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 title bestowed upon crucial protected areas in Southeast Asia. In a ceremony held on Thursday at the Palawan Provincial Capitol here, the program’s regional secretariat gave the title to the marine park’s management and the provincial government, which heads its policy-making body. The Asean title was added to others that had been given the Tubbataha Reefs—World Heritage Site and Ramsar site.

Anda, R. (2015, November 6). Tubbataha declared Asean Heritage Park. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A14.