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    • Trump's South China Sea war nears but PH should avoid it 

      New Worlds (The IDSI Corner) (The Manila Times, July 26, 2020, on page A5-A6)
      We are witnessing today the most powerful country in the world, the United States, undergoing intense internal economic and social division as well as unprecedented breaking of agreements with allies even while they are ...

    • Trusting China 

      Salazar, Melito Jr (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 12)
      However since the trust question came after a series of questions related to the West Philippine Sea, I believe that the answers on trust in China were heavily influenced by the answers to these prior queries. Eighty-four ...

    • Trying to halt the end of the world as we know it 

      Garcia, Joseph L. (BusinessWorld, March 1, 2018, on page S2/9)
      While other extinction events in prehistory were due to freak accidents or an ever-changing planet, scientists claim that the present extinction event is due to human impact on the environment. Overfishing and the alteration ...

    • Tsunami-stranded turtles rescued 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, December 29, 2018, on page 5)
      Searching a debris-strewn beach for victims of Indonesia's deadly tsunami, a rescue team happened upon a giant sea turtle trapped in a pile of marine trash. It took four staff to haul the endangered creature back to sea, ...

    • Tubbataha a year after the scarring by US Navy ship 

      Yan, Gregg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2014, on page A1-A12)
      On Jan. 17, 2013, the USS Guardian, a 68-meter-long US Navy warship, entered Tubbataha to accidentally plough into its South Atoll, home to the last 8,000 or so Philippine Black Noddies, which are critically endangered ...

    • Tubbataha declared Asean Heritage Park 

      Anda, Redempto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 6, 2015, on page A14)
      A regional body tasked by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) with supporting conservation efforts in the region proclaimed on Thursday the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as an Asean Heritage Park (AHP), a ...

    • Tubbataha divers prepare to assess grounding damage 

      World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Malaya, March 22, 2013, on page A11)
      One in every four known marine species call coral reefs home. Endlessly seeding the vast oceans with fish and invertebrate spawn, these sunken oases provide food and livelihoods for a billion people in Asia alone. forty ...

    • Tubbataha Group tells Us Embassy: Pay for coral damages 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, January 9, 2014, on page A3)
      In its continuing quest to seek settlement for damages caused on more than 2,000 square meters of corals in the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park by the USS Guardian, Tubbataha Management Office(TMO) top executive Angelique ...

    • ‘Tubbataha ideal spot for Valentine’s Day’ 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, February 15, 2013, on page 6)
      With its clear waters and rich marine resources, Tubbataha Reef could be considered as one of the most beautiful spots to spend Valentine’s Day, according to Coast Guard Palawan District commander Commodore Enrico Efren ...

    • Tubbataha incident caused by total negligence 

      Manaloto, Jennileen A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2013, on page A20)
      The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, located in the Central Sulu Sea, is cited as one of the most biologically diverse and one of the remarkable coral reefs on the planet. It is home to 600 species of fish, 360 species of ...

    • Tubbataha law cited by UN body 

      Mahusay, Juancho (The Philippine Star, October 21, 2012, on page A-29)
      The global community has taken notice of the Philippines' protection of natural reefs by giving Republic Act 10067 or the Tubbataha Natural Park Act a silver award in the 2012 Future Policy Awards as a model in coral reefs ...

    • Tubbataha marks 30 by celebrating its Big Five—both species and supporters 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2018, on page C8)
      Today, Aug. 11, it will be 30 years since President Corazon Aquino signed Proclamation No. 306, creating the Philippines’ first national marine protected area (MPA), the Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park—now the Tubbataha ...

    • Tubbataha now ASEAN Heritage Park 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, November 6, 2015, on page 1-4)
      The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) handed the certificate of AHP Declaration to the Tubbataha Management Office during a ceremony held at the Provincial Capitol of Puerto Princesa City yesterday. TRNP also serves as ...

    • Tubbataha patrols 

      Antonio, Raymund (Manila Bulletin, March 19, 2015, on page 4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has stepped up patrols at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park off the main land mass of Palawan as it sent a patrol boat and additional personnel to the area with the diving season underway. ...

    • Tubbataha Ranger Station getting upgrade 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2013, on page 7)
      The Tubbataha ranger station has been a second home to a dozen dedicated park rangers standing vigil over the 97, 030-hectare Tubbataha reef natural park in Palawan. The crucial role the station and the park rangers play ...

    • Tubbataha reef diving season begins 

      Manongdo, Jenny F. (Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2013, on page 5)
      The diving season has begun at the tubbataha reef and this won't be unduly affected by salvage operations to remove the grounded US Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, from the one of the best diving sites in the world, ...

    • Tubbataha reef salvage 

      Tubeza, Philip (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2013, on page A2)
      The salvage team working on the USS Guardian, which ran aground in Tubbataha Reef, removed the warship’s last remaining section early Saturday afternoon after being stuck on the Unesco World Heritage site for more than 10 ...

    • Tubbataha reefs designation as sensitive sea area approved 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2017, on page B6)
      The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finally approved the Philippine application for the designation of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as a particularly ...

    • Tubbataha reefs, a biodiversity haven 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 25, 2015, on page 11)
      Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP), located in the Sulu Sea in Cagayancillo, Palawan, and right at the apex of the Coral Triangle, a center of global marine biodiversity, was declared the 35th ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) ...

    • Tubbataha sets April timetable 

      Zurbano, Joel E.; Pañares, Joyce Pangco (Manila Standard, February 8, 2013, on page A3)
      Task Force Tubbataha targets removal of USS Guardian by April 9 Coast Guard commandant Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena said on Thursday. “The timetable is April but it will depend on sea and weather condition in the area,” ...