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The heritage town of
Taal in the Southern Tagalog province of
Batangas features the largest church in the Far
East, the Ionic-columned, Gothic-designed
Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours and the famous
volcanic crater Taal Lake as its main tourists
attractions. Batangas is also the
port for the beach resorts at Puerto Galera on
Mindoro and it is located in the southern
section of Luzon.
In the southeast
area of Batangas is the resort village of Anilao
in Mabini town, the nearest scuba diving centre
to Manila. Anilao has outstanding corals and
reef life with one of the highest diversity of
small marine creatures and is also a jump-off
point for island-hopping expeditions. Anilao is
definitely one of the top ten dive sites in
Philippines and accommodation is easily
available since there a few dive resorts located
here.
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