Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)"

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    • Bigger crane ship in Tubbataha today 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2013, on page A4)
      The second, bigger crane ship that would help remove portions of the USS Guardian, which remains stuck in Tubbataha Reefs in Palawan, is expected to arrive at the site on Saturday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard ...

    • China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2017, on page A2)
      China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...

    • Great Barrier Reef should be put on ‘in danger’ list-UN panel 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 30, 2022, on page A9)
      Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is “in danger”, a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change ...

    • Lowly ‘labahita’ may yet help heal Tubbataha atolls 

      Yap, Dj (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2013, on page A1-A20)
      They aren’t the most beautiful fish in the sea, but the labahita may just be what the Tubbataha Reefs need to regenerate after being bruised by the intrusions of two foreign vessels earlier this year. With the presence of ...

    • The magnificent mangroves of panay 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2004, on page A18)
      Unlike the bamboo or coconut, the mangrove has yet to take its place as a "tree of life " in Philippine lore, despite being ubiquitous, useful and magnificent. If names given to places indicate popularity, mangroves probably ...

    • Mati bays wow visiting Int'l Bay Watch Club 

      Lacorte, Germalina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 13, 2020, on page A12)
      Not only Pujada Bay but also the nearby Balete and Mayo Bays have wowed the validators of the Club of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World because of their pristine waters and biodiversity. “We visited the bays in the ...

    • More lessons on mangroves 

      Nuyda, Doris Gaskell (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2004, on page 2)
      Recently, I received a copy of a new book, "Handbook of mangroves of the Philippines-Panay," and felt I was being given an extended lesson on mangroves. The book is written by a four-person team composed of Jurgenne H. ...

    • PH urged to rethink China ties 

      Quismundo, Tarra; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A2)
      The Philippines should rethink relations with China following reports Beijing was planning to build a radar station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...

    • Puerto Galera: Shoring up tourism, marine ecosystem 

      Supetran, Bernard L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 8, 2019, on page B3-4-B3-2)
      For centuries, the bucolic town of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro has been one of the archipelago’s proverbial best-kept secrets, with its lush forests, powdery beaches and rich underwater world. Literally meaning “port ...

    • Reef's real value is priceless 

      Plantilla, Anabelle E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 4, 2013, on page A18)
      National outrage followed on the heels of the grounding of a US Navy ship in the south atoll of the Tubbataha Reef National Park (TRNP), off the coast of Puerto Princesa in Palawan. The TRNP is a protected area under the ...

    • Stricken US Navy ship a total loss 

      Yap, DJ; Esplanada, Jerry (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2013, on page A1-A20)
      The US Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground at the protected Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea because the ship is a complete loss and because removing it intact would cause more damage to the reef and the ...

    • 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 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 ...

    • Unesco asked to help assess damage to reef 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2013, on page A3)
      An official of the Climate Change Commission on Saturday asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to assess the damage wrought on the Tubbataha Reefs by the USS Guardian which ran ...

    • US has not paid tubbataha fine 

      Yap, DJ; Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 3, 2014, on page A1-A13)
      Almost a year after an American warship ran aground on an atoll of the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea, the US government has yet to pay the fine imposed by the Philippines for the damage to the environment. The Department ...