Browsing by Author "Honasan, Alya"

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    • Adventures with Tubbataha’s mama ranger 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2017, on page C4)
      The water is—in the words of Yvette Lee, Discovery Fleet Philippines VP for operations, director of marketing and media affairs, and a published underwater photographer—“parang taho,” smooth and glassy and with nary a ...

    • How Tubbataha’s park rangers didn’t miss a beat during COVID 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 14, 2022, on page C2)
      Last March, to the delight of scuba divers, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) opened up to visitors for the first time in two years. It was indeed cause for celebration; although the whale sharks didn’t come around ...

    • A shark may have been killed for your lipstick 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2017, on page C1-C5)
      Many women would “absolutely die” without lipstick, or so they say. But can you handle the idea that a shark—a majestic, ancient animal that has more to do with human life than people think—was probably killed so its liver ...

    • Their love affair with Tubbataha 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 22, 2016, on page C5)
      Although it is primarily a pictorial journey—incredibly, the very first photo book to be published on Tubbataha—we were in immediate agreement that it should also contain substantial information on the place. Thus, we came ...

    • 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 ...

    • Why should we care about sharks? 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2017, on page C4)
      “Tagging” a big, gentle whale shark—that is, swimming close enough to attach a device that will help scientists track the animal’s movements—seems easy enough for researchers. But tagging a tiger shark, known to be aggressive ...