The green sea turtle that was found dead along the coast of Barangay Tugasan, Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City earlier this month had no plastic waste in its system. This is according to results of a study conducted on the turtle by environmental specialists after they struggled to determine the cause of the species’ death. Jocelyn Abayan, supervising environmental management specialist at the City Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro), in an interview with SunStar Cebu on March 17, 2025, confirmed that the turtle did not take in any plastic and only ingested food.

Codis, D. M. P. (2025, March 18). Cenro: No plastic found in dead turtle. SunStar Cebu, p. 5.