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    • Tourism hurting whale sharks in Oslob-study 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 14, 2020, on page A8)
      At least 95 percent of endangered whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) observed in Oslob, Cebu province, since 2012 have been injured and scarred due to activities linked to wildlife tourism, according to a study that looked ...

    • Tourists help save Boracay's corals 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2015, on page A8)
      British tourist Christian Licursi and his Canadian friend, Michelle Girouard, attach small coral fragments to a framed plastic screen holder. They are joined by other volunteers on a floating platform, about a kilometer ...

    • Town's fortune, future soar with flying fish 

      Sarmiento, Bong S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 9, 2020, on page A12)
      When Maribel Reroma was starting a family more than a decade ago, she and her husband only had meager savings from their low-paying jobs. Raising two children added financial pressure on Reroma, a high school dropout, who ...

    • Town, DENR play tug-of-war over crocodile 

      Magbanua, Williamor A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 16, 2014, on page A10)
      A freshwater crocodile that was accidentally trapped near the Liguasan Marsh on Saturday has become the subject of a tug-of-war between the municipality and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). If ...

    • Town, fishermen demand P132M for damage from 2013 oil spill. 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16, 2014, on page A9)
      The Cordova municipal government and a group of fishermen are seeking about P132 million in damage payment from the owners of two vessels that last year collided and leaked oil, polluting the town’s marine environment. The ...

    • Transparency demanded in PH-China deals on WPS projects 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Yap, DJ; Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2019, on page A6)
      Any deal on joint development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should respect the country’s sovereignty over these waters and recognize that they are part of Philippine territory, Sen. Grace Poe said on Friday. The ...

    • A trillion-ton iceberg, the size of Cebu island, redraws Antarctica's map 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2017, on page A12)
      One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from the Antarctic Peninsula, providing a glimpse of how the Antarctic ice sheet might ultimately start to fall apart. The iceberg, which is roughly the size of the US ...

    • Trivia overload 

      Mercado, Juan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2006, on page A10)
      Other talented Filipino scientists work in fields that impact on the daily lives of citizens. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera is a world authority on that most-threatened wetland resource: mangroves. Dr. Florentino Solon specializes ...

    • Troops at Nido outpost see vital role amid isolation 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      The passing of each day is slow and tedious for a small group of soldiers deployed to the Nido observation post, a former gas platform that has been turned into a military outpost located northwest of this island province. ...

    • Trump Jr. tweets on Tubbataha rile PH netizens 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2013, on page A20)
      The remarks of American businessman Donald Trump Jr. criticizing a US Navy plan to dismantle its minesweeper that is stuck at the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea has sparked outrage among netizens and prompted a militant ...

    • Trump vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2017, on page A6)
      The new administration of US President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese states media has warned ...

    • 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 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 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 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 still open to divers 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2013, on page A15)
      The ongoing salvage operations for the United States Navy warship USS Guardian, which remains grounded at the Tubbataha Reef, will not prevent diving enthusiasts from exploring the underwater beauty of the diving site. ...

    • Tubbataha: ‘We must build apartments for some 2,000 birds—we’re halfway there’ 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2019, on page C5)
      One cloudy afternoon last June, I skipped a dive during the extended transition trip from Tubbataha to Batangas of the Discovery Fleet’s sleek, comfortable dive boat M/V Discovery Palawan, so Angelique Songco, the indefatigable ...

    • Tuna canner buys more fishing boats 

      de la Fuente, F. J. G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 11, 2012, on page A1)
      Listed Canner Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII) has purchased six more commercial fishing vessels from BSJ Fishing & Trading, Inc. in a bid to increase its direct access to fishing grounds. In a disclosure ...

    • Tuna exports to EU in peril 

      Canivel, Roy Stephen C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 23, 2020, on page A10-A9)
      The country’s biggest tuna canneries are worried about losing their biggest market because of international politics after majority of lawmakers in the European Union (EU) voted to use trade to express their dissent over ...