© UNESCO/Yvette Lee
The Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is listed as an extension to the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993, representing a threefold increase in the size of the original property, located in the Province of Palawan.
© UNESCO/Yvette Lee
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( 3.1 / 29 )ZEST AIR:
A Zest Air plane overshot the runway in Caticlan Airport early Thursday morning but all of its passengers were unhurt, police said.
Initial reports reaching Camp Crame said the incident occurred at 7:55 a.m. where the Zest Air flight Z2-863 with tail number RPC 8992 overshot Runway 24 of the airport.
A report from the Aviation Security Group said all of the plane’s 56 passengers were unhurt.
The plane, however, remains stuck in a canal at the end of the runway, located around a meter from the national highway.
Airport police have assissted all passengers.
CEBU PACIFIC AIR:
Cebu Pacific cancels Manila-Caticlan-Manila flights
Cebu Pacific Air Inc. canceled its Manila-Caticlan-Manila flights due to Caticlan airport runway closure, it said in an advisory.
These were flights 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 913, and 914.
"Afternoon flights are still on hold. Cebu Pacific is mounting three extra flights using its Airbus A319 aircraft to Kalibo, Aklan to accommodate affected passengers," the budget carrier said.
Passengers may contact Cebu Pacific hotline at (02) 70-20-888 / (032) 230-88-88 or visit www.cebupacificair.com
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( 3 / 52 )Four people were killed when a twister struck in Alabat Island in Quezon province, an island in the eastern Philippines as tropical storm Feria (Nangka) batters large parts of the country. And two people were injured in the twister that hit the town of Perez , 120 kilometres south-east of Manila, late Tuesday.
All the victims were fishermen who stayed in their boat, which was docked at a wharf in the village of Sangirin when the twister struck.
The accident occurred as tropical storm Nangka pummelled the central and eastern Philippines, killing at least one person and leaving nine missing, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council.
Thousands of passengers were stranded in various ports in the areas affected by the storm as the coast guard suspended sea travel due to strong winds and huge waves, the agency said.
Classes in elementary and high schools in Manila were also suspended due to heavy rains brought about by Nangka.
The weather bureau said Nangka was spotted early Wednesday 40 kilometres east north-east of Romblon island, 210 kilometres south of Manila.
The storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 90 kph, is moving northwest at 19 kph.
It is expected to pass near Manila late Wednesday.
The weather bureau advises residents in low-lying areas, mountainous and coastal areas under the path of Nangka to be prepared against flashfloods, landslides and storm surges.
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( 3 / 59 )08:00 PM on June 23: FERIA has gotten the Philippines name of NANGKA. It has made landfall in Samar. Windspeed is 75-90kph and the center moves at 22kph north-west
05:00 PM on June 23: FERIA has been upgraded to Tropical Storm
While typhoon Linfa 03W fades out over China, the Active Low Pressure Area 04W east of Visayas has intensified into a Tropical Depression and was named "FERIA".
Feria has maximum sustained winds of 55 kph. It is forecast to mover west northwest at 15 kph.
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PAGASA warns:
Signal 2 for:
Masbate
Ticao Island
Sorsogon
Albay
Samar Provinces
Leyte
Biliran Island
Signal 1 for:
Camarines Provinces
Southern Quezon
Catanduanes
Burias Island
Romblon
Marinduque
Southern Leyte
Camotes Is.
Cebu
Bohol
Northern Negros
Capiz
Iloilo
Aklan
Dinagat Is.
Siargao
Surigao del Norte
Camiguin
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These 2 strange dogs live in Quezon City. They were born without front legs, but have so elegantly arranged with their infirmities, that the passers-by call them Dogaroos, shot for dog kangaroos. The street vendor, to whom they belong, has been offered a lot of money for the dogs. But he does not want to sell.
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( 3 / 60 )While Linfa (03W) is moving north-east with 8 knots it had been upgraded to Typhoon Category 1. Track updates are here.
The remants of the depression brought heavy rainfall to the various islands of Luzon as it moved north of the Philippines.
Update from June 22:
FUZHOU: Torrential rain, strong winds and landslides triggered by tropical storm Linfa have left one dead and another six missing in east and south China provinces, local authorities said Monday. A rescuer helps a man escape from a flooded house afer the landing of tropical storm Linfa in Zhao'an county, east China's Fujian province, June 22, 2009.
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( 3 / 54 )Just after noon a big structure out in the sea made us look at another thing than our dessert. It's been an aircraft carrier just off the coast of Anda.
Click here to enlarge!
Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to return to Iloilo
Eighteen Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) will arrive in Iloilo June 21st to assist personnel from the Philippine Navy in a renovation project at Pavia National High School.
The carrier and its crew will be in international waters off of Panay Island on the one-year anniversary of Typhoon Frank. In June 2008, the carrier, five ships of its support group and more than a dozen helicopters assisted the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in providing relief to Panay, delivering more than 519,000 lbs. of rice, fresh water and medical supplies via helicopter to residents affected by the devastating storm.
"In more than 27 years of naval service, I've never been a part of a more rewarding mission," said Capt. Kenneth Norton, Ronald Reagan's commanding officer.
The sailors will fly to Iloilo in a C-2A Greyhound cargo aircraft to paint and lay concrete at Pavia National High School...
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( 3.1 / 55 )As announced (see here) Paras Sea Cat tests the new link between Benoni (Camiguin) and Jagna (Bohol).
Please apologize the bad quality of the picture. Between the moment we saw the cat and the moment our camera had been ready, the Paras Sea Cat had done a big jump away from Camaiguin.
And what will happen to the Super Shutlle Ferry?
- It is much slower (4 hours instead of 2)
- It is less comfortable
- The fares are about the same
but:
- It can transport cars and trucks
We hope that the two ferries to Bohol can co-exist.
At the beginningm the PAras Sea cat sails only 3 times a week
(Here you find the schedules)
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( 3 / 45 )At 2:00 p.m. today, the Tropical Storm over the South China Sea with international name "LINFA" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 400 km West of Northern Luzon (17.6°N, 116.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness up to 80 kph. It is forecast to remain quasi-stationary. Meanwhile, an Active Low Pressure Area (ALPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 100 kms Northeast of Basco, Batanes (22.1°N, 122.6°E).
The tracking map is here after.
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