Friday, September 20, 2013

Police release captives into the wild

 
MAITUM, Sarangani (April 17, 2013) – Police personnel led by Chief Inspector Jerone Orville Panganiban release Tuesday, April 16, a 15-kg. Hawksbill turtle with tag PH0483E and a 17-kg. Green sea turtle with tag PH04823. The turtles were caught in a fishing net on April 13 in barangay Old Poblacion. Hundreds of marine turtles have been released in Maitum over the last eight years. The police have been stepping up their environmental awareness drive along with their operations against illegal mining, illegal logging and other forms of criminality in the locality. For more news and updates, please visit the <a href= http://www.sarangani.gov.ph/ > Province of Sarangani </a>. Come and enjoy Sarangani Bay Festival on May 24-25, 2013. (Joylyn Ty/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)  

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