. Authors: Ned DeLoach, Paul Humann, Gerald Allen, Roger Steene.

Anilao, located in the town of Mabini, Batangas in the Philippines, is a macro u/w photographer's haven, and at the same time, a wide-angle enthusiast's paradise.  Its marine life is rich and diverse, making it among the premiere diving destinations in the world.  

Aiyanar Beach and Dive Resort, known for its sprawling facilities in Anilao, Batangas, enjoy the influx of noted underwater photographers from different parts of the world. Recently, it was a star-studded week of award-winning divers, and Scuba Diving Hall of Famers,  making it one for the books, so to speak. The resort is known for a professionally-run dive operator with friendly staff and dive guides or "spotters" who will take discriminating underwater photographers to where they traveled far and wide for.

Scuba Diving Hall of Famer, Lynn Funkhouser, celebrates 40 years of  diving  explorations, placing the Philippines in the world diving map.  She is flanked by Aiyanar's Tessa Neri, her lovely daughter Andie and Resident Resort Manager, Joyce Villarosa.

It is no surprise that leading reef fish identification authors and Scuba Diving Hall of Famers, Ned DeLoach and Paul Humann were at Aiyanar for a week-long exploration for their continuing quest of discovering and identifying tropical Pacific fishes.  Ned, carrying 40 years of adventure diving, has published 11 books.  Paul, an attorney by profession, revolutionized diving vacations in the early 70's, and never looked back.  He and Ned collaborated on eight marine life ID books. Both gentlemen live in Florida, USA.

With Aiyanar's Sales and Marketing Manager Marco Lacson, and authors Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach.

Looking at Lynn Funkhouser's photos of sharks with Aiyanar's in-house Dive Instructor Klaus Stiefel, authors Paul Humann, and Ned Deloach.

Aiyanar Beach and Dive Resort
Location: Barangay Bagalangit, Mabini Town, Batangas, Philippines
Resort Landline: +63 9175940056 
Manila Office Numbers: +63 9178831439, +63 9175049800, +63 9178666332, +63 9999997452
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