The Philippines has implemented all measures to protect the world-renowned Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park to keep the biodiversity and ecological sensitivity of the area from the threats of international shipping.

The country recently filed an application to the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO-MEPC) to designate Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site as a Particular Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA).

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