LUCENA CITY – A large sea turtle, locally known as a “pawikan,” was rescued and safely released back into the ocean on Thursday night (July 30) after it wandered ashore near a beach resort in the island municipality of Jomalig, Quezon province. Jay Lim, program director of the public interest law group Tanggol Kalikasan, said in a report that the rescue operation was carried out at around 10:05 p.m. after village councilor Antonio Delos Santos Acunin and his brothers Marcial and Jojo noticed their three dogs barking continuously near a beach resort in Barangay Talisoy. READ: Illegal fishing endangers turtle […]...Keep on reading: Sea turtle rescued, released off Quezon's Jomalig Island