Legendary hereos need great hideouts- Batman had his Batcave, Darth Vader had two Death Stars and Voltes V had Camp Big Falcon. For the dedicated rangers standing vigil over the Philippines' top coral reef, home sweet home is the Tubbataha Ranger Station. But After a decade of serious weathering, can the aging offshore complex still function as a research hub and springboard for enforcement operations? Situated 160 kilometers southeast of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, the squat white barracks, which started as a makeshift base station built by Philippine Navy Seabees to shelter law enforcers in 1995, has since taken many forms.

Plans for new Tubbataha ranger station unveiled. (2013, August 11). The Philippine Star, p. B4.