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2084 [ 1] The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines . The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the ...
The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) was created in 1995 by Dr. Geoffrey Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit with a goal of establishing a sustainable eye care infrastructure in the Himalaya. HCP empowers local doctors to provide ophthalmic care through skills-transfer and education. From its beginning, HCP responds to a pressing need for eye care in the ...
The Republic of the Philippines ratified the convention on September 19, 1985, making its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The country had its first sites (the Baroque Churches and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park ) included in 1993, and now has six sites, the latest being the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife ...
AFF Beach Soccer Championship. Football in the Philippines is administered by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the country. Football is a popular sport in the Philippines played at professional and amateur levels across the country. Football has a long history in the islands, dating back to the 1890s ...
A photograph of the aftermath of a cyclone and a crocodile’s eye are among the winning images of this year’s competition. Destructive cyclones and dreamlike scenery: award-winning photos show ...
The Philippines national football team ( Filipino: Pambansang koponan ng futbol ng Pilipinas) represents the Philippines in international football, governed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and has been playing internationally since 1913. Prior to World War II, the Philippines had regularly competed with Japan and the Republic of ...
Here’s what happened. After a prolonged period of calm, financial markets went into a tailspin this week. The Japanese Nikkei 225 index tanked more than 12% on Monday, marking its worst ...
Eye Care Foundation ( ECF) is an international charity organisation active in over 20 countries in Asia, [ 4] Africa [ 5][ 6] and Latin-America. [ 7] ECF was founded when Eyecare Worldwide and Mekong Eye Doctors joined forces in 2008. [ 8] The two organizations shared the same objectives and working together as the current foundation has proved ...