MISAMIS ORIENTAL – Underwater photographers and divers continued to arrive in this northern Mindanao province following the launching of the Misamis Oriental Dive Festival.
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| The Department of Tourism releases two underwater photographs taken in Misamis Oriental province. |
The festival was launched on November 25 and
will run until January next year, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette
Puyat.
She said the festival was launched by the
Department of Tourism in collaboration with the Philippine Commission on Sports
and Scuba Diving, the provincial government and the municipalities of the
Gingoog Bay Alliance, and local dive stakeholders of Misamis Oriental.
The festival, Puyat said, gathers dive professionals, underwater photographers, and marine life enthusiasts from various parts of the country to join its key events such as the Underwater Photography Webinar and Competition, the Dive Spotters’ Training, the Dive Tourism Awareness Seminar, and the Scubasurero and Coastal Clean-up.
Provincial Tourism Officer Jeffrey Saclot said this is the first time that dive tourism is launched in Misamis Oriental, adding “without this initiative, we would not have been able to start the promotion of our dive potentials. This event is indeed paving the way to make Misamis Oriental included in the main dive tourism events in the future.” (Mindanao Examiner, PIA)
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