QUOTE(air_mood @ Jun 21 2019, 04:52 PM)
I'll probably skip Anilao and maybe do that next time I get to Phillipines and concentrate on Malapascua and Donsol. Trying to enquire from the dive center if possible to join the next morning dive as I get to Cebu at 1030pm so not entirely sure if it's possible. The planned travel route is Cebu-Malapascua-Bogo-Masbate(by ferry from Bogo)-Pilar(by ferry from Masbate)-Donsol-Legazpi-Manila(flight from Legazpi)-KL. That is what I've planned at least for now.
There is no need to rush, you can have a 8 dives scheduled in 3 days before leaving to Donsol. I also arrive using Airasia at 10.30pm, stayed for a night in a hotel nearby the airport town, Mactan.
Next morning, took an early transfer to Maya port then Malapascua with private van picking us up at 7.30am, reaching Island around 11+.
We then had a check dive after lunch followed by a sun set mandarin fish dive. Next morning, there is 3 dive scheduled, (Monad Shoal + 2 dives at Gato Island, Gato Island is also where you can see pygmy seahorses)
This can be repeated another day diving around Malapascua or go to Kalanggaman. We did not go to Kalanggaman and only dived around Malapascua because I need to off gas for an early flight to Palawan for tubbataha the next day. Around Malapascua it is more macro stuff at the sites we dived, many nudis, sea snake, eels etc, but there are virtually no corals at the sites we dived.