Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Apo Island"

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    • Apo Island: Diver's haven 

      Navarro, Jhio Jan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page A8)
      Jack Baller, a tourist and diving instructor from Miami, Florida, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Apo Island. “You won’t see any of these in Miami. [What you have here is] very clean. No trash at all ...

    • Apo Reef turtle sightings increase during lockdown 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2020, on page A8)
      The number of critically endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Apo Reef doubled during the period when the vast underwater ecosystem off Occidental Mindoro province was ...

    • Apo's native breed of dive masters 

      Pal, Irma Faith (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2017, on page A2-1)
      Dauin, Negros Oriental—Mary Jean Tabañera has long aspired to become a scuba diver. She would often see divers visiting the world-renowned Apo Island, off the coast of this town in Negros Oriental province, six years ago ...

    • Floating wharf on Apo Island worries environmentalists 

      Pal, Irma Faith (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2023, on page A8)
      Local officials of Dauin town in Negros Oriental want to put up a floating wharf on the 74-hectare diving haven Apo Island, much to the chagrin of environmentalists. Scientists from the Coastal Conservation and Education ...

    • PH top 5 dive sites still the world's best 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2014, on page A1-A19)
      Scuba divers will never stop telling you: The Philippines is one of the best places in the world to dive. Just ask dedicated locals as well as visitors from all over the world, including award-winning underwater photographers ...