Just FYI for everyone... in the January/February 2009 issue of Scuba Diving Magazine the Philippines was consistently ranked in the top 10 in almost every category 
Top Dive Destination (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #8 Who did we beat out? Some people will be surprised (but we're not) Places like: Red Sea, Wakatobi, Great Barrier Reef, Yap, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Cocos Island, and Baha California, including the Socorro Islands
Top Marine Life (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #8 Tie with Bali and Komodo, Indonesia. Who did we beat? The list would include: Fiji, Wakatobi, Costa Rica and Cocos Island, GBR Australia, Hawaii, Thailand
Top Marine Environment (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #12 Who were behind us? Places like: Maui, Chuuk, North Sulawesi and Lembeh Straits
Top Macro Life (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank... no surprise here #1 Who fell behind? Places like Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Palau, GBR Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Yap, Chuuk
Top Underwater Photography (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #2 Only Palau was ranked higher, everyone else was behind
If you would like to see your favorite dive destination be ranked higher next year you can take the survey at www.scubadiving.com/top_100
Top Dive Destination (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #8 Who did we beat out? Some people will be surprised (but we're not) Places like: Red Sea, Wakatobi, Great Barrier Reef, Yap, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Cocos Island, and Baha California, including the Socorro Islands
Top Marine Life (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #8 Tie with Bali and Komodo, Indonesia. Who did we beat? The list would include: Fiji, Wakatobi, Costa Rica and Cocos Island, GBR Australia, Hawaii, Thailand
Top Marine Environment (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #12 Who were behind us? Places like: Maui, Chuuk, North Sulawesi and Lembeh Straits
Top Macro Life (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank... no surprise here
#1 Who fell behind? Places like Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Palau, GBR Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Yap, Chuuk Top Underwater Photography (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Rank #2 Only Palau was ranked higher, everyone else was behind
If you would like to see your favorite dive destination be ranked higher next year you can take the survey at www.scubadiving.com/top_100
