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DOT Probing Alleged Use of Stock Footage in ‘Love the Philippines’ Video

The Department of Tourism’s (DOT) is probing the alleged use stock footage taken from other countries in its “Love the Philippines” promotion video. The clips from the said video, which supposedly aims to showcase the Philippines’ tourist attractions, were purportedly stock footage from Thailand, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates accessible in Storyblocks, a rapid video creation platform, according to various users online.

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Published at 2023-07-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Politics, Travel
Tags: DOT, Eco-Tourism, Tourism

Ecopilgrimage Park in Brgy Magsico, San Fernando Now Has Open-Air Chapel

A chapel now stands in a portion of the SEDC-St. Augustine EcoPilgrimage Park in Barangay Magsico, San Fernando town.

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Published at 2019-08-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, News and Events, Recreation
Tags: Cebu City, Eco-Tourism

New Bohol 'eco-Airport' to Be Completed in October 2018

'This is the kind of airport that we should be building, an airport that has regard for the environment and the future generations,' Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade says of the country's first international eco-airport

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Published at 2018-08-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, News and Events
Tags: Bohol, DOT, Eco-Tourism

The Marine Sanctuary of Apo Island: Philippines’ Man Made Ecological Paradise

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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Published at 2018-03-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Apo Island, Eco-Tourism, Paradise, Sanctuary, marine

Sardines Uncanned - Swimming with Moalboal's Millions

Swoosh...swoosh! Swishing and swarming around us is an endless wave of sardines, moving as one to avoid circling predators like tuna and mackerel. I’m with underwater photographer Danny Ocampo and we’re diving in Moalboal, known for its ‘sardine run’ – where millions of sardines aggregate just meters from shore.

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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Fauna and flora, Stories
Tags: Eco-Tourism, Moalboal, marine, sardines

10 Eco-Tourism Parks in the Philippines for Your Next Family Outing

In the recent years, the Philippines has been aggressively promoting many of its natural attractions and green spaces to both local and foreign tourists. Eco-tourism parks have been sprouting all over the country and it’s great as they help promote the unspoilt beauty of a place and boost the local economy.

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Published at 2018-02-17 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Leisure
Tags: Eco-Tourism, Parks, family

Tibiao, Antique: Eco-Adventure Capital of Western Visayas

Not feeling so well on the third day of the tour due to the anti-Tetanus vaccine (long story to narrate) that was given to me the other day, I still managed to get out of my bed at University of Antique Hometel. Together with the bloggers, media, and UP Visayas professors, we went to Tuno Village to start the eco-adventure activities in Tibiao, Antique scheduled for us.

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Published at 2018-02-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Leisure, Travel
Tags: Antique, Eco-Tourism, Tibiao

Cosmic Journey in Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary

Not known to many, even I, just heard about it for the first time that an ecological sanctuary exists in Baguio City for more than a decade now. Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary, opened in 1999, presents a cosmic journey inside the shelter for visitors to be aware of the story of how the Universe came to life.

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Published at 2018-02-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Leisure
Tags: Eco-Tourism, Sanctuary

Walking Through the Holy Land in Baguio Eco Park

Have you experienced during your primary years of studying where people from the local church regularly visit your school to conduct Catechisms? I really learned a lot with the religious teachings and I also thanked them for having such sessions because our teacher was required to accommodate them, which means no class.

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Published at 2018-01-31 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Leisure, Travel
Tags: Baguio, Eco-Tourism, Holy, Parks

The Body Art of Bae Norita Gabao

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Deep in the forest hills of Malasag EcoPark in Barangay Gusa, lives the last Pangutob tattoo artist of the Tigwahonon Manubo tribe of Bukidnon province. Pangutob is the art of traditional tattoo of the Manubo tribe and there is now only one of these artists who is alive and still actively practicing the art of storytelling using the human body as canvas.

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Published at 2017-12-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Arts, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Bukidnon, Eco-Tourism

Vital Reef Ecosystems Biggest Losers in South China Sea Dispute

The ongoing territorial dispute in the South China Sea is as much an ecological crisis as it is a geopolitical one. Dredging, land reclamation and the construction of artificial islands is likely swamping centuries old reefs in sediment, endangering ecosystems that play a key role in maintaining fish stocks throughout the region. According to leading marine biologist Professor John McManus, a proper understanding of the marine ecosystem and its role in food security is key to finding a solution.

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Published at 2017-05-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Environment
Tags: China, Eco-Tourism, South, marine, sea

This Will Change the Way We Look at Seafood (Part 2 of 2)

Can we really justify eating seafood at all when so many marine species and ecosystems are in crisis? With the right strategy, yes we can says Gregg Yan ...

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Published at 2017-05-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment
Tags: Eco-Tourism, marine, seafood

Diving to the Next Level: Ecodiver

Becoming a Reef Check EcoDiver brings coral reefs to life, enhancing the dive experience while supporting conservation.

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Published at 2017-05-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Environment, Stories
Tags: Eco-Tourism, Global, diving, marine, reefs

Coral Crush: Global Warming Superstorms

Increasingly powerful storms and super typhoons caused by climate change pose a major threat to some of the planet's most fertile reef ecosystems. So what can we do about them?

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Published at 2017-05-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Environment
Tags: Eco-Tourism, reefs, typhoons