I will be traveling to Cebu and Bohol in August and staying/diving at Magic Resorts on those islands. I am trying to estimate how much American money to bring with me for incidential expenses, particularly tipping. I realize that the Invasion stayed on different islands and used Atlantis Resorts, but I have been unable to get good information from my internet searchs about tipping and other incidential expenses in the Philippines. Some sites indicate that tipping is not normal in the Philippines, where as others suggest 5-10% of the total cost of the trip. My neighbor, who grew up in the Philippines, told me that tipping was not normally done in the Philippines but that has been rapidly changing in the tourist areas and seemed to be different at each visit back home. Any recent advice about (1) how much to tip, (2) whether it should be in dollars or pesos, and (3) how the tip should be given/distributed (e.g., all tips for hotel staff and diving staff included in one envelope or should they be individually distributed) would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to start a discussion about tipping in general, but I'm interested in recent specifics for tipping at a Philippines resort where diving, accomodations, and food are all provided. The second set of questions deals with the Philippines airports. There was a post that the packing of regulators in carry-on bags was prohibited on domestic flights in the Philippines. Was this correct? There were also some concerns about the domestic terminal in Manilla. Any suggestions for what to expect at the domestic terminal?