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Batangas is also one of the great places in the Philippines to enroll in freediving and scuba diving courses.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"batangas-anilao-discover-scuba-diving-18472070","title":"Anilao Discover Scuba Diving","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Philippines, located in the “Coral Triangle” is an archipelago of 7,107 islands, 2,000 of which are inhabited. On the northern shore of the Verde Island Passage is the 13km Calumpang Peninsula, better known under the general name Anilao, geographically consisting of the villages of Anilao, Balingit and Mabini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnilao is surrounded by gorgeous beaches, pristine reefs, and a very rich and diverse marine eco-system, with a great variety of small fish, and unexpected critters \u0026amp; nudibranchs turning up around every corner. 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