Buddy Dive Center

02/01/2026

From white sand to white sand, from the reefs of Agutayan Island in Jasaan to the reefs of Mantigue Island in Camiguin, ending 2025 and starting 2026 with epic dives in Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao with this bunch of jovial divers... May 2026 be a more diving, less stress year for all of us... And if you are not a diver yet, perhaps its time to consider taking the course as studies have shown that diving reduces stress... Just look at the stress-free faces of the diver in the photos from 2025 to 2026 and it looked like we didnt even age a day...😁😁😁

For your diving inquiries, don't hesitate to shoot us a message Soon-to-be-buddy!!!

29/08/2025

Doing our share of civic duty, the Buddy Dive Team participated in the PPA 10's underwater clean-up in the marine sanctuary of Opol, Misamis Oriental with core buddy divers, Francis, Tata, Patrick, B**g Vargs, Marmar, and dive instructor Fra-and Q.

07/06/2025

Certified open water divers, with their supportive partners, with Malapascua's twin instructors Tong Abyss Dayday and Tong Dayday , with a guest instructor all the way from Mindanao, and hosted by Malapascua's pure local dive shop Mtd Diveshop with Jeston Dayday Gulfan ..

07/06/2025

Traveled all the way from Virginia to be certified open water and advanced open water divers in the only dive spot in the world with 99.9% chance of diving with what our dive instructor Fra-and Quimpo always calls, the Philippines (supposed to be national fish), the NATIONAL THRESHER, the Thresher Sharks of Malapascua Island..

Buddy Dive Center x Mtd Diveshop

Tong Abyss Dayday , Tong Dayday , Jeston Dayday Gulfan

30/12/2024

Thank you to Aquamundo Scuba ... It has been a wonderful year... May we have an even better 2025....

13/07/2024

12/07/2024

The new Garmin Descent Mk3i's impressive AMOLED display touch screen with a resolution of 390x390 pixels not only gives you clear and sharp details for all the information that you need in your diving and sports-related activities but it can also view photos from your notifications so you don't have to pull out your phone for a quick glance of images that were sent to you.

The Garmin Descent Mk3i comes in the 51mm and 43mm sizes.. Order yours at the shop..

22/05/2024

Today, May 22, 2024, is the INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, and did you know that THE CORAL REEF has the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem in the planet. And did you also know that despite how small our country, the Philippines, is, we are the 3rd country in the world with the most coral reefs. That's right, our waters are blessed with extensive coral reefs extending from the north of Batanes all the way to the south of Tawitawi... But unfortunately despite all these blessings, we are also up there in the world's top ten list of marine biodiversity hotspots, meaning we have one of the MOST THREATENED MARINE ECOSYSTEMS in the world. So why the irony, it is because despite being an archipelagic country, only a small percentage of Filipinos actually know how beautiful the world beneath the waves is, and an even smaller percentage cares about protecting it. So it has always been my advocacy to show the beauty of the world beneath the waves in the hopes of changing minds about how we treat our seas and oceans because what you see above, is not how it looks like below. And this photo is just one of the proofs of my claim. And an astonishing coral reef, the most amazing ecosystem you can find in a healthy sea.

Dive Buddy and Model: Norman William Macababayao
Taken during 2023's Dive 7 Underwater Shootout in Dauin-Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental
Dive Services: B**go B**go Divers
Dive Guide: Dimar Truita . Magnus Nielsen
Dive Buddies: Char Lene Vic P. Pulmon

16/05/2024

The Homebuddy Seahorse

The pygmy seahorse is probably one of the most inconspicuous, but sought-after fishes underwater. They are very "homebuddys", and this particular species, Hippocampus bargibanti, takes it to the extreme by choosing only one genus of seafan, the Muricella sp. to live on for its entire life and even taking the look of its home with all the bumps and lumps, making them all the more difficult to spot. Their adaptation of looking like their home is their way of not being eaten by predators as seahorses are one of the slowest swimming fishes and also to avoid the usual paparazzi divers. And shy, homebuddy seahorses that are already so tiny, and look the same as their "homes" making them all the more difficult to spot, just one of the amazing things you find in a healthy sea.

The Shy Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
Gato Island, Malapascua, Cebu

Shot with the Olympus Em10 mark IV with an Olympus 30mm macro in an AOI/Backscatter housingduring the recent Buddy Dive Center 's 2024 Malapascua Trip with our host, the amazing shark whisperers and equally incredible critter hunters of Mtd Diveshop.. We will surely be back for more of your amazing service and dive experience...

Dive Services: Buddy Dive Center x MTD Diveshop
Dive Buddies: Ram Yoro, Marlon Managa, Marivic Verdadero Maramot, Char Lene, Norman William Macababayao, Cy Belle, James Gritton