CEBU CITY – Another batch of green sea turtle hatchlings successfully emerged from a protected nesting site on Alona Beach in Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Visayas (DENR-7) described the emergence of 162 hatchlings on Thursday, July...
BUTUAN CITY – A rescued female Green Sea Turtle was released back to sea in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, the local government unit (LGU) of Carrascal said the marine turtle was found by a deputized fish warden (Bantay Dagat) while conducting a routine seaborne...
CEBU CITY – From the nesting site to the sea. This was the success story of the 79 endangered green sea turtle hatchlings that safely reached the sea in Panglao, Bohol on Monday night, June 15. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Visayas (DENR-7) said the successful...
PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte – Wildlife volunteers on Sunday rescued a distressed green sea turtle weighing 10.4 kilograms in Sitio Dialao in Barangay Caparispisan in this municipality. Raymond Sesuca, Corporate Social Responsibility manager of North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp., told the Philippine...
As we enter the next quarter-century, the built environment is poised for a profound transformation. In the Philippines, this shift is shaped not only by global technological advances but also by deeply local realities, including rapid urbanization, climate vulnerability, economic pressures, and a...
CASIGURAN, Aurora – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) successfully rescued and released an Olive Ridley sea turtle accidentally caught in fishing gear off the coast of Barangay Lual in Casiguran, Aurora. In a news release on Monday, the DENR stated that concerned citizens...
PUDTOL, Apayao – A critically endangered freshwater turtle is being rehabilitated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Calanasan, this province, after it was rescued in Barangay Capanikkian here Thursday. Known...
A 47-year-old man died after allegedly eating a snake turtle in Barangay 6, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The victim experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing after consuming the reptile. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)...
BUTUAN CITY – A male Olive Ridley turtle was found dead Wednesday afternoon by residents in the coastal Barangay Punta Bilar in Surigao City. Personnel from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) were immediately dispatched to the area for investigation and found that the...
ILOILO CITY – One-hundred young Olive ridley sea turtles were recently released at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. ONE-HUNDRED young Olive Ridley turtles were released at world-famous Boracay Island recently. (DENR-6 CENRO Boracay) The Department of Environment and...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the municipality of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi to set up a responsibility center for its gender and development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) for the accounting and monitoring of GAD-related expenses and financial transactions. In its 2023 audit on...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – The remains of a leatherback sea turtle was found in the seashore of Barangay Caridad Ibaba here on Labor Day. THE remains of a leatherback sea turtle were found at Coco Pier in Barangay Caridad Ibaba in Atimonan, Quezon on Labor Day. (Photo via Danny Estacio) The...
