00:00This morning, the sea is calling
00:02so we can be happy in Naicavite
00:04in their first
00:05Pawikan Festival!
00:07Wow!
00:08Happy Fiesta!
00:09They're so pretty!
00:11We're all Pawikan fans, right?
00:13Yes!
00:14They're so cute, baby Pawikan.
00:16We're so lucky
00:17because we'll be able to witness
00:19the releasing of Pawikan in the sea live.
00:21Before, I was able to witness
00:22the birth.
00:23Yes!
00:25In Born To Be Wild.
00:27Yes, in Born To Be Wild.
00:29That will happen right now, Kapuso.
00:32And Jenzel is there.
00:33Jenzel, we're excited.
00:34Let's start the release
00:36of baby Pawikan!
00:40Yes, let's go!
00:41Live!
00:42We'll release
00:44or we'll release
00:46baby turtles
00:48here in Turtle Sanctuary
00:50in Naicavite.
00:51That's right, Kapuso.
00:53Because today
00:55is their Pawikan Festival.
00:57That's why
00:59you're with us
01:01to release baby turtles.
01:03Here they are.
01:05They're so cute!
01:07Be careful.
01:09There, Kapuso.
01:11It's dark now.
01:12And this time is perfect
01:14because they're not released
01:16every day.
01:18Usually, they're released
01:20in the afternoons or at night.
01:23And there,
01:25you have to face them
01:27and be careful
01:29when releasing the turtles.
01:31This is what I need to teach them.
01:33They're attracted to the light
01:35that's why they're coming closer
01:37to our camera right now.
01:39And there's a red light
01:41so that's what they'll follow.
01:43There's a lot of light
01:45that's why
01:47it's hard for them
01:51to follow the light.
01:53There, I have one more.
01:55They're so cute!
01:57Kapuso,
01:59it's my first time
02:01to release baby turtles
02:03that's why this experience
02:05is very exciting.
02:07There, they're racing
02:09towards the sea.
02:11Finally!
02:13There, they're all
02:15out of our box.
02:17And there, they're slowly
02:19going to the sea here in Naicavite.
02:21So, Kapuso,
02:23here in Naicavite,
02:25today is really the
02:27weekend day or the weekend festival.
02:29That's why later in the afternoon,
02:31they have a celebration here
02:33for those who want to go
02:35on Friday and have fun.
02:37Just go here in Naicavite.
02:39Oh, the others are coming back!
02:41They're so cute!
02:43They can see the light.
02:45And usually,
02:47the red light is really
02:49bad for our baby turtles
02:51because sometimes,
02:53they're really sensitive when the light is too bright.
02:55And in the morning,
02:57we don't let them go
02:59because they're prone
03:01to get predators
03:03like birds.
03:05So, it's really safe
03:07to let them go at night or in the dark.
03:09That's why, Kapuso,
03:11later, we'll also go to
03:13the hatchery of their turtles here.
03:15And of course, we'll also give a surprise
03:17to our Kapuso who will celebrate
03:19the weekend festival.
03:21So, tune in to your country's morning show
03:23where you're always the first
03:25to hear it!
03:27There they are!
03:29They're coming!
03:31Finally!
03:33Let's go to our
03:35Kapuso in Naicavite.
03:37They're celebrating the weekend festival.
03:39And earlier, we saw Jenzel
03:41releasing cute baby
03:43baby turtles to the sea.
03:45And they released
03:47almost 70 live.
03:49The question is, how many will survive?
03:51I hope all of them.
03:53But aside from them,
03:55there are more to be released today.
03:57And those baby turtles
03:59are with Jenzel.
04:01Jenzel, how are those baby turtles?
04:03They're so big!
04:09The journey of our
04:11baby turtles to the sea
04:13because earlier,
04:15while it was still dark, we released them
04:17to their natural habitat.
04:19You know, Kapuso,
04:21it's my first time releasing
04:23baby turtles for the weekend.
04:25Before, I only saw them online.
04:27But now that I've experienced them,
04:29I'm so happy.
04:31I feel like I've already helped Mother Earth.
04:33And it's kind of nerve-wracking
04:35in a way because they're very fragile.
04:37They really need to be careful.
04:39And they also need proper care
04:41for the baby turtles.
04:43That's why I'm very thankful
04:45that I've experienced this.
04:47And it's perfect because
04:49it's the nesting season for the turtles.
