Paglugaban Cave El Nido Cave 2 23-27 Apr 2016 Style
DIVE7000 & WRECK DIVING at SUBIC
Wreck diving
Agus Pawod spring | pawod cave open for the public
Pawod Cave, also called Pawod Underwater Cave System (PUWCS), is a cave located under the sea on Mactan Island. Professional cave divers regarded this cave system as Lapu-Lapu City’s one of its greatest natural resources.
Pawod cave system is said to be a dissolution cave. This sort of cave is characterized as having sinkholes and underground drainages. Experts believe that this cave is formed over thousands or probably millions of years ago.
This makes it quite interesting and awe-inspiring especially for the one who first discovered or explored it.
Pawod Underwater Cave System is located along Mactan Island’s circumferential highway in Barangay Agus. In Cebuano language, this barangay is literally named after its literal translation in English language ‘agus’ meaning to flow or gush out or spring.
It is said that there were fresh water springs that gush into Agus Cove which is about less than 200 meters from Pawod itself. However, these springs disappeared about half a century ago.
According to the professional cave diver’s understanding, due to the “reversal of flow between PUWCS and the cove, the springs disappeared” which is caused by “overextraction of Mactan’s water table” to provide enough water supply to the island’s inhabitants (filipinocavedivers.com).
On the surface area above the cave system, one can particularly notice cracks that reveal the cave itself. There is a main pool which is known to everyone growing up in the area.
PAWOD SPRING Agus, Lapu-Lapu City | VLOG # 3 | Junfel Gilig
PAWOD SPRING Agus, Lapu-Lapu City | VLOG # 3 | Junfel Gilig
With J-PRO Assistant Videographer: RJ Kun Dayte Amistoso