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Artículos de BuceoFilipinas en Prensa Especializada:
Descárgate los artículos de BuceoFilipinas publicados en la principal revista online Española
de Buceo SENSACIONES:
El número 14 de mayo´08 contiene 32 páginas acerca del buceo en Batangas (Anilao e Isla
Verde) y Visayas: Bohol (Panglao, Balicasag, Pamilacan, Cabilao, Siquijor, Isla Apo y
Dumaguete) y Cebu (Mactan, Malapascua, Moalboal y Pescador). El número 14 de la Revista
Sensaciones completo se puede descargar directamente desde su web (197 páginas).
El numero 15 de junio´08 contiene 22 páginas acerca del buceo en Boracay y Palawan
(Tubbataha, Apo Reef, Cuyo, El Nido, Coron y Dimakya). El número 15 de la Revista
Sensaciones completo se puede descargar directamente desde su web (152 páginas) y
El número 16 de julio´08 donde encontraréis en detalle las zonas de buceo de Puerto
Galera, Donsol, Ticao y las extensiones a Palau.
No te pierdas los próximos 2 artículos en la principal revista impresa Española de Buceo
INMERSION:
El número 104 de agosto´08 en la sección de “noticias” y
El número 108 de Navidades´08 un “Especial Visayas” (Cebu, Panglao, Balicasag,
Pamilacan, Cabilao, Siquijor, Isla Apo, Dumaguete, Malapascua, Moalboal y Pescador) a
bordo del Borneo Explorer de Expedition Fleet…
También se ha incluido una presentación en inglés de BuceoFilipinas en la principal revista
online Europea X-RAY MAG
Recomendamos visitar las webs de algunos Centros de Buceo Españoles que colaboran
con BuceoFilipinas y en breve las nuevas crónicas de los buzos españoles que participan
en nuestros tours de buceo por Filipinas…
Muchas gracias
Más artículos de Interés
• Philippines World Center of Marine Treasures by Daily Inquirer
• Filipinas por PADI Dive Guides
• Cebu I por Revista Aquanet
• Cebu II por Revista Aquanet
• Cebu por la Revista Inmersión
• Cebu por la Revista Diving a Fondo
• Tubbataha por la Revista Sensaciones
• Visayas por la revista Sensaciones
• Puerto Galera by PADI Undersea Journal
• Filipinas por Revista X-Ray Mag
• Ver la sección de Experiencias Personales
• Ver la sección de Vídeos
• Ver la sección de Links
Philippines 3rd among World’s best dive sites
Mayen Jaymalin
Thailand, Hawaii and other South Pacific and Caribbean countries are known for their prime
scuba sites — but they have nothing on the Philippines, which has officially earned the
distinction of being among the world’s top three diving destinations.
Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) general manager Robert Barbers said the country was
chosen as one of the top three dive sites in the world during the Dive and Travel Awards for
2006 held in Japan.
The best dive site award was a result of a survey conducted by the Marine Diving Fair (MDF),
now considered to be Asia’s largest scuba diving and beach resort exhibition that annually
attracts over 50,000 travelers.
"The Philippines was very fortunate to be given recognition and the honor to be named among
the best dive sites in the world next to Maldives and Palau," Barbers said.
The Philippines swam past other locations with internationally known diving sites including
Thailand, Hawaii and several South Pacific and Caribbean countries.
During the award ceremony, Barbers expressed optimism that with this new distinction, more
foreign travelers will be encouraged to visit the Philippines and enjoy the many different dive
sites around the country.
According to Barbers, the tourism market of the world’s diving industry is Very Very Big
(Billions of US Dollars), Philippine tourism industry stakeholders must intensify efforts to
develop dive resorts around the country in order to attract more tourists.
"We have more than 7,000 islands and exploring even a third of these as potential dive sites
would surely be a welcome development in our tourism industry. Hopefully in the succeeding
years the Philippines could be named as the best dive site in the world," Barbers said.
