Water Safety Guide

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Training & Education

Learning to swim in the Philippines

What age to start swim lessons, where to learn in the Philippines (Red Cross, Philippine Life Saving Society, schools), and survival swimming vs strokes.

Training & EducationLifeguard beside orange rescue buoys on a beach

Lifeguards and water safety organisations in the Philippines

Who trains and certifies lifeguards in the Philippines? PLSS, the Red Cross, TESDA, the Coast Guard and DOH explained, with what to check at a resort.

Training & EducationPowerful breaking surf wave with white foam and spray

Open-water swimming safety guide for the Philippines

Safer sea, lake and river swimming in the Philippines: buddy rules, tow floats, currents, heat, marine life, entry and exit, and what to ask event organisers.