A young Hawksbill Turtle is now safely back to its natural habitat thanks to the efforts of the Local Government Unit of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental, Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Bago City, Philippine Coast Guard, and the local Disaster Risk Management Council. Veterinarian Froilan Juntilla also helped in taking care of the turtle dubbed as Ecot which was released back to the sea in early July 2023. Fishermen accidentally captured Ecot last June 7 in the waters of Brgy. Manta-angan, E.B. Magalona. It was found out that it had ingested a fishing hook.

'Ecot is safe'. (2023, July 24). DailyGuardian, pp. 10, 8.