^
+ Follow Tubbataha Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2235284
                    [Title] => Tubbataha Reef named among 'best scuba diving destinations'
                    [Summary] => The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan has been named by New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure in its "19 Beautiful Destinations With the Best Scuba Diving in the World" list.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-01-04 14:26:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806731
                    [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell
                    [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism
                    [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/01/04/tubbataha-reef-manta-ray_2023-01-04_14-06-14937_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1837617
                    [Title] => Tubbataha at 30
                    [Summary] => Liveaboard ships, which are really floating hotels packed with dive gear, compressors, tanks, chase boats and the dive pros are the only way divers can access this marine park. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-29 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135405
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism
                    [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/j2-main_2018-07-28_18-03-59279_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1518879
                    [Title] => Tubbataha Reef declared Asean Heritage Park
                    [Summary] => 

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has formally declared Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) as an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP).

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151106/Tubbataha-reef-5.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1518916 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A regional heritage [Summary] =>

“A piece of heaven on Earth” – this was how the executive director of the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity described the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20151106/startoon.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1435561 [Title] => PCG, Navy step up Tubbataha patrols [Summary] =>

As the diving season at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park begins, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Navy (PN) have intensified their monitoring in the area to ensure that marine resources would be free from abuse and theft.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1428825 [Title] => PCG reminds Tubbataha divers of ‘no touch policy’ [Summary] =>

With the diving season at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park about to start, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently reminded divers of the “touch me not” policy when it comes to the rich marine biodiversity found in this United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) protected area.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140620/tubbataha-reef-wrecked-9.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426310 [Title] => EDITORIAL - National heritage [Summary] =>

Two years after a US Navy minesweeper ran aground on Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, Washington has paid the P87.03 million or $1.97 million sought by the Philippine government as compensation for the damage. US officials said several crewmembers of the USS Guardian have also been sanctioned for the accident that destroyed 2,345.67 square meters of corals in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20150222/startoon.gif ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425765 [Title] => (UPDATE) US pays Philippines $2 M for Tubbataha Reef ship grounding [Summary] =>

The United States has paid compensation to the Philippine government for the damage incurred on Tubbataha Reef in the middle of Sulu Sea by its Navy ship that ran aground two years ago, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-19 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425359 [Title] => US pays P87 M for Tubbataha damage [Summary] =>

The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140627/tubbataha-reef-google-street-view.JPG ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425140 [Title] => US pays P87 million for Tubbataha damage [Summary] =>

Washington last month turned over P87.033 million in compensation for the damage caused by the stranded United States Navy vessel to Tubbataha Reef in 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-18 17:46:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150218/tubbataha-salvaging.png ) ) )
Tubbataha
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2235284
                    [Title] => Tubbataha Reef named among 'best scuba diving destinations'
                    [Summary] => The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan has been named by New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure in its "19 Beautiful Destinations With the Best Scuba Diving in the World" list.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-01-04 14:26:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806731
                    [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell
                    [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism
                    [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/01/04/tubbataha-reef-manta-ray_2023-01-04_14-06-14937_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1837617
                    [Title] => Tubbataha at 30
                    [Summary] => Liveaboard ships, which are really floating hotels packed with dive gear, compressors, tanks, chase boats and the dive pros are the only way divers can access this marine park. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-29 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135405
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism
                    [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/j2-main_2018-07-28_18-03-59279_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1518879
                    [Title] => Tubbataha Reef declared Asean Heritage Park
                    [Summary] => 

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has formally declared Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) as an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP).

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151106/Tubbataha-reef-5.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1518916 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A regional heritage [Summary] =>

“A piece of heaven on Earth” – this was how the executive director of the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity described the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20151106/startoon.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1435561 [Title] => PCG, Navy step up Tubbataha patrols [Summary] =>

As the diving season at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park begins, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Navy (PN) have intensified their monitoring in the area to ensure that marine resources would be free from abuse and theft.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1428825 [Title] => PCG reminds Tubbataha divers of ‘no touch policy’ [Summary] =>

With the diving season at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park about to start, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently reminded divers of the “touch me not” policy when it comes to the rich marine biodiversity found in this United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) protected area.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140620/tubbataha-reef-wrecked-9.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426310 [Title] => EDITORIAL - National heritage [Summary] =>

Two years after a US Navy minesweeper ran aground on Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, Washington has paid the P87.03 million or $1.97 million sought by the Philippine government as compensation for the damage. US officials said several crewmembers of the USS Guardian have also been sanctioned for the accident that destroyed 2,345.67 square meters of corals in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20150222/startoon.gif ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425765 [Title] => (UPDATE) US pays Philippines $2 M for Tubbataha Reef ship grounding [Summary] =>

The United States has paid compensation to the Philippine government for the damage incurred on Tubbataha Reef in the middle of Sulu Sea by its Navy ship that ran aground two years ago, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-19 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425359 [Title] => US pays P87 M for Tubbataha damage [Summary] =>

The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140627/tubbataha-reef-google-street-view.JPG ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425140 [Title] => US pays P87 million for Tubbataha damage [Summary] =>

Washington last month turned over P87.033 million in compensation for the damage caused by the stranded United States Navy vessel to Tubbataha Reef in 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-18 17:46:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150218/tubbataha-salvaging.png ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with