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		<title>Turtle Islands: The Philippines’ Southernmost Gem Strengthening Community, Protecting Nature</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the farthest reaches of the Philippines, just a short stretch of sea away from Malaysia, lies a remote paradise teeming with both history and life &#8212; the Municipality of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi. Known in Sama as Lahat P&#363;&#42892; Payukan and in Tagalog as Bayan ng Pulo ng Pawikan, this island group is not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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