The Philippines, being an archipelagic country surrounded by various bodies of water, is home to a diverse and vivid underwater word. In fact, our entire country lies in Coral Triangle, the global center of marine biodiversity. With the Philippines on its core, we are on the center of world’s marine biodiversity.
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Farola Series: The Tubbataha Reefs Lighthouse
Tubbataha Reefs Lighthouse Cagayancillo, Palawan The lighthouse of Tubbataha Reefs, Cagayancillo, Palawan is perhaps the loneliest of all the lonely sentinels of the Philippine seas. Located in the uninhabited and isolated islet in South Atoll …
Continue readingJourney to the Depths of Philippine Underwater World: 100 Dives Milestone
I had a chance to dive in Apo Reef when we returned there last February. It was a memorable one not because it is one of my favorite places to dive but because it marked …
Continue readingTubbataha Logs Day 4: Last Day in Underwater Paradise
Down to our last day in Tubbataha Reefs, our ship cruised back to the Northern Atoll. The sky was overcast and the water was choppy. The bad weather was as if condoling with us that …
Continue readingTubbataha Logs Day 3: Close Encounter With A Whale Shark
From the Northern Atoll of Tubbataha Reefs, our boat cruised southwards to the Southern Atoll for our third day of diving. As usual, we woke up before six o’clock in the morning and had light …
Continue readingPhoto Blog: Postcards Above Tubbataha Reefs
We are already halfway on our Tubbataha Dive Logs series, but before we proceed, let us take a break to have a peek of how the place looks like above sea level with this photo …
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