The Panabo City Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) issued a notice of violation last week against a resort owner in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) for illegally keeping newly hatched sea turtles in a rectangular box instead of releasing them into the sea. In a statement posted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao region on social media, it said that they took action following the viral circulation of a video footage on the resort's social media page that they saw as inappropriate.

Tejano, I. (2024, January 22). DENR flags resort for illegally keeping newly hatched turtles. Manila Bulletin, p. 5.