On 31 August, at 10:00 AM, the Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) is launching its very first virtual event for children dubbed, “Junior Ranger of Tubbataha”. Children ages 8 years old and above, including the young-at-hearts, are all invited to this one-hour online event streaming via Tubbataha’s official Facebook page. TMO brings its school and community outreach program online to reach a wider audience and inspire children to care for nature.
The Junior Ranger of Tubbataha virtual event is part of the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tubbataha Reefs as a marine protected area. It was on 11 August 1988, when Tubbataha was established as a marine protected area through Presidential Proclamation No. 306.
Children will be introduced to the basics of the environment and the issues our oceans face. They will also get a glimpse of the life of marine park rangers in Tubbataha, listen to the story of Shark Stanley and his friends, and become a junior ranger of Tubbataha.
TUBBATAHA: A National Treasure
Presented by TUBBATAHA MANAGEMENT OFFICE and AOF FOUNDATION a BULLET MANILA Production
Director: DON FALSARIO II
Producer: AILEEN ILUMIN
Writer: ALYA HONASAN
Narration: LILY NICHOLS
Music: RYAN TAUBERT
Recording Studio: SOUNDESIGN MANILA
Director of Photography: MARISSA FLOIRENDO
Underwater Footage Editor/Resources: TERESA LARA
Aerial Footage: DAVID CHOY, SIMON PIERCE, RAMON MOSER
Land Footage: MARISSA FLOIRENDO, MIDIENKONTOR
Additional Footage: DAVID CHOY, KAREN MAGDANGAL, TONY EXALL, COOKIE MEDIA, LEGIT TV
AWARDS
1st Prize, EcoTourism Category (TourFilm Section)
Best Asian Film
10th Art&Tur International Tourism Film
Festival (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
Terres de L’ebre Award
2018 Terres Catalunya – ECO & TRAVEL
FILM FESTIVAL (Catalonia, Spain)
1st Place, Adventure Tourism Category
Tourfilm Riga 2018 – Tourism Film Festival
(Riga, Latvia)
Best Tourism Film in Biodiversity Preservation
7th Zagreb Tourfilm Festival (Zagreb,
Croatia)
1st Prize, Doc Section for Environment and Ecology
9th Amorgos Tourism Film Festival
(Amorgos, Greece)
Best Asian Film
10th Art&Tur International Tourism Film
Festival (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
Best Short Film
FDCP 3rd Film Ambassadors’ Night
(Metro Manila, Philippines)
Second Place (World Competition)
1st Japan’s World Tourism Film Festival
(Osaka, Japan)
Best Film (SDGs in Tourism Category)
1st Japan’s World Tourism Film Festival
(Osaka, Japan)
Good Film (Nature and Rural Tourism Category)
1st Japan’s World Tourism Film Festival
(Osaka, Japan)
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Official Selection
2nd Golden Tree International Documentary Film
Festival (Frankfurt, Germany)
Official Selection
SEFF – Short Eco Film Festival (Maramures, Romania)
Official Selection
2017 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (New York,
USA)
Official Selection
17th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition
(California, USA)
Official Selection
8th International Green Fest (Belgrade, Serbia)
Official Selection
4th Baku International Tourism Film Festival (Baku,
Azerbaijan)
Official Selection
51st International Film Festival on Tourism Films
(Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
Official Selection
SILAFEST 2018: 10th International Festival of Tourism
and Environmental Films (Veliko Gradište, Serbia)
Official Selection
10th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest (Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia)
Official Selection
Cebu International Film Festival 2017 (Cebu,
Philippines)
Official Selection
Bosnia & Herzegovina TourFilm Festival 2019
(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)