'Deepest Wreck Dive' Reaches US WWII Ship off Philippines

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 metres below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an exploration team said.

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Published on 06/04/2021 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary, History

Side Trip in Baguio During the Panagbenga Flower Festival

Now that Panagbenga Festival is nearly approaching , you might consider giving Baguio a quick tour during the festival. Baguio has so many great places to offer and some of which can be access for free. So after witnessing the colorful street dances and grand float parades, you might consider visiting these places in Baguio.

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Published on 27/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Baguio, Festival, Panagbenga

Help Save the Sea Turtles at Bataan's Pawikan Conservation Center

Started in 1999, the Center is a community-based initiative dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, protecting, and propagating marine turtles that are locally known as pawikan. Headed by the Bantay Pawikan Inc., the program was responsible for reviving the turtle population in Bataan. Three – the Hawksbill, the Olive Ridley, and the Green Turtle – of the five species of marine turtles found in the Philippines come to the coasts of Morong and Bagac to nest and breed.

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Published on 28/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Pawikan

Mount Sembrano

Mount is a mountain located between Rizal and Laguna of the Calabarzon region in the Philippines. Mt. Sembrano is situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east by road from the capital city of Manila.

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Published on 23/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Laguna

Mount Cabuyao

Mount Cabuyao is a mountain in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet. Its summit, rising to more than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level, overlooks the city of Baguio. It is commonly mistaken as Mount Santo Tomas, a taller mountain just beside it

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Published on 23/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Baguio

Mount Malindang

Mount Malindang is a complex volcano located in the province of Misamis Occidental in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the highest point in the province.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Malindang, Mindanao, Misamis

Mount Talinis (Cuernos De Negros)

Mount Talinis, also known as the Cuernos de Negros (Horns of Negros), is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. At about 1,903 metres (6,243 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Dumaguete, Negros

Mount Hamiguitan Dwarf Forest

Dwarf forest, elfin forest, or pygmy forest is an uncommon ecosystem featuring miniature trees, inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards. They are usually located at high elevations, under conditions of sufficient air humidity but poor soil. There are two main dwarf forest ecosystem types, involving different species and environmental characteristics: coastal temperate and montane tropical regions.

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Published on 23/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Hamiguitan, forest

Mount Marami

Mount Marami, or Mataas na Gulod Boulders, is a cliff at the southern portion of Mount Mataas na Gulod in Cavite province on the island of Luzon, Philippines.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Cavite, Marami, cliff

Mount Mantalingajan

Mount Mantalingajan (or Mantalingahan or Mantaling) is the highest point in the province of Palawan, Philippines. located in the southern part of Palawan Island that forms the highest part of the Beaufort Mountains Ultramafics geological region, a series of ultramafic outcrops of Eocene origin,

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Palawan, mountains

Mount Macolod

Mount Macolod (also called Mount Maculod) is a mountain located in the town of Cuenca in Batangas province, in the Philippines. This mountain is popular among mountain climbers and campers; it is the major tourist attraction of the municipality.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Batangas, mountains

Mount Halcon

Mount Halcon is a mountain located in the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. Its height of 2,586 metres (8,484 ft) makes it the 18th highest peak in the Philippines. Its steep slopes have earned it the reputation of being the most difficult mountain to climb in the country.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Mindoro, mountains

Mt. Guiting-Guiting

Mount Guiting-Guiting is the highest mountain in the province of Romblon located at the heart of Sibuyan Island and dominates the entire island. Guiting-Guiting, in the local Romblomanon dialect, means "jagged". The mountain is one of the focal points of Sibuyan's declaration as a biodiversity haven.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Guiting-Guiting, Romblon, mountains

Mount Pico De Loro

Mount Pico de Loro, also known as Mount Palay-Palay, is a dormant volcano in Cavite province on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of 688 m above mean sea level and is the highest peak of the Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Luzon, Volcano

Mount Pulag

Mount Pulag is Luzon’s highest peak at 2,926 metres (9,600 ft) above sea level. It is also a dormant volcano. The borders between the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya meet at the mountain's peak.

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Published on 18/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Benguet, Ifugao, Pulag