Among the top internationally recognized dive spots in the country are the Tubattaha Reef in
the Sulu Sea; Malapascua in Cebu which offers the chance to glimpse rare treasure sharks;
Balicasag island off Bohol; Anilao, Batangas; and Puerto Galera in Mindoro for its colorful
corals, strong currents and big fishes.
Also well known among divers are Apo Island off Dumaguete and the surrounding islands of
Palawan.
100 scientists declare Philippines as world’s ‘center of marine biodiversity’
Katherine Adraneda The Philippine Star 06/08/2006
Some 100 scientists have declared the Philippines as the world’s "center of marine
biodiversity" — not the Great Reef Barrier off east Australia — because of its vast species of
marine and coastal resources, according to the World Bank.
However, the scientists raised the alarm that the country’s marine diversity is under threat of
degradation.
Based on the WB report, "Philippine Environment Monitor 2005," the Philippines appears to be
using its coastal resources "in a very inefficient manner" compared to other Southeast Asian
countries.
The overall performance of the Philippines in marine and coastal resources conservation "is
generally poor or very poor relative to other developing countries," the report added.
Elisea Gozun, former environment secretary and WB consultant, said the broad trends
affecting the Philippine coastal areas include rapid population growth, widespread poverty,
declining fishery productivity, increasing environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and
climate change.
"The coastal and marine waters of the Philippines are considered the center of marine
biodiversity in the world," Gozun said during the National Forum on Sustainable Development
of Coastal and Marine Resources at the Philippine Plaza hotel in Pasay City yesterday.
Gozun gave a presentation on the "State of Marine and Coastal Environment in the
Philippines."
"(But) many of the important marine species in the Philippine marine environment are
threatened (mainly by) habitat loss and degradation, pollution, destructive local and
commercial fishing activities and rapid growth in Southeast Asian regional market for marine
products," she said.
Her presentation is part of the Philippine Environment Monitor 2005, which hopefully will be
released next month.
Gozun said the country’s fishery resources are considered more heavily exploited than
elsewhere in the world, and that the country has the most degraded reefs compared to five
other Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
"The country’s total fisheries yield per year is estimated to be $2.5 billion, as more than one
million people are employed in the fishing industry; 2.3 million tourists generated $1.99 million
in tourist receipts in 2004; while 6.2 million are people employed in tourism-related
businesses," she said.
Gozun said only seven percent of the country’s reefs have been declared as marine-protected
areas, which is the lowest among Asian countries, as the mangrove decline in the Philippines
is considered "very significant."
"But the country has to do more to sustain this, it has to face the challenges (to ensure
conservation of marine and coastal resources) for the future," she said.
Gozun said the Philippines’ main fish species, such as round scad or galunggong and tuna,
are showing "severe signs of overfishing," and that economic loss over fishing is estimated at
about P6.5 billion per year in lost fish catches.
Increasing pollution of bodies of water resulting in harmful algal blooms or "red tide" had
produced yearly losses in fish exports of around P1.6 billion during the 1990s, she added.
Gozun said the government should take action to increase the protection of threatened
marine and coastal resources, improve local livelihood for communities in coastal areas, and
strengthen and simplify institutional arrangements to achieve a sustainable marine and
coastal resources.
"As it has always been said, we have so many good laws but we lack proper enforcement of
these laws," she said.
During the same forum, President Arroyo announced that she had signed an executive order
adopting the Integrated Coastal Management.
Mrs. Arroyo said she had directed Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes to lead the
formulation of a national integrated coastal management plan jointly with other concerned
government agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Local Government,
Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Transportation and Communications, and the National Economic and
Development Authority.
"We are the second largest archipelago in the world with a fragile island ecosystem," Mrs.
Arroyo told guests and participants of the National Forum on Sustainable Development of
Coastal and Marine Resources.
"To protect our coasts and marine waters, however, we must protect the entire environment —
our forests, our lands, our waters, our air — for almost everything that ensues from
environmental degradation flows down and impacts negatively on the quality of our seas," she
said.
