‘Baby’ Philippine Eagle: Hatchling stirs hope for critically endangered raptor

Agence France Presse 11/20/2024

    A baby Philippine Eagle has hatched in the Southeast Asian country with the help of artificial insemination, sparking hope that science and conservation can save the critically endangered raptor from extinction. Habitat loss and ruthless…

‘Uswag,’ PH eagle, strays from Leyte forests, drowns off Cebu

Joselle R. Badilla - @inquirerdotnet 08/06/2024

CAMOTES ISLANDS, Cebu — Three-year-old “Uswag”, a male juvenile Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), was found dead off the coasts of Pilar town on the Camotes Group of Islands in Cebu on Saturday, August 3. This happened a…

Vets fail to save Philippine eagle Mangayon

Joselle Badilla 07/12/2024

DAVAO CITY — Barely two weeks after the success of reintroducing a pair of the national bird into the forests of Leyte, conservationists were greeted with the devastating news of the death of a male Philippine eagle…

Philippine Eagle pair released in Leyte forests

Joselle Badilla 06/29/2024

BURAUEN, LEYTE — Conservationists made history by releasing a pair of Philippine eagles in an effort to repopulate the forests of Leyte province. Witnessed by Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, the eagles, “Uswag” (male) and “Carlito” (female),…

Philippine Eagle Week: Interesting facts about the rarest bird of prey

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Every June 4 to June 10, the Philippines celebrates the Philippine Eagle Week. The week-long observation, first enacted in 1999, is meant to raise awareness in protecting one of the world’s critically endangered…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Call center agent dies after modern PUJ, crashes into car, falls on its side in Mandaue

CDN Digital 11/15/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu.   Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.   Call center agent dies after modern PUJ, crashes into car,…

Philippine Eagle: Animal keeper takes to TikTok to spread awareness about PH’s ‘bird of prey’

Jessa Ngojo 07/26/2023

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES— How can someone help in in spreading awareness about an endangered species, particularly the country’s national bird, the Philippine Eagle? Lohwana Halaq, a Philippine Eagle Center (PEC) animal keeper, did this by sharing her…

‘Mukhang pera’ redux

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 12/15/2021

As a historian I should join the lynch mob calling for the retention of our three World War II heroes on the face of the P1,000 bill, but I must admit that the decision to replace Josefa…

Family of Philippine eagles found in Zamboanga Peninsula

Jhesset O. Enano - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — It began with a rare few sightings and fallen feathers on the forest floor. But more than two decades after, a family of Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi) and their nest were finally observed and…

Help save the Philippines’ endangered animals before they go extinct

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Did you know that elephants, rhinoceros, and giant tortoises once roamed the northeastern region of Cagayan Valley? Tigers were also said to have existed in the ridges of Palawan. Aside from its rich…

Philippine Eagle Foundation to hold Cebu fund raising activity

PR 07/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Eagle Foundation is organizing a special fund raising activity in Cebu City on Thursday, July 18, to help raise funds for their Protecting Forests campaign. The foundation will be showing the…

Viral thread urges people to save the Philippine eagle

Ellah Quieta 01/28/2019

In efforts to save the iconic Philippine eagle – a national treasure symbolizing the Philippine identity,  netizens from all around the Philippines initiated a move to protect the Phlippine eagle, which is now considered as an endangered…

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