Recently, Scuba Diver Magazine featured Tubbataha Reefs as a scuba diving dream come true. The article highlighted the park’s rich marine biodiversity. It also emphasized the importance of preserving and protecting this natural wonder, as well as the efforts being done by the park rangers and local communities to ensure its sustainability. Visitors to Tubbataha […]
Read Moreby Mama Ranger Angelique M. Songco The tragic sinking of MG/Y Dream Keeper in Tubbataha in the early hours of 30 April 2023 was staggering news to us all. We all still need to recover from this heavy loss and the sense of foreboding that it left behind. But a positive lesson may be gleaned […]
Read MoreEcosystem research and monitoring is one of the main strategies in the management of Tubbataha. Through research, park authorities determine ecosystem health, generate sound scientific information for decision-making, and measure biophysical indicators of management effectiveness. To achieve these, Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) needs guidance from more experienced and specialized scientists. Help is needed to develop […]
Read MoreAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when disease-causing microbes change over time to become ‘superbugs’. They are harder to treat because they can resist the drug’s effects, thus increasing the risk of severe infection and death. It is projected that by 2050, drug-resistant microbes will cause ten million deaths every year if the problem is not solved. […]
Read MorePresident Fidel Ramos established the Presidential Task Force on Tubbataha Reefs in 1995, putting government and local agencies, the private sector and civil society to work together to protect the park. He would compare the work ahead of us to cooking the Filipino delicacy, Bibingka, which is cooked with fire on top and fire […]
Read MoreWe have a new Masked Booby Chick! The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao Tzu Thus begins our journey towards the recovery of the Masked Booby Sula dactylatra population of Tubbataha, one chick at a time. In 2020, this couple managed to hatch an egg and rear the chick for five […]
Read MoreWe were resigned to the fact that the last of the Masked Boobies Sula dactylatra in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Flyway Network Site (EAAF 123) in the Philppines were gone. Masked Boobies nest on oceanic islands and atolls close to deep water where they forage for food. The Bird Islet in the North Atoll of the Tubbataha Reefs was […]
Read MoreFor two months at a time, the marine park rangers (MPR) spend every hour in the heart of Sulu Sea, safeguarding one of nature’s masterpieces – the Tubbataha Reefs. Being a marine park ranger may be a dream job for many, but only a few know what it takes to be one. All thanks to […]
Read MoreTubbataha Reefs Natural Park gets a leg up from the Jimenez Group of Companies to see it through the rough waters of 2021. The group is making a ₱500,000.00 donation to support law enforcement activities for the remainder of the year. The fund will pay for the cost of marine park ranger allowances, supplies, […]
Read MoreOn the afternoon of October 1, 2021, marine park rangers of the Tubbataha Reefs arrested 26 fishers at the Jessie Beazley Reef in Tubbataha. Found in the fishing vessel were about five (5) tons of fish, including the internationally protected Napoleon Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and paraphernalia believed to be used for blast fishing. While on […]
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