Suspicious item found by divers in Taal Lake

Manila Bulletin

Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla, commander of Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog, confirms another suspicious item was found by PCG divers in Taal Lake during a diving operation on Saturday, July 12, 2025.   The location where it was found was marked with a flotation device or buoy for retrieval operation. (via Martin Sadongdong | MB)  RELATED ARTICLE: https://mb.com.ph/2025/07/12/advanced-technologies-to-aid-in-search-for-missing-sabungeros-remains  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00This morning, they made their first dive team at around 0800.

00:14Nagkaroon tayo ng diving operations.

00:17Nag-move lang tayo pa southeast.

00:22From 20 meters away sa previous natin yung kahapon.

00:27So, same yung depth, halos.

00:31And yung visibility naman this time,

00:34pag baba mo, pag-descend mo,

00:37unlike kahapon, pag punta mo sa bottom,

00:41does a time na ang distansyo ng diver sa visibility,

00:451 meter lang halos.

00:48So, ito, pag baba mo pa lang ng ano,

00:51wala ka na talaga halos yung makita.

00:54So, again, zero visibility.

00:57So, kapakapa,

00:59and sinusuyod pa rin nila dahan-dahan.

01:02And yung mga initial na makapa nila doon,

01:06na unusual,

01:08ay minamarkahan na agad.

01:10So, that when the SOCO, CIDG, and BI arrives,

01:20we'll be able to pick it up carefully from the bottom

01:27to the top of the top of the top of the top.

01:29So, ito,

01:30para ma-witness yung pag-uwa.

01:31Kasi,

01:32may mga,

01:33of course,

01:34there are,

01:35there are technicalities and safety considerations

01:37sa pag-recover ng any,

01:38items sa Ilalim.

01:41So, why is your invisibility?

01:45Yes, and there are underwater currents in the area.

01:51This is a very challenging area to conduct diving operations.

01:58Sir, currently, there are markings that are in place?

02:01Yes.

02:02How many?

02:03We put a buoy, a quotation device,

02:09so that we can mark the divers,

02:13so that you can not disorient from the bottom

02:17to locate again those things that are in place.

02:21So, that's the challenge.

02:23Of course, the terrain is in the middle,

02:28it's different.

02:30It's not even straight or flat.

02:32So, sir, today, may markings.

02:34Makailan po?

02:35Initially, yung naan sa atin ng diver natin, may isa.

02:40Para yun ang maging reference nila.

02:43So, possibly isa?

02:44May reference siya na isa ang ninalagay

02:48kasi kung sobrang dami naman yung ano mo.

02:50So, alam mo lang yung entry point mo.

02:52Yun ang purpose pati ng rotation device natin.

02:57Para yung diver, pag hangat mo,

02:59siyempre gumagalaw yan.

03:01Hindi ka naman straight makabulusok.

03:04Doon ka sa descending line mo.

03:07Pag hangat mo, para alam mo pa rin yung position mo.

03:10Sir, is it safe to say na yung marking is equivalent to something na nakataulin?

03:14Yes.

03:15Yes.

03:16Yes.

03:17It's safe.

03:18May isa.

03:19Suspicious.

03:20But, papunta nga kami doon para,

03:23siyempre pag hangat ng diver,

03:25matanong din namin siya.

03:28Iba yung messages that tinatransmit dito

03:32and yung actual na makausap muna yung ating diver.

03:35So, wala palang nakikita?

03:36Kapakapalang.

03:37Kapakapalang.

03:38O, ganun yung challenge doon.

03:41Sige sir.

03:42Sige sir sir.

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