Songco received the award for leading a team of marine park rangers who protect the 97,030-hectare Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, the Philippines’ largest protected area.

Angelique Songco — known in the Philippines as “Mama Ranger” — has worked to protect one of the world’s most important ocean ...

A long-time ranger, who oversees the protection and conservation of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan, has been named among the 2025 International Women of Courage (IWOC) awardees ...