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Tubbataha Reef named among 'best scuba diving destinations'

By Kristofer Purnell | January 4, 2023 - 2:26pm

The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan has been named by New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure in its "19 Beautiful...

Travel and Tourism

4 manta ray hotspots identified in the Philippines — study

By Kristofer Purnell | December 22, 2022 - 4:02pm

A collaborative study led by the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines has identified four hotspots...

Travel and Tourism

Coast Guard: Tubbataha off limits

By Evelyn Macairan | March 16, 2017 - 12:00am

The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, which serves as sanctuary for diverse marine species, is now off limits to vessels.

Science and Environment

Coffee table Tubbataha a chronicle of world heritage

By Iris Gonzales | November 24, 2016 - 12:00am

It is no secret that the Philippines is host to one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world, the Tubbataha Reefs...

Science and Environment

EDITORIAL - A regional heritage

November 5, 2015 - 9:00am

“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.

Opinion

PCG reminds Tubbataha divers of ‘no touch policy’

By Evelyn Macairan | March 1, 2015 - 12:00am

With the diving season at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park about to start, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently reminded...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - National heritage

February 22, 2015 - 12:00am

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...

Opinion

12 Chinese poachers start serving jail term

By Juancho Mahusay | October 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Twelve Chinese fishermen   found guilty of illegally fishing in Philippine waters have started serving time in Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan.

Headlines

12 Chinese in Tubbataha grounding convicted

By Camille Diola | August 5, 2014 - 4:08pm

The crew members of the Chinese fishing vessel that ran aground on protected Tubbataha Reef last year were found...

Headlines

Rolling in the deep: Tubbataha diving without license

June 27, 2014 - 1:57pm

Who says you need a license to put on a wet suit and go scuba diving in one of the world's most treasured reefs?

News Commentary