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Technical diving in the Philippines: 85 instructors on TecDiveTools, with the agencies and courses each teaches, and a summary of what students say.
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TecDiveTools lists 85 instructors teaching technical diving in the Philippines.
Listings are ordered by how much evidence exists about their technical diving, not by a star rating, with any paid Featured listing shown first and marked as such (how rankings work). 15 of these 85 carry reviews we have read and classified as being about technical or overhead training. The count excludes recreational certifications by name, so a busy resort does not outrank a one-instructor cave operation on the volume of its reef trips. Separately, 15 have a written synthesis of what reviewers say about them. How we read and count reviews.
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TecDiveTools lists 85 technical diving instructors in the Philippines: Puerto Galera (18), Cebu (12), Anilao (10), Metro Manila (10), Subic Bay (10) and Panglao & Bohol (8), and 6 more regions. The directory is not a census — it lists the instructors we have been able to verify, and grows as more are added.
The Philippines combines some of Asia's most accessible wreck diving with remarkably diverse reefs. Coron holds the fleet of Japanese ships sunk in a single air raid in September 1944, and its deepest, the Irako, lies entirely below 28 m with its keel at about 43 m — a decompression wreck with large holds and an engine room to penetrate. Around them are world-class reefs and marine life — Anilao's macro, Malapascua's thresher sharks, Moalboal's walls — with short travel distances and warm water.
TDI (80), GUE (6) and RAID (1), counted by how many of the 85 instructors listed in the Philippines teach each. 2 teach more than one agency. The agency sets the standards and issues the card; the instructor sets the price and schedule.
Published whole-course prices at dive centres in the Philippines, by training tier — Advanced Nitrox / Decompression Procedures: roughly US$450 to US$800 (2 centres, converted from local prices); Technical DPV (open water): roughly US$360 to US$600 (2 centres, converted from local prices); Technical Sidemount: roughly US$410 to US$1,000 (2 centres, converted from local prices); Intro to Tech / Essentials: roughly US$410 to US$600 (2 centres, converted from local prices); Advanced Nitrox: roughly US$450 to US$600 (2 centres, converted from local prices). Each figure is a centre's own published price; they differ mainly in what they include (gas, equipment, dives), so compare inclusions before numbers. Every course page lists the individual prices.
Yes — 7 of the 85 instructors listed in the Philippines teach cave or cavern courses. Most often: TDI Cavern (7), TDI Intro to Cave (4), TDI Full Cave (3) and TDI DPV Cave (2).
Yes — 16 of the 85 instructors listed in the Philippines teach rebreather courses. Most often: TDI Air Diluent CCR Decompression Procedures (14), TDI Air Diluent CCR (13), TDI Mixed Gas CCR (7) and TDI Helitrox CCR (5). CCR training is unit-specific, so check which units a listing supports.
Diving runs all year, but the typhoon season (roughly June to November) can cancel boat days, especially in the north and around Coron. For most regions the calmest months are roughly December to May.
Around 26–30°C most of the year; a 3 mm wetsuit is usual, with more insulation for long decompression. Thermoclines around Anilao and Malapascua can feel noticeably cooler at depth.
