Our group’s kayak guide Jeremy allowed us to bask in the stillness before he pointed out the century-old mangroves that had withstood many a typhoon. He shared the names of some mangroves, including some of the species like pagatpat whose branches would light up with fireflies later that night.
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Notices were send to Tina’s Sunset Cottages, Restaurant & Dive Center, Ocean Dream Lodge, Paradise Dive Zone Resort, Corp., Pink & Black Lodging House, Montani Beach Resort, Sabang Inn, Sabang Divers, Mangosteen Restaurant , Dive Dojo, Mermaid Resort Charletan, Inc., Modem Development Company Inc., Captn Gregg, Eddie’s Place Bar & Restautant, Marginor Diner & Snack, and I Dive at Casa Mia.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism said that aside from beaches like Boracay, they are also looking at the possibility of rehabilitating other tourism sites in the Philippines, including Baguio.
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ordered at least 13 establishments at the resort town of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro province demolished for violating laws on coastal easement zone.
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Prototypes of environment-friendly vehicles with safety features are showcased at an expo for the PUV modernization program
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The Philippines’ ecological nature is truly blessed by God. Well, it is simply because of the inherent beauty and wonders of one of the country’s finest tourist attraction, dubbed as Apo Island. This one of a kind and truly mesmerizing archipelago is inherently a volcanic island, which is actually 12 hectares with respect to its total land area.
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Chugging along on a chase boat, we lower a curious contraption into the crystal waters of Tubbataha’s North Atoll. Though it looks like what you’d get by crossing a farm plow with a bunch of GoPro cameras, it will change the way we look at coral reefs.
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The show starts early in the morning. That’s when the spinners break out of the silvery bay of Bais, others chasing alongside our dive boat. We yelp and scream and lie flat on the bow to see them closer, these wonderful dolphins we’ve come for.
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Sure, Finding Nemo was an awesome movie, inspiring a generation of people to love clownfish, now colloquially called Nemos. Its intended message was to keep fish in the sea, where they belong.
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As we enter a new era of political uncertainty and volatility – both in the U.S. and the Philippines – many issues command our attention: the widening gulf between rich and poor; the rising death toll in a violent anti-drug war; the threatened curtailment of even modest gains in immigrant rights or healthcare access.
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Filipinos have long had a special relationship with the Hawaiian Islands. Maybe it’s the lush plants and stunning seascape, or the vibrant intermixing of cultures that reminds us of home. Or it could be the strong historical ties that come from the thousands of plantation workers who migrated in the early 1900s, paving the way for future generations.
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With no shortage of plastic waste washing up on our shorelines, there’s a reason International Coastal Cleanup Day takes place year after year. September 16, 2017 marked its 31st event with nearly 12 million people volunteering their time to be part of a larger effort to protect the ocean.
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For the past seven years, marine biologist Mark de la Paz has been studying Irrawaddy dolphins off the coast of Negros Occidental. We join him on a trip to the mouth of the Bago River to get a glimpse of the critically endangered marine mammals
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They stopped using dynamite and cyanide for fishing in the 1990s. They rebuilt their lives after the devastating super typhoon Reming in 2006. Then, in 2011, they started changing their fishing practices to safeguard the future of the tuna they rely on for their livelihoods forever. ‘Before, we just caught and caught more tunas until we had enough to sell to the market—though at a very low price,’ said handline fisherman Atenogenes B. Reaso.
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Early in January 2013, residents in their Indigenous Community Conserved Area (ICCA) witnessed not just the physical construction of their tribal hall. More than the creation of the wooden edifice for their religious and medicinal needs, they also witnessed the international recognition of their role in nature conservation – if not the fulfillment of their self-esteem and satisfaction of their communal pride.
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