Students get to know the pawikan

Students from different schools across Bataan participated in an interactive discussions and educational games designed to provide them with information on the various species of pawikan, their nesting behavior, the threats they face, and how communities can help protect fragile coastal habitats.   These activities were part of the Pawikan Environmental Forum, organized by the […]

TUPAD workers to become ‘pawikan’ patrollers

Recipients of TUPAD or “Tulong pang Hanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged or Displaced workers” will no longer be street sweepers but “Pawikan Patrollers” who will protect the destiny of sea turtles in Morong, Bataan.   Morong Mayor Leila G. Linao Munoz, in coordination with the regional office of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has arranged […]

Pawikan Festival 2025 highlights Bataan’s conservation efforts

The province of Bataan is once again gearing up for its much-awaited Pawikan Festival 2025, a month-long celebration dedicated to the protection and preservation of marine turtles, locally known as pawikan. With the theme “Pag-aalaga sa Pawikan, Tagumpay ng Kalikasan!”, the event aims to raise awareness on environmental conservation and the vital role of these […]

Pawikan Festival 2024

PAWIKAN FESTIVAL 2024

Department of Tourism (DoT) Undersecretary Myra Paz Abubakar led the release of 80 sea turtles along the shoreline near the Pawikan Conservation Center during the Pawikan Festival held on December 7, 2024, in the Municipality of Morong. The main entrance of the Pawikan Center was also formally opened, along with the unveiling of the Art […]