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  2. Tubbataha Reef - Wikipedia

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    The Tubbataha Natural Park, also known as the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Filipino: Bahurang Tubbataha), is a protected area of the Philippines located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. The marine and bird sanctuary consists of two huge atolls (named the North Atoll and South Atoll) and the smaller Jessie Beazley Reef covering a total area of ...

  3. Biosphere reserves of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In October 2012, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park won the Future Policy Award for marine resource management, the first Philippine site to receive the prestigious international conservation award. [38] On the same month, the Heritage City of Vigan was recognized for "best practice in World Heritage Site management."

  4. USS Guardian (MCM-5) - Wikipedia

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    On 17 January 2013, Guardian ran aground on Tubbataha Reef, in a protected area of the Philippines in the middle of the Sulu Sea. The vessel was turned and pushed further onto the reef by wave action. Unable to be recovered, the vessel was decommissioned and struck from the US Naval Vessel Register on 15 February 2013.

  5. Southeast Asian coral reefs - Wikipedia

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    The coral reefs of Indonesia and the Philippines are vital to food security, employment, tourism, and medicinal research. The value of the regions sustainable coral reef fisheries alone is US$2.4 billion a year. [33] These countries rely on the marine resources as a means to diversify their economy.

  6. 13 Foods Banned in Other Countries (but Not Here) - AOL

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    1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...

  7. Sulu Sea - Wikipedia

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    The sea as viewed from Palawan Shark found in the Tubbataha National Marine Park, Sulu Sea, Philippines. The Sulu Sea (Filipino: Dagat Sulu; Tausug: Dagat sin Sūg; Malay: Laut Sulu; Spanish: Mar de Joló) is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan [1] and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu ...

  8. Nearly half a century after Honolulu teen’s killing, modern ...

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    Susie Chun Oakland was a sophomore when she arrived at McKinley High School in Honolulu – a crime scene – that Monday morning nearly a half century ago.

  9. House Rep. Eli Crane says therapy dogs should be ... - AOL

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    U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., on Thursday said he felt better when he saw three beagles in a committee hearing after joking about Democrats a day earlier.