Tubbataha Reef is a coral reef atoll located in the Sulu Sea at about 180 kilometers from the city of Puerto Princesa, in the province of Palawan, Philippines. It is a protected marine sanctuary called the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, established on 11 August 1988. Originally measuring 332 km2, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo increased the protected area by 200% in 2006 to 968.24 km2. Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in December 1993, the Park is under the protection of the Philippine Department of National Defence and the technical supervision of the Palawan Sustainable Development Board and the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources ...
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