{"id":15645,"date":"2021-11-11T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=15645"},"modified":"2021-11-11T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T10:01:01","slug":"dive-in-anilao-in-batangas-reopens-this-dec-for-world-cup-of-underwater-photo-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/11\/11\/dive-in-anilao-in-batangas-reopens-this-dec-for-world-cup-of-underwater-photo-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"DIVE IN: Anilao in Batangas Reopens this Dec for ‘World Cup of Underwater Photo Competitions’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The country\u2019s world-famous marine life will once again take the spotlight during the Anilao Underwater Shootout (AUS)<\/strong>, slated in Anilao, Batangas, from December 1-5.<\/p>\n

AUS has been dubbed as the \u2018World Cup of Underwater Photo Competitions\u2019 since its first edition in 2013 in Mabini, Batangas to promote Anilao as a premier underwater photography destination and gather the most illustrious local and international divers and photographers in one venue. In its 2018 edition, over 220 contestants from 23 countries participated in the event.<\/p>\n

\"\"Anilao, Batangas\/IMAGE from the Department of Tourism\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

DIVE IN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The announcement was made by Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat during the Sixth Philippine Deep Blue episode organized by DOT and Dive Philippines. The decision is based on the country\u2019s readiness to welcome back dive tourists and sustain its position as the world\u2019s leading dive destination.<\/p>\n

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\nIMAGE from DOT<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Anilao Underwater Shootout is not only a competition but also a platform to communicate to the world the importance of safeguarding our delicate reefs and marine ecosystems for future generations,\u201d Puyat said.<\/p>\n

Consistent with the gradual and safe reopening of the dive destinations in the new normal, organizers of the Shootout are pulling out all the stops to exhibit the country\u2019s rich and vibrant diving industry anew and gather divers, professional and amateur underwater photographers, and marine enthusiasts from around the globe.<\/p>\n

SHOOTOUT CONTEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comprising this year\u2019s panel of judges are renowned underwater photographers Mike Bartick, Scott Gutsy Tuason, and William Tan, along with Underwater360 Group founder John Thet. Winners across the competition\u2019s 11 categories will be awarded prizes from underwater photography gear brands Nauticam, Scubalamp, AOI, XDEEP, Crest, and Fourth Element.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lim Sudong, 2nd Place Compact \u2013 Fish Portrait; Cai Songda, Winner Blackwater, 2018 Anilao Underwater Shootout\/IMAGE from DOT<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To safeguard Anilao\u2019s unique and critical ecosystem, AUS will continue to implement a \u201cno marine life manipulation\u201d policy, a strict guideline that has set standards for other underwater photography competitions in the world. According to competition director Oliver Ang, the set rules and point system combined with the expertise of highly experienced judges from various fields are in place to discourage manipulated images.<\/p>\n

The local community of Anilao will also be briefed to remind guests to follow proper underwater conduct and sign a code of conduct accord prior to the event.<\/p>\n

Currently, other local dive destinations that have already re-opened include Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Malapascua, Cebu; Dauin, Negros Oriental; and Anilao, Batangas.<\/p>\n

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Source: Department of Tourism<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOT announced the Anilao diving spot in Batangas will reopen for the Anilao Underwater Shootout, the world cup of underwater photo competitions this December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,81],"tags":[153,154,3093,3107,3327,3328],"class_list":["post-15645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batangas","category-anilao","tag-anilao","tag-batangas","tag-department-of-tourism","tag-dot","tag-world-cup-of-underwater-photo-competitions","tag-dive-philippines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15645"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15658,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15645\/revisions\/15658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}