Descárgate los artículos de BuceoFilipinas publicados en la principal revista online Española
de Buceo SENSACIONES:
El número 14 de mayo´08 contiene 32 páginas acerca del buceo en Batangas (Anilao e Isla
Verde) y Visayas: Bohol (Panglao, Balicasag, Pamilacan, Cabilao, Siquijor, Isla Apo y
Dumaguete) y Cebu (Mactan, Malapascua, Moalboal y Pescador). El número 14 de la Revista
Sensaciones completo se puede descargar directamente desde su web (197 páginas).
El numero 15 de junio´08 contiene 22 páginas acerca del buceo en Boracay y Palawan
(Tubbataha, Apo Reef, Cuyo, El Nido, Coron y Dimakya). El número 15 de la Revista
Sensaciones completo se puede descargar directamente desde su web (152 páginas) y
El número 16 de julio´08 donde encontraréis en detalle las zonas de buceo de Puerto
Galera, Donsol, Ticao y las extensiones a Palau.
No te pierdas los próximos 2 artículos en la principal revista impresa Española de Buceo
INMERSION:
El número 104 de agosto´08 en la sección de “noticias” y
El número 108 de Navidades´08 un “Especial Visayas” (Cebu, Panglao, Balicasag,
Pamilacan, Cabilao, Siquijor, Isla Apo, Dumaguete, Malapascua, Moalboal y Pescador) a
bordo del Borneo Explorer de Expedition Fleet…
También se ha incluido una presentación en inglés de BuceoFilipinas en la principal revista
online Europea X-RAY MAG
Recomendamos visitar las webs de algunos Centros de Buceo Españoles que colaboran
con BuceoFilipinas y en breve las nuevas crónicas de los buzos españoles que participan
en nuestros tours de buceo por Filipinas…
Muchas gracias
Más artículos de Interés
• Philippines World Center of Marine Treasures by Daily Inquirer
• Filipinas por PADI Dive Guides
• Cebu I por Revista Aquanet
• Cebu II por Revista Aquanet
• Cebu por la Revista Inmersión
• Cebu por la Revista Diving a Fondo
• Tubbataha por la Revista Sensaciones
• Visayas por la revista Sensaciones
• Puerto Galera by PADI Undersea Journal
• Filipinas por Revista X-Ray Mag
• Ver la sección de Experiencias Personales
• Ver la sección de Vídeos
• Ver la sección de Links
Philippines 3rd among World’s best dive sites
Mayen Jaymalin
Thailand, Hawaii and other South Pacific and Caribbean countries are known for their prime
scuba sites — but they have nothing on the Philippines, which has officially earned the
distinction of being among the world’s top three diving destinations.
Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) general manager Robert Barbers said the country was
chosen as one of the top three dive sites in the world during the Dive and Travel Awards for
2006 held in Japan.
The best dive site award was a result of a survey conducted by the Marine Diving Fair (MDF),
now considered to be Asia’s largest scuba diving and beach resort exhibition that annually
attracts over 50,000 travelers.
"The Philippines was very fortunate to be given recognition and the honor to be named among
the best dive sites in the world next to Maldives and Palau," Barbers said.
The Philippines swam past other locations with internationally known diving sites including
Thailand, Hawaii and several South Pacific and Caribbean countries.
During the award ceremony, Barbers expressed optimism that with this new distinction, more
foreign travelers will be encouraged to visit the Philippines and enjoy the many different dive
sites around the country.
According to Barbers, the tourism market of the world’s diving industry is Very Very Big
(Billions of US Dollars), Philippine tourism industry stakeholders must intensify efforts to
develop dive resorts around the country in order to attract more tourists.
"We have more than 7,000 islands and exploring even a third of these as potential dive sites
would surely be a welcome development in our tourism industry. Hopefully in the succeeding
years the Philippines could be named as the best dive site in the world," Barbers said.
