The municipality of Dauin in Negros Oriental, a popular diving spot in the Philippines, has reopened its shores for domestic tourists in a bid to revive the province’s tourism industry amid the pandemic.
Among the popular diving sites that opened in Dauin is the Apo Island, which is one of the world’s best-known community-organized marine sanctuaries. It is home to over 650 documented species of fish and more than 400 species of corals. Arriving tourists will be picked up either by the local government unit’s transport service or by their booked hotel, where they will undergo the mandatory five-day quarantine before proceeding to their planned activities.
Puyat, who also chairs the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving , added that more PCSSD workers will be deployed to the region to strengthen the building capacity and accreditation of dive establishments.