Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Tawi-Tawi"

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    • ARMM leads regions in fish poduction 

      Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2018, on page A10)
      The five-province Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emerged anew as the country’s top fisheries producer among 17 regions, providing nearly 26 percent of the country’s total fisheries output, data from the ...

    • Bird on brink of extinction flies over Apo Reef park 

      Virola, Madonna T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A1-A11)
      One of the world’s critically endangered seabirds, the Christmas Frigatebird, was spotted for the first time at Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Sablayan town in Occidental Mindoro province, the third record of the species ...

    • Du30: Intrusive foreign ships face 'unfriendly' PH response 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 21, 2019, on page A6)
      President Duterte has warned of "unfriendly" treatment for foreign vessels traveling in Philippine territorial waters without permission, in a rare swipe at China's use of warships in the country's southern waters without ...

    • Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi 

      Alipala, Julie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2020, on page A10)
      They are known as “anjing laut,” the Malay word for “sea dogs,” in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah, according to Tawi-tawi residents who occasionally visit that part of Malaysia. But on Tawi-tawi’s Taganak Island, where the ...

    • Tawi-tawi, a tourism diamond in the rough 

      Salcedo, Margaux (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2023, on page A12)
      Last Nov. 6, I had the honor and privilege of going to Sibutu in Tawi-Tawi to give the keynote address at the unveiling of the historical landmark for the burial site of Sheik Makhdum with Dr. Emannuel Calairo of the ...

    • Turtle Islands: Hundreds of nautical miles away from justice 

      Maliwanag, Dennis (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2010, on page A14)
      They came in the dead of night and pulled off the first heist on Baguan Island this year. The thieves, possibly armed, quietly left onboard a boat taking about 600 pieces of green turtle eggs from this protected wildlife ...

    • Young Tawi-Tawi scientist out to save sea of childhood 

      Uy, Jocelyn R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2016, on page A1-A15)
      The sea, with its diverse marine life, and the pristine beaches of his hometown Sibutu Island in Tawi-Tawi were Richard Muallil’s playground as a child. Now, as a 35-year-old marine scientist, Muallil is hoping to transform ...