Pawikan Conservation

31
Mar

‘P37.4M investment for environment’- AboitizPower

Greg Refraccion / 4 weeks
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The giant power firm AboitizPower is investing P37.4 million for environmental projects in Orani and Morong towns. The projects, through the twin power firms GMEC and GNPD involve adopting 12 new hectares of land under the Orani Mangrove Experimental Forest. This is in addition to 20 hectares earlier adopted by AboitizPower. Andrea Millend Madrid, AboitizPower […]

26
Feb

GNPD leads release of 336 pawikan hatchlings in Morong

Butch Gunio / 2 months
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GNPower Dinginin Ltd Co. (GNPD) led the release of 336 sea turtle hatchlings to the sea at the Sagip Pawikan Sitio Fuerte Hatchery in Morong, Bataan on Monday, February 23, 2026. The activity marked a milestone in GNPD’s ongoing conservation efforts and its partnership with local stakeholders to safeguard marine life, particularly endangered sea turtles […]

24
Feb

Ceremonial releasing of Pawikan Hatchlings

Mairine Gacutan / 2 months
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On February 23, 2026, a total of 336 Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings filled the shoreline of the Sagip Pawikan Hatchery in Morong as the Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) Bataan in partnership with AboitizPower GMEC-GNPD led the Ceremonial Releasing of Pawikan Hatchlings under the SAGIP Pawikan Conservation and Protection Project. Said activity was […]

14
Jan

Morong LGU appeals for continued support to ‘pawikan’ conservation program

Greg Refraccion / 3 months
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The Municipal Government of Morong appeals for continued support to “pawikan” conservation program amid plans to pitch for another 5-year partnership with AboitizPower and Sagip Pawikan hatchery in Sitio Fuerte, Morong. Morong Vice Mayor Dr. Chermaine Garcia-Sibug said during a recent consultation meeting with Sagip Pawikan Hatchery Adoption project that continued cooperation with LGU, private […]

03
Jan

Petron reforests 30 hectares of land in Duale, with DENR, PGB and LGU-Limay as partners

Mhike Cigaral / 4 months
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Petron Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Provincial Government of Bataan, and the local government of Limay for the reforestation of 30 hectares within the Limay Watershed Rehabilitation site in Barangay Duale. The initiative is part of Petron’s Puno ng Buhay program, the […]

23
Oct

Pawikan Festival 2025 highlights Bataan’s conservation efforts

Mhike Cigaral / 6 months
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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 […]

Sea turtle swims under water on the background of coral reefs.

01
Aug

GNPD inks P4.3M deal for turtle conservation in Bataan

Butch Gunio / 3 years
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GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) signed on Wednesday a three-year agreement worth P4.3M with the provincial government of Bataan, PG ENRO, and the Sagip Pawikan Foundation to adopt the local pawikan hatchery in Brgy. Poblacion, Morong. GNPD stated that the deal marked the beginning of their efforts to nurture turtles (pawikan) in the province, which […]

20
Sep