Among the top internationally recognized dive spots in the country are the Tubattaha Reef in
the Sulu Sea; Malapascua in Cebu which offers the chance to glimpse rare treasure sharks;
Balicasag island off Bohol; Anilao, Batangas; and Puerto Galera in Mindoro for its colorful
corals, strong currents and big fishes.
Also well known among divers are Apo Island off Dumaguete and the surrounding islands of
Palawan.
100 scientists declare Philippines as world’s ‘center of marine biodiversity’
Katherine Adraneda The Philippine Star 06/08/2006
Some 100 scientists have declared the Philippines as the world’s "center of marine
biodiversity" — not the Great Reef Barrier off east Australia — because of its vast species of
marine and coastal resources, according to the World Bank.
However, the scientists raised the alarm that the country’s marine diversity is under threat of
degradation.
Based on the WB report, "Philippine Environment Monitor 2005," the Philippines appears to be
using its coastal resources "in a very inefficient manner" compared to other Southeast Asian
countries.
The overall performance of the Philippines in marine and coastal resources conservation "is
generally poor or very poor relative to other developing countries," the report added.
Elisea Gozun, former environment secretary and WB consultant, said the broad trends
affecting the Philippine coastal areas include rapid population growth, widespread poverty,
declining fishery productivity, increasing environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and
climate change.
"The coastal and marine waters of the Philippines are considered the center of marine
biodiversity in the world," Gozun said during the National Forum on Sustainable Development
of Coastal and Marine Resources at the Philippine Plaza hotel in Pasay City yesterday.
Gozun gave a presentation on the "State of Marine and Coastal Environment in the
Philippines."
"(But) many of the important marine species in the Philippine marine environment are
threatened (mainly by) habitat loss and degradation, pollution, destructive local and
commercial fishing activities and rapid growth in Southeast Asian regional market for marine
products," she said.
Her presentation is part of the Philippine Environment Monitor 2005, which hopefully will be
released next month.
Gozun said the country’s fishery resources are considered more heavily exploited than
elsewhere in the world, and that the country has the most degraded reefs compared to five
other Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
"The country’s total fisheries yield per year is estimated to be $2.5 billion, as more than one
million people are employed in the fishing industry; 2.3 million tourists generated $1.99 million
in tourist receipts in 2004; while 6.2 million are people employed in tourism-related
businesses," she said.
Gozun said only seven percent of the country’s reefs have been declared as marine-protected
areas, which is the lowest among Asian countries, as the mangrove decline in the Philippines
is considered "very significant."
"But the country has to do more to sustain this, it has to face the challenges (to ensure
conservation of marine and coastal resources) for the future," she said.
Gozun said the Philippines’ main fish species, such as round scad or galunggong and tuna,
are showing "severe signs of overfishing," and that economic loss over fishing is estimated at
about P6.5 billion per year in lost fish catches.
Increasing pollution of bodies of water resulting in harmful algal blooms or "red tide" had
produced yearly losses in fish exports of around P1.6 billion during the 1990s, she added.
Gozun said the government should take action to increase the protection of threatened
marine and coastal resources, improve local livelihood for communities in coastal areas, and
strengthen and simplify institutional arrangements to achieve a sustainable marine and
coastal resources.
"As it has always been said, we have so many good laws but we lack proper enforcement of
these laws," she said.
During the same forum, President Arroyo announced that she had signed an executive order
adopting the Integrated Coastal Management.
Mrs. Arroyo said she had directed Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes to lead the
formulation of a national integrated coastal management plan jointly with other concerned
government agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Local Government,
Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Transportation and Communications, and the National Economic and
Development Authority.
"We are the second largest archipelago in the world with a fragile island ecosystem," Mrs.
Arroyo told guests and participants of the National Forum on Sustainable Development of
Coastal and Marine Resources.
"To protect our coasts and marine waters, however, we must protect the entire environment —
our forests, our lands, our waters, our air — for almost everything that ensues from
environmental degradation flows down and impacts negatively on the quality of our seas," she
said.
