Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "scuba diving"
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Anilao dive spot gets coral restoration lab
(Manila Standard,February 5, 2019 , on page B4)As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules, which will be installed in Balayan Bay, one ... -
DENR sets all-out Manila Bay rehab
(Manila Standard,December 17, 2018 , on page A3)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is preparing to embark on a “highly ambitious and more complicated” endeavor in the restoration of the Manila Bay to its pristine state. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ... -
Diving is more fun in the Philippines
(Manila Standard,June 2, 2019 , on page D2)To help further cement the country's reputation as one of the world's best destinations for recreational and professional diving, the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines exhausts aggressive efforts in promoting it as a ... -
Living a dream on a small island
(Manila Standard,January 9, 2014 , on page B6)Life on a small island with a spectacular view of sunrise and sunset, an island with a tropical forest teeming with wildlife, with white sand beaches and colorful fishes in the crystal-clear waters of the sea --- many ... -
Masbate Gold backs coral reef restoration
(Manila Standard,January 22, 2018 , on page B4)Two major mining firms that comprise the Masbate Gold Project have begun installing 400 to 800 reef balls in a fishing and mining town in Masbate, in a bid to help regenerate new reef covers. The coral reefs had been ... -
Metro Pacific shores up Balayan Bay ecosystem
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2019 , on page C2)As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules which will be installed in Balayan Bay, ... -
MWSS pushes Manila Bay rehab
(Manila Standard,July 9, 2018 , on page A3)Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Administrator Reynaldo V. Velasco believes teamwork and adherence to the concept of shared responsibility will ensure the restoration of the Manila Bay waters to Class B level ... -
Preserving Philippine marine life
(Manila Standard,February 28, 2019 , on page C3)The melting of the polar ice caps, frequent and stronger typhoons, the thinning of the ozone layer--these are just some of the telltale signs of Global warming. It is no longer a myth or a conspiracy theory, that’s why ... -
'Scubasureros'
(Manila Standard,April 29, 2017 , on page 6)Emerging from the water yesterday in this team called 'Scubasureros,' a group of divers from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office of San Fernando City, La Union, that dictates time to collect garbage from the ... -
Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral
(Manila Standard,June 29, 2022 , on page B3)Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ... -
Whales in the wild: rare gem amid Thailand's mass tourism
(Manila Standard,December 14, 2016 , on page B4)Piercing the water’s surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde’s whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourist look on in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s a rare glimpse ...