SAVE THE EAGLE PEF asks public support to save eagle from possible extinction

By MAYA M. PADILLO

An official of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is calling on the public’s support to save the Philippine Eagle from possible extinction.

Jimbea Lucino, manager for Culture-based Conservation of the PEF, said on Wednesday that the Malagos-based foundation is seeking public support to strengthen and enhance the efforts to conserve and protect the Philippine Eagle.

“Ang Philippine Eagle karon is at state of possible extinction kung dili ta magtinabangay. Kailangan natin ng more efforts to protect and conserve our eagles,” Lucino said during Wednesdays media forum at Habi at Kape at Abreeza Mall.

The City Government of Davao, through the Vices Regulation Unit (VRU), marked the 21st anniversary of the Anti-Smoking Ordinance in a morning motorcade from Magsaysay Avenue to the Almendras Gym Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC) Wednesday, where a special program was held on Wednesday, May 31.

food, not tobacco,” aims to emphasize the importance of prioritizing healthy sustenance over harmful habits.

She reported that as of the latest estimation of the population of the Philippine Eagle, there are about 392 pairs, a decline from the past estimation of 400 pairs.

Lucino attributed human-related issues specially during the pandemic such as shooting and hunting, and the loss of habitat due to the cutting of trees as among the factors that affect the declining population of the Phil-