04:51That's why earlier,
04:53it was also the perfect timing
04:55because they were supposed to be released
04:57when it's still dark.
04:59They can't be released in the morning
05:01because they're sensitive to light.
05:03That's why when there's light,
05:05that's what they're following.
05:07So when you release them,
05:09they follow the light
05:11of our camera
05:13or there's a red light
05:15so they'll follow it to the sea.
05:17And when it's bright,
05:19our predators are active,
05:21just like birds.
05:23So it's more dangerous when they're released
05:25because when they're released,
05:27their heads are still floating
05:29in the water.
05:31That's why the birds can see them
05:33and they won't survive.
05:35And the baby turtles here,
05:37there's a big one, 70 centimeters.
05:39They were so cute earlier.
05:41That's why our baby turtles
05:43are also being cared for
05:45here in Naikabite.
05:47They're the Samahanang Labak
05:49Pawitan
05:51Patrollers.
05:53So the Samahanang Labak Pawitan Patrollers
05:55are the volunteers who monitor
05:57if there are any turtles that...
05:59There, let's be careful.
06:01If there are any turtles that are giving birth,
06:03they're the ones transferring the eggs
06:05and they're also the ones
06:07bringing the hatched eggs
06:09or our baby turtles
06:11to the sea.
06:13That's why today, we're with the President
06:15of the Samahanang Labak Pawitan Patrollers
06:17so we can learn more
06:19about the turtles.
06:21Good morning, Sir Roger!
06:23Sir Roger, why is there a turtle festival
06:25here in Naikabite?
06:27Because our place is always visited
06:29by mother turtles.
06:31So they always celebrate
06:33this February
06:35because these are the last ones.
06:37Our nesting season
06:39has started.
06:41This is the
06:43September to February.
06:45September to February.
06:47This is where the turtles go
06:49to lay their eggs.
06:51Why should
06:53our turtles,
06:55when they hatch,
06:57do we need to let them go?
06:59Yes, because we need to
07:01let them go
07:03because their food is only preserved for 3 days.
07:05So their energy in their body
07:07needs to be released.
07:09So we need to let them go within 3 days.
07:11Look at this, it's so cute!
07:13These are our baby turtles, Sir Roger.
07:15When did they hatch?
07:17They hatched
07:19last night
07:21so we'll let them go later.
07:23We'll let them go later
07:25so they'll be safe
07:27in the afternoon.
07:29We'll let them go at night
07:31so they won't be seen.
07:33How many chances
07:35do they have to survive?
07:37There are a lot of them.
07:39Will all of them survive in the sea?
07:41No.
07:43Based on our studies,
07:45their survival rate
07:47is only 1%
07:49when released.
07:51I thought it's only 1%.
07:53There are a lot of
07:55predators in the sea.
07:57Yes,
07:59when we release them
08:01during the day,
08:03there are big fish
08:05and birds that are hunting them.
08:07So there's less chance
08:09of survival.
08:11I noticed
08:13that this is our nesting facility.
08:15I see numbers here, Sir Roger.
08:17What do these numbers mean?
08:19This is our code
08:21for the number of eggs
08:23that hatched.
08:25This is the number
08:27for the number of eggs hatched.
08:29This is number 64.
08:31This is number 1222.
08:33This is the date
08:35when it hatched.
08:37This is the date
08:39when it hatched.
08:41Can I take this?
08:43So this is what you transfer here?
08:45Yes.
08:47These are the eggs
08:49that emerged.
08:51This is how you hold it.
08:53You can't place it
08:55on the palm of your hand
08:57or any surface.
08:59It should be
09:01on the sand.
09:03This is so cute.
09:05You can hold it
09:07or take pictures.
09:09You should hold it carefully.
09:11We'll place it
09:13on the sand.
09:15Why, Sir Roger?
09:17Because it needs
09:19to be placed
09:21on the sand.
09:23I'll help you, Sir.
09:25This is the memory
09:27of the place where it was born.
09:29This is where it will go back
09:31when it lays eggs.
09:33Sometimes, it just lays eggs
09:35on the sand.
09:37This is the memory
09:39of our babies.
09:41This is the memory
09:43of our babies.
09:45Thank you so much, Sir Roger.
09:47I hope you learned
09:49about Pau Weekends.
09:51I hope you'll experience this next time.
09:53Once again, Happy Pau Weekend Festival!
09:55Let's go back to the studio,
09:57Kapuso!
09:59So cute!
10:19Thank you!
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