Sixty green sea turtle hatchlings were released at Ya-o’s Beach Resort, Barangay Nauhang, February 3. At around 10 p.m. of February 4, Ferdinand Reagan Villena, owner of Ya-o’s Beach Resort discovered the hatchlings and secured them in a tub with seawater and informed Bantay Dagat. Bantay Dagat Coordinator Edsel Toledo and staff of the City Agriculture Office Jesa Tihuk and Dinah Malata, together with City Environment and Natural Resources MPA in-charge Roderico Bolo and Jayboy Dela Torre came over to document and release the hatchlings.

More sea turtle hatchlings set free in Sipalay. (2024, February 7). SunStar Bacolod, p. 7.