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SHOULD I BE GLAD THAT I AM ACCREDITED BY THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM???

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Finally... After waiting for the last 2 months, my renewal with Department of Tourism is approved. I am accredited by The Philippines Department of Tourism as a Tour Guide for 2013/2014 but is it something to be happy about?  I first came to the Philippines in 1992 when I joined a group of church members in Singapore and volunteer myself as a worker to raise funds to the victims of Mount. Pinatubo when it was erupted. I stayed in the Philippines for a month before heading back to Singapore. I did mention that I will be back in this country and amazingly in 2002, I came back to the Philippines and went to Bible College. In 2004, I joined Club Panoly Resort Boracay as one of the Directors and remembering those times when I was given the opportunity to join Department of Tourism to market the Philippines. I was also inspired by many Tour Guides when they brought their guests to the resort and I decided to take up TOUR GUIDE COURSE organised by Department of Tourism in 2007. It

TIDES & CURRENTS

Tides Have played in the beach for more than 6hours? Did you realise the same spot that you were playing become dry? Where is the water? When I was young, I thought it was magic but as I grow older than I understand that these changes are called tides due to the result of the gravitational pull of the moon and to a smaller extent, the sun. Tides affect divers by exposing or concealing rocks that are or near the water's surface. For example, a low tide may expose rocks that make the entry and exit hazardous, but when the tide rises, these rocks may be completely submerged and safe to swim over. You may also avoid long surface walk if you are diving in high tides. Currents In the ocean, currents are formed by winds, waves, tides, and the rotation of the earth. In the northern hemisphere, currents move clockwise and in the southern hemisphere, current move counterclockwise. As divers, we need to know the different kind of currents and to resp