00:00The Philippine Duck is now considered an endangered species due to the hunting of some local hunters.
00:08That's why it will be up to the case of who will catch it,
00:11who will catch it as a bird.
00:13The details are in the news report of J.B. Santiago of IBC 13.
00:18The Philippine Ducks are now considered an endangered species.
00:22But the problem is that these are still being victimized by hunters here in the Philippines.
00:28And what's worse is that these are still being victimized by hunters in their online vlogs with thousands of views.
00:35It also shows that they have been doing this for several years.
00:39Because of that, former Candaba Mayor Jerry Pelayo himself announced the filing of a case against these hunters.
00:47As you can see, no one did this.
00:50If there were not thousands of birds hunting every day, we would not have birds here in the Philippines.
00:56And the Philippine Ducks that we consider endangered, that's what they are killing.
01:03That's why this should be cut off.
01:06Let's just kill them here and let them go.
01:10It is estimated that from 3,300 to 6,700 are the remaining adult population
01:17due to the continuous hunting and destruction of their homes since the 1970s.
01:24I thought there's a pay for it when you have more subscribers, right?
01:29Then maybe they'll get excited.
01:32But it's a sin. It's a sin.
01:36Think about it, this is nationwide.
01:39Do it as a hobby and have subscribers on YouTube.
01:44This should really be in prison.
01:47Based on Republic Act No. 9147,
01:50or Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act,
01:53they clearly violated it.
01:56That law prohibits the killing of wildlife.
02:00It has heavy penalties, including up to 12 years in prison
02:05and a fine of up to one million pesos depending on the type of animal.
02:10For now, Pelayo is working with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DNR
02:16and the National Bureau of Investigation or NBI
02:19to file a case against the hunters.
02:23From IBC 13, JV Santiago for Balitang Pampansa.
