Looking for somewhere laidback to suit the underwater photographers and snorkellers in your group? GERALD RAMBERT found it in the Philippines more...

Marine biologist Matt Doggett spent six months working and diving in the Philippines and is keen to share the good news about Sogod Bay.
Additional pictures by Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton more...

Why do some marine creatures have us hooked?
We all seem to have our private obsessions, whether diving in tropical or UK waters. On a recent trip to the Philippines, Sue Daly had eyes only for her own prince among fish more...

A potential 40 dives in one of the tropical fish-world's favourite stamping grounds, all on offer for under a grand? As it turned out, there were enough topside diversions to prevent Mark Ellyatt testing his dive computer too far, when he paid a visit to Puerto Galera more...

It's a mistake to label the Philippines as a single, homogeneous diving destination, says John Liddiard. This 7000-island archipelago ranges over 780,000 square miles and offers some of the richest and most varied underwater possibilities in the world more...

It's quite a holiday when you start as a dedicated shark-spotter and return as a macro-nut, but photographer Mike Veitch found that having the rich reefs of Malapascua to himself was too good a chance to miss. Who need thresher sharks anyway? more...

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