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Pride of Place Why Tubbataha Reef is a World Heritage site - Sep 21, 2008 Inquirer.net,By Augusto Villalon MANILA, Philippines—Tubbataha Reef off remote Cagayancillo Island in Palawan was the first natural site from the Philippines inscribed Tubbataha Reef: RP’s largest coral reef - Sep 19, 2008 Balita.org,19 — Marine tourism lovers as well as the seasoned local and foreign travelers continue to swarm the jewel of Palawan, that is, the Tubbataha Reef. Ha Long Bay back in the lead as wonder - Sep 26, 2008 Viet Nam News,The current top seven rankings are: the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park; Tubbataha Reef and the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines; LPP supports 4 nature sites - Sep 15, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,The Tubbataha Reef is at No. 18. The LPP is taking the cudgels for the nominees in securing votes in order that their inclusion among the 21 finalists, Palawan: RP's last ecological frontier or mining frontier? - Sep 22, 2008 ABS CBN News,Palawan boasts of having two World Heritage sites: the Tubbataha Reef and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Puerto’s “Underground Riverâ€? no. 1 in new7wonder search - Sep 24, 2008 Balita.org,In the live ranking as of today, Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef, which has been designated by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization Philippine, US Military Pour Millions Worth Of Humanitarian ... - Aug 30, 2008 Mindanao Examiner,But the province is more known for its excellent diving spots, the best of which is Tubbataha Reef.“ He said although overlooked, Sulu is a potential haven Tagalog News: Suporta ng mga Mindoreño sa nominado ng bansa sa ... - Sep 23, 2008 Philippine Information Agency,Subterranean River National Park sa Palawan, Mayon Volcano sa Bicol Region, Chocolate Hills sa Bohol at Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park sa Sulu Sea. Mayon bid for ‘7 wonders’ gets full Bicol support - 15 Aug 2008 Inquirer.net,All Philippine candidates – including Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef, Bohol’s Chocolate Hills and Puerto Princesa’s Subterranean River National Park – fell from RP netizens unite: Tubbataha, Mayon need your vote now - Aug 13, 2008 Inquirer.net,As of Wednesday, the Tubbataha Reef ranked eighth, Chocolate Hills ninth, Puerto Princesa Subterranean National Park 10th, and Mayon Volcano 18th. Illegal fishers target rare fish in Quezon - Jul 27, 2008 Inquirer.net,...“Mamengâ€? used to be found only in the Tubbataha Reef in the seas off Palawan. Known for its exquisite taste, it sells for $200 dollars a kilo live in Hong Coral reefs in the Philippined 'slowly dying' - Jul 20, 2008 The New Nation,These are the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in Palawan, Apo Island in Negros Oriental, Apo Reef in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, and Verde Island Passage off VOTES NEEDED! RP NOMINEES TO 7 WORLD WONDERS DROPPING OUT OF RACE - Aug 13, 2008 Philippine Headline News,Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said that as of the latest count, the Tubbataha reef ranks eighth, the Chocolate Hills ninth, the Puerto Princesa Obiter Dictum - Jul 21, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,As of yesterday, Bohol's Chocolate Hills is still at the 5th spot behind Tubbataha Reef. But again, Mayor Volcano barged into the top ten spots which is Vịnh Hạ Long yên vị, sông Mekong vượt báºc - Jul 29, 2008 Hà Ná»™i Má»›i Online,Tốp 77 hiện Ä‘ang dầy đặc các địa danh của châu Ã? mà áp sát Vịnh Hạ Long là Tubbataha Reef và Chocolate Hills của Phi-lÃp-pin. Nhiá»?u địa danh của châu Ã? có Arroyo pushes for Tubbataha, Chocolate Hills for ‘7 wonders’ - 25 Apr 2008 Inquirer.net,Arroyo said she visited the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan to campaign for the site, which as of Friday was number seven among the 77 candidates ranked through Pambato ng RP sa 7 Wonders of Nature ikinampanya ni Arroyo - 25 Apr 2008 GMA news.tv,Sinabi ni Gng Arroyo na maaaring makatulong ang mga Filipino na makilala sa buong mundo ang mga nature site sa bansa na Tubbataha Reef, Underground River sa Arroyo takes break, to go diving in Mindoro, Palawan--Palace - Apr 23, 2008 Inquirer.net,From Mindoro, Arroyo will sail to Palawan where she is expected to dive in the world renowned Tubbataha Reef, the same sources said. Chocolate Hills, Tubbataha Reef are top in worldwide nature search - Apr 14, 2008 Sun.Star,Chocolate Hills and Tubbataha Reef was at 13th and 14th, respectively, in the Live Rankings just a week ago. A third Philippine candidate, RP 'wonders' clinch top 10 spot in on-line poll - Apr 13, 2008 Philippine Star,Bohol's Chocolate Hills and Palawan's Tubbataha Reef are now in the Top 10 of the worldwide search for the new "Seven Wonders of Nature. Chocolate Hills needs your vote to make ‘wonders’ list - Apr 20, 2008 Inquirer.net,Japan’s Mt. Fuji was eighth, just ahead of another Philippine entry, the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan. Lim was appointed head of the Chocolate Hills campaign ‘Keep Chocolate Hills among 7 wonders’ list’ - Apr 23, 2008 Inquirer.net,That is why we don't know what happened,â€? said Vaño. The Tubbataha Reef in Palawan ranks ninth among the 77 candidates worldwide. /Correspondent Marian Codilla. Guv names Mayor Lim N7W lead campaigner - Apr 13, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,Apart from the Chocolate Hills, Philippine natural wonders that made it to the Top 77 in the list are the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan. and Mayon Volcano in Wonders of the world - Apr 6, 2008 Manila Standard Today,The three Philippine sites that are nominated for the list are the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea, the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, and the Mayon Volcano in World Earth Day: Sulu joins clean-up drive - Apr 21, 2008 Minda News,The Tubbataha Reef is the best known site in the Sulu Sea for its 81000 acres of corals. It is also considered the world's best dive spot for underwater "Choco" to 8th in global tilt - Apr 13, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,A month ago, the world famous hills was only in the 78th position, way behind Tubbataha Reef, another Philippine site being nominated into the global search Obiter Dictum - Apr 13, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,The Tubbataha Reef of Palawan was dislodged by Angles Falls of Venezuela in the 8th place, according to www.new7wonders.com. Lim calls to rally behind Choco Hills - Apr 19, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,Japan 's Mt. Fuji is in eight spot, just ahead of another Philippine entry, the Tubbataha Reef. Lim was appointed by Gov. Erico Aumentado to spearhead the Foot race aims to save environment - Feb 19, 2008 Manila Bulletin,Public awareness for the preservation of the famed Tubbataha Coral Reef off Puerto Princesa, Palawan will be the focus of the Condura Race for Tubbataha on SC to Jayalalithaa: approach ASI to declare Rama Setu a national ... - Jan 29, 2008 indiainteracts.com,...including underwater cultural heritage sites, for example: Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection in Panama Tubbataha Reef Marine RP cited Destination of the Year in Paris int’l dive show - Feb 4, 2008 Inquirer.net,Known for dense marine biodiversity, Philippine waters offer rewarding diving experiences. Top dive sites in the country include the Tubbataha Reef, Madrigal walks out on Pia Cayetano’s hearing - Jan 29, 2008 Inquirer.net,Asked if, during the last Congress, Madrigal tried to block the passage of the bills that would protect areas like the Tubbataha Reef, Cayetano replied: Green groups nix fertilizing Sulu sea to boost fish stocks - Nov 8, 2007 Inquirer.net,...(ONC), a geo-engineering company, recently dumped a ton of nitrogen-rich urea granules into Sulu Sea, home to the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, a UNESCO World No ECC for Sulu Sea project – DENR - Nov 21, 2007 ABS CBN News,The groups said the government should shelve the project because the Sulu Sea is home to the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Groups oppose "ocean fertilisation" in Philippines - Nov 12, 2007 AFPThe Sulu Sea between Palawan in the west and Mindanao is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Tubbataha Reef Marine Park. PTA head opposes Sulu Sea experiment - Nov 14, 2007 Philippine Star,Barbers noted that the Tubbataha Reef is a declared UNESCO World Heritage Site and an especially critical biodiversity area in the Sulu Sea. World body warns over ocean 'fertilisation' to fix climate change - Nov 12, 2007 AFP...plan to dump hundreds of tonnes of urea fertiliser into the Sulu Sea, site of the UNESCO World Heritage Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, as an experiment. October is Eco-Tourism Month - Oct 26, 2007 Manila Bulletin,The rainforests of Palawan, Bohol’s Chocolate Hills, the Banawe Rice Terraces, Tubbataha Reef, Mayon and Taal Volcanoes, etc., are some of the country’s Conde Nast Traveler picks Palawan - Oct 25, 2007 Manila Times,Among the Palawan attractions cited was the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, located southeast of Puerto Princesa. The ecosystem is made up of two atolls that 03 - 14 missing seamen all feared dead - Oct 3, 2007 Balita.org,Cabili Island is about 20 miles away from the World Heritage Site-declared Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park (TRNMP). Sapallida, 38, a native of Misamiz 14 MISSING AS CARGO SHIP SINKS IN STORMY PALAWAN WATERS - Oct 3, 2007 Philippine Headline News,Four crewmen of the cargo ship MV Mia were rescued Saturday by a passing fishing vessel north of Tubbataha Reef in rough waves and heavy rains at the height The Heritage Man - Aug 5, 2007 Sun.Star,The five heritage sites, Toti says, are the Tubbataha Reef, the Puerto Princesa Underground River, the historic city of Vigan, the Rice Terraces of the ROTC cadets to join oil cleanup Sep 6, 2006 Ledesma said under threat are the Sulu Sulawesi region, the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan and the reefs in nearby southern Negros Occidental which directly faces ... - Manila Times, Captivating Coron Sep 13, 2006 62 years in these murky resting beds do make for very interesting dives, and more than one enthusiast would tell you that after Tubbataha Reef, Coron Bay is ... - Philippine News Online, Coast Guard: Solar 1 leaking half a million liters of bunker oil Aug 30, 2006 The report said a portion of the spill is also heading toward Tubbataha Reef, which is located in the Sulu Sea, 98 nautical miles southeast of Puerto Princesa ... - ABS CBN News, Sex industry throbs with tourism boom Mar 28, 2006 ...has declared the Baroque churches of the Philippines and the historic town of Vigan as world cultural heritage sites and the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, the ... Manila Standard Today, 2006 is year of marine turtle Mar 14, 2006 ...turtles have been seen nesting in Punta Dumalag in Davao City, Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte, El Niño and Tubbataha Reef National park in ... Philippine Information Agency, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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