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Coming together from Manila, Cebu, Bohol and Davao to participate in the first-ever Bay Deep Mati Freediving Festival. Front row from (L-R), yours truly Arabelle Jimenez Mermaid Instructor and Co-Founder of Motourismo, Emma Chen Freediver from Taiwan, Daniel Bautista Filmmaker, Department of Tourism Region XI Director Tanya Rabat-Tan, Davao Oriental Governor Cora N. Malanyaon, City of Mati Mayor Michelle N. Rabat, and Jean Pol Francois Freediving Instructor and Founder of Freediving Planet Cebu. 2nd row (L-R): Jean-Luc Tulliez Molchanovs Instructor and Co-Founder of Ocean Bluex, Imam Gulisan Filipino Freediving Record Holder, Gert Leroy Freediving Instructor and YouTuber, Leachim Padron Freediving Instructor and Founder of Glide Freediving, Niccolo Stevens Molchanovs Instructor and Photographer, and Dyna Fernandez Freediver from Cebu. Photo inserts freedivers Dan Patrick and Mermaid Arabelle. Underwater photos by Melardz Vee at Pujada Bay, Davao Oriental. |
Declared as one of the most beautiful bays in the world at the 15th World Bays Congress in Toyama Prefecture, Japan in 2019, the Pujada Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental is once again the center of attraction during the first edition of the Bay Deep Mati Free Diving Festival. Mounted by the Philippine Department of Tourism Region XI, the festivities was held on September 23 - 26, 2022 at the City of Mati in the Province of Davao Oriental.