Picture this. Your body is floating, submerging, sinking. Immersed in a boundless, crystal-clear body of water, you breathe slowly, carefully, surely. And as you sink, colors begin to whirl around you, taking the shape of an angelfish, a green sea turtle, a white tip reef shark, or perhaps a mass of pristine coral. You find yourself in a surreal, magical world, one that is alien and unfamiliar to the chaos of our world on land. A magnificent garden, full of life, yet calm and composed…

Ah, life in Tubbataha Reef.

Located in the Sulu Sea, 181 kilometers from Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, Tubbataha Reef is a marine sanctuary home to over 300 species of coral and 1,000 species of animals, many of which are endangered. It has also become one of the country’s most popular dive spots, and is considered by many to be the best place to dive in the world.
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THE TITAN TRIGGERFISH
(Balistoides viridescens)

Let me warn you right now when I’m on this nest
You don’t get close without a bullet-proof vest.
I’m a tough hombre, see, and I guard what’s mine,
And I pick my teeth with a sea urchin spine.
When I’m around, you yield the right of way,
Or just go ahead… and make my day.

It really doesn’t matter if the moon’s full or new,
You just need to know I’ve got my eye on you.
When you see me wrinkle my black mustache
It means I’m going to turn you into succotash.

You’re gonna need every doctor in the A.M.A.
If you go ahead, fella, and make may day.

It doesn’t bother me if you’re a little bigger,
‘Cause I’m nervous and I’m nasty and I’ve got a hair trigger.
Oh, you say you have never been bitten by a shark?
Well, I think I’ll just cut you a new beauty mark!

If you want to be the subject of a passion play
Then go ahead, buddy… Make my day!