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Our
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The
Rockport Dive Station
was originally a private beach resort owned by the
Dela Rosa clan from Taal, Batangas since the 1970's.
The cove, located at Sitio Balite in the town of San
Luis in the province of Batangas was a sleepy and
quiet area whose primary source of livelihood is fishing
and minimal farming. The initial trade utilized by
the family in developing the area was quarrying on
the adjacent hillside and the quarried rock was used
in several critical road and bridge works in the province
of Batangas. The endeavor employed several barrio
fisher folks within the area. The resort was made
available commercially only on selected weekends during
the summer season to select guests and family friends.
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In
1996, recreational diving as a sport started picking up
and some members of the family got certified. The resort
later became the frequent venue for the weekend trips along
with other divers associated with the family. In April 1998,
the idea of transforming the resort into a commercial dive
station turned out, after taking into consideration the
strategic location of the resort to almost two dozen popular
diving spots in Southern Luzon. From the dive station, the
diving enthusiast can take a peek at some of the majestic
aquatic resources in the region as far as Mindoro and Northern
tip of Palawan. The dive station is also the first fully
integrated dive and resort outside of the traditional dive
launch points in the province such as Anilao and Nasugbu.
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With
the help of family friends who share the same interest
and with the blessings of Ms. Vilma Dela Rosa, the
Rockport Dive station was finally established and
developed. From a private and exclusive beach resort,
the new development scheme incorporated various expansion
projects and the introduction of diving & training
facilities. The people who took charge of these improvements
were Ardie Darvin and Vilma Dela Rosa.
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The
resort provided income generating opportunities to the fisherfolks
living nearby who lost their jobs when the quarry closed
down and when fishing was no longer a lucrative trade. The
dive station is currently the hive of various improvements
and development in the once sleepy town of San Luis.
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Rockport
Dive Resort formally opened its doors to the public on March
1, 1998 and has since then carved a niche in water sport
enthusiasts specially divers. At present, the Rockport Dive
Station is now one of the most popular Dive Resorts along
with the established resorts in Anilao, remarkably, barely
a year start of operations.
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