The annual celebration of Philippine Eagle Week is just around the corner (not to mention Philippine Independence Day). As you may know, the Philippine Eagle Foundation is aggressively and positively pushing for the preservation of our national bird, which was once hailed by Charles Lindbergh as “the air’s noblest flier,” as well as its habitat. Let’s all join in the celebration and help contribute to this very worthy cause!

There are several events lined up, including a Green Mobilization and a wildlife photography workshop. Please see the schedule below for more information.

Below is the poster for GreenMob 2010, a movement that’s in line with the Foundation’s objective of saving the eagle’s natural habitat. Everyone is encouraged to join and spread the word about the importance of saving our environment — not only for the eagle but for ourselves.

This poster is for Race for Pag-Asa, Race Against Climate Change:

The Foundation and the Eagle Center are located in Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City. (Dabawenyos commonly refer to this place as being in Calinan.) Tel. no.: 271-2337. Fax: 301-1033. E-mail: info[at]philippineeagle.org. For snail-mail correspondence, please use the following address:

The Philippine Eagle Foundation
PO Box 81015
8000 Davao City
Philippines

Happy Eagle Week to all!

On my latest trip to Northern Mindanao, I had an interesting road trip with a couple of friends to and from Cagayan de Oro City. The trip going was uneventful and rather tiring because I had little sleep the previous night, and it rained hard.

On the other hand, the trip from Cagayan de Oro back to Davao via Bukidnon was quite rejuvenating, even though it was physically tiring. I’d missed traveling by land, that’s why I jumped at the chance to go with my friends.

I had mixed feelings, though. Not much has changed in the landscape, if you consider the larger picture. But when you look close enough, you’ll see that progress has indeed started to make inroads in the countryside. There are quite a few more buildings around, especially in places like Malaybalay and Valencia. Even in Buda (short for the Bukidnon-Davao border) you see more people and houses around. Read the full story