I agree with those who recommended Evolution for Malapascua. Very professionally-run dive center with nice staff and owners, and by reputation they tend to attract an interesting mix of discriminating and often quite experienced divers. In my two weeks on the island, I enjoyed meeting some newly-certified and eager open water divers as well as a number of other scuba instructors and other technical divers, many of whom spent their evenings editing some amazing photos while hanging out around the Craic House bar/restaurant.
For Coron, I went with Rags II (a liveaboard) and highly recommend them. Absolutely first-rate service on a comfortable liveaboard with nice folks and gourmet cuisine, all at a reasonable enough price (as liveaboards go). Can support technical or recreational diving, or even both at the same time. Because it's a liveaboard, Rags 2 can put you on the wrecks before or after or between all the land-based dive centers and thus try to avoid the crowds, and if you're all doing non-tech diving then you can probably fit in 3 dives per day plus a night dive if desired. Our trip stopped at Apo Reef for a couple days of diving with sharks and turtles etc. at the remote marine park, and Apo Reef was great (sort of Tubbataha Lite) but I wish we had spent the whole trip at Coron, which was fantastic if you like wrecks. Can't wait to go back.
