Pawikan Conservation Center
Morong, Bataan
Pawikan Conservation Centre sits is home to the original nesting sites of the Olive Ridley turtle species.It is located about 4 hours away from Manila where the fishing village of Nagbalayong in the town of Morong on the Bataan Peninsula. Along a patch of sandy coastal road a tiny place fenced with aged bamboo and a driftwood sign with the name Pawikan Conservation Center written on it.
Pawikan Conservation Center News
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Biyahe Ni Drew: Bataans Best (Full Episode)
Get ready for a new set of adventure this 2017, biyaheros! Let's join Drew as he travels to one the most historical places in the Philippines. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Bataan's jaw-dropping sceneries, and delicious delicacies!
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Takipsilim, My Baby Pawikan
It?s about dusk when we were asked to kneel and say a little wish to our baby pawikan before releasing them into the sea. I closed my eyes for a moment not knowing what wish I will say. I didn't want to say a self-serving wish because I believe the ritual that we were making has a power vital to each baby pawikan's lives. I closed my eyes anyway and decided to say a little prayer instead. I uttered the most practical prayer - that he survive this harsh world of ours and he may find his rightful place here on earth.
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From Predators To Protectors Of Pawikan
"Marine turtles are important. Why do we need them? Because they help maintain ecological balance. Do you know that marine turtles eat jellyfish? Without marine turtles, there will be plenty of jellyfish, and you cannot swim in the ocean because the jellyfish will get to you and sting you," a jolly Manolo Ibias told a group of young students on November 15.
Ibias, more popularly known as Mang Manolo, is not a teacher. He is one of the Bantay Pawikan volunteers who run the Pawikan Conservation Center in Barangay Nagbalayong, Morong, Bataan, while the students were from the Learning Links Ac ... -
How Collaboration Of 40 Filipino Artists Gave Life To A Baby Pawikan
An animated video of a baby pawikan created in 42 different artistic styles earned the praise of various social media users.
Several Filipino artists hailing from different advertising industries "most of them being freelancers" decided to collaborate and create a "passion project" in a span of six days.
According to Niccolo Anacleto, a freelance motion graphic designer and artist, they were originally inspired by an animated video created by different artists in Moscow. A friend sent him the link from Instagram.
The video showed a "maneki neko" or a Japanese fortune cat interpreted b ... -
Pawikan Conservation Center Turtle Release Program
You guys, two weeks ago we helped release baby turtles! It was one of those surreal family moments when your thoughts pause and you realize how special and rare this moment really is. The waves move a little slower, the smiles last a little longer and you realize that you may never have this moment again, so soak it up. The Philippines has gifted us so many memories, I can never be grateful enough for her majesty.
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Bataan Dec 2017
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