00:00It was not a storm or typhoon that brought severe fatigue to Boracay Island in Malay Aklan this week.
00:13But it was a storm that swept the whole island and it was very windy.
00:25It was the first time that we witnessed a storm in Boracay.
00:31How come in the paradise of tourists, there was a storm?
00:37Storm in Boracay?
00:40Storm! Storm!
00:43Just this morning, the hotel staff, including Marlon, noticed something strange in the sea.
00:55It's like a thorn. We're not sure.
00:58But as soon as it reached the shore, they were shocked.
01:05They confirmed that it's like a swimming pool for tourists.
01:13In their estimate, it's 8 feet long. It's bigger than a person.
01:21We were shocked and we were wondering why there's a pool here.
01:26Because we've been living here for a long time and this is the first time it happened.
01:30The barangay officials, the Philippine Coast Guard, the MDRRMO, or the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office,
01:39and the DENR, or the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, immediately headed to the area of Buaya.
01:47To rescue Buaya and keep the tourists away from the disaster, they caught it.
01:55They sautéed it with lambat.
01:59But it disappeared and sank into the water.
02:02It was going to the deep sea, but the waves pulled it back to the shore.
02:07So it couldn't swim.
02:09At that time, there were already 30 residents waiting in the middle of the sea,
02:15waiting for Buaya to sink.
02:19At the end of Baibay, it swam back and forth.
02:21If there were many people at the end, it would go back to the other end.
02:25That's why we chased it.
02:27Until it surfaced again.
02:30It was only a few meters away from where it first saw the light.
02:35They caught it and sautéed it.
02:40At first, they had a hard time catching it because their lambat was small.
02:45But Buaya survived.
02:50So the fisherman, Jimmy, borrowed his lambat.
02:54We used a lot of material to make the lambat bigger.
02:58We put it far away so it wouldn't disappear in the water.
03:01So we could see where to put the lambat.
03:04Then they slowly pulled Buaya into the sea.
03:09We didn't feel scared.
03:11We were just chasing it.
03:13When Buaya reached the shore,
03:16the tricycle driver, Efren,
03:19pulled it hard to tie its mouth.
03:22Maybe three days after it surfaced,
03:25I went to Buaya and tied its mouth.
03:29The body was dirty.
03:32It seemed to have been in the water for a long time.
03:34It didn't have any wounds.
03:36It was in good condition.
03:38But maybe because of the strong waves,
03:40it seemed to be weakening.
03:42And so that it wouldn't swim,
03:44they covered it with a blanket.
03:46The tied Buaya was put on a stretcher
03:49and brought to the office of the City Environment and Natural Resources of Malay,
03:55which is located on the other side of the island.
03:57Buaya was named Crocodylus porosus or Saltwater Crocodile.
04:04It is now in the care of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office or CENRO of Malay.
04:11Its size is 250 cm or 2.5 meters.
04:16Its width is 25.5 cm.
04:21Its weight is 50 to 60 kg.
04:25Saltwater crocodiles really live in the ocean
04:30or maybe in rivers or lakes connected to the sea.
04:35But here on the island of Boracay,
04:39they have just seen it in the sea.
04:42Buaya!
04:44Buaya!
04:46This is the first time and it's really unexpected.
04:49It's a very rare occurrence on the island of Boracay.
04:53So it's still worth thinking about where it came from.
04:57If we look at the wind direction,
05:00since it's long,
05:02we can see that it was originated in Mindoro, Romblon, or Palawan
05:07where there are crocodile populations.
05:09Or because of the flood, their cubs were able to come out.
05:14But as of now, there are still no reported claims of Buaya.
05:20Meanwhile, because of the Buaya sighting on the island of Boracay,
05:25there are some residents and tourists who are afraid to go near the sea.
05:29We are afraid of our safety.
05:33But should they be worried?
05:36The island of Boracay is safe.
05:39All of our guardians on the island of Boracay are on high alert
05:44to maintain the safety of all swimmers.
05:48At the tip of Habagat and Nicarina,
05:52they saw a crocodile
05:55and it went viral.
05:57Meanwhile, in Boracay,
06:00for the first time,
06:02they saw Buaya.
06:03Buaya!
06:05Buaya!
06:07Apparently, there are unusual things that we can still witness.
06:14Buaya!
06:16Buaya!
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