Verde Island Passages is one of the busiest sea lanes in the Philippines. It is located between Batangas and Oriental Mindoro. Commercial and industrial ships pass through this passage to reach Manila from their port of origin in the south. They also use this sea lane to reach the southern part of the country from [...]
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Tamaraw : Only in the Philippines
The tamaraw is unique only to Mindoro and is the largest native land animal in the Philippines. The horn is triangular in cross section.Â
The tamaraw was first documented by Western science in 1888. It has never been recorded from any area other than the island of Mindoro in the central southwestern part of the Philippines. [...]
Mouse Deer : Only in the Philippines
The mouse deer is known as “Pilandok” in Tagalog. It is small and has a brown coat with black and white stripes. It is found in the Philippines only in Balabac island, south of Palawan. The mouse deer roams actively during the night and hides out inside the forests during the day. It is one [...]
Dugong : Only in the Philippines
Dugong
The “dugong,” or sea cow, is also known as “duyong” or “baboy-dagat.” It has a long and round grayish-brown body with small flippers and a whale-like tail. These warm-blooded mammals are slow swimmers and move along coasts and between islands. The “dugong” subsists on seagrass. Although close to extinction, a small number can be found [...]
Diving sites in Coron Bay
Coron Bay is a diving destination located on Palawan Island, in the Philippines.
This site is one of the most famous wreck diving destinations of the entire world due to the amount of historic sunken ships which can be visited and seen with great clarity due to these area’s waters usual transparency.
One of the most visited [...]
CamSur, PNP & UST: PDBF DB Season Ender Winners!
By Ma.Cristina Ocba
On the day that our very own Manny Pacquiao was having his big fight with Jorge Solis of Mexico, and most of the Filipinos were convening to watch the boxing fight, the whole dragonboat community had its own race to finish.Last April 15, on a very summery hot and humid day in Manila [...]
Davao celebrates Philippine Eagle Week
DAVAO CITY, — The 9th Philippine Eagle Week celebrations began last Saturday, June 2, with close to 100 eagle supporters motoring through downtown Davao before proceeding to the Philippine Eagle Center, located at the foot of Mt. Apo in Malagos, Baguio District, this city, according to Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) Executive Director Dennis Salvador.
The PEF-led [...]
