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Aired (May 10, 2026): Meet ‘Bayani’, a young Philippine eagle under the care of the Philippine Eagle Foundation in Davao City. His name reflects the hope he carries for the future of his critically endangered species.

Meanwhile, in Calauit, Palawan, Doc Ferds Recio searches for ‘Pingas’, a dugong known for the notch on his tail and his unusually calm behavior around people. Unlike most dugongs that avoid human interaction, ‘Pingas’ is often seen peacefully feeding on seagrass near the shore.

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00:01He will be a true hero, huh?
00:24So, pakita mo na may pag-asa pa ang Philippine Miguel.
00:37Sa loob ng mahabang panahon, si Abad Lang ang nakukunan ng malapitan.
00:44Hanggang sa dumating si Pingas.
00:468 years after, nabalitahan namin may isa palang dugong dit na mas mabait pa kay Abad.
00:54Mas nagpapalabit pa kahit sa bubabaw ng pati na tubig.
00:58At siya ngayon yung pupundahan na rin.
01:10Sino ba'y bayan ng publiko si Chick No. 32?
01:15O mas kilala bilang si Bayani?
01:19Sunod sa kanyang pangalan ang pag-asa na maging Bayani para sa kanyang life.
01:29Ngayon, ang Philippine Eagle na si Bayani, mukhang matikas at kung makatingin, matalas.
01:40Pero ang agilang ito, baby pa.
01:45Smarto, Bayani.
01:47Yung tunog niya, yung huni niya.
01:49He's still a chick.
01:51Yes, he's still a chick.
02:01Ang pag-aalaga sa mga iglet,
02:05animoy mga bata.
02:09Marahan itong hinahawakan
02:11at tinutruan ng kapwa nila Agila.
02:16Pero iba ang sitwasyon ni Bayani.
02:19Nakatutok sa kanya ang mundo.
02:21Sa loob ng labing tatlong taon,
02:25siya ang ikasampung matagumpay na ipinanganak sa tulong ng cooperative artificial insemination
02:32ng Philippine Eagle Foundation.
02:34Siya yung ating pang-32nd na captive-bred Philippine Eagle, produced through artificial breeding.
02:42Yung parents naman niya, yung male parent na tinatawag natin na semi-donor ay si Sinag.
02:49It's also a captive-bred bird.
02:51Yung nanay naman niya, si Dakila, from artificial, from natural breeding.
02:55Kahit maliit pa, tagumpay na maituturing ang kanyang pagkabuhay.
03:00Yung pag-produce natin kay Bayani, medyo critical siya.
03:05In a sense, na based dun sa experience namin,
03:08from Riley, masilan yung pag-angalaga ng mga ating igles kasi sensitive sila.
03:15Lalo na't mababa ang birth rate ng Philippine Eagle.
03:20Ang kadapares nito, nangingitlog lang ng isa kada taon kung nasa wild.
03:28At isa hanggang dalawa naman ang mga captive eagle.
03:35Sa mga kuha mula sa CCTV, maamo itong tumitingin sa kamera.
03:41Ang sisiw, masusing inaalagaan sa isang isolation area.
03:47Kailangan na sanitize masyado yung kanilang environment
03:51when they hatch and grow up, like up until two months.
03:56Pero kailangan natin siguruduhin muna yung kanilang kalusugan.
04:04Ang limang buwan na si Bayani, ready to go to school.
04:09Kahit ma-imprinted ito o masanay kasama ang tao,
04:14agila pa rin ang kanyang unang guro.
04:18Sa mentoring cage ni Bayani, makakasama niya si Marikit.
04:23So si Marikit naman, isang ibo na galing sa buwangga.
04:26Siya po ay nabarel.
04:29So kaya niriscue natin siya doon.
04:31Hindi siya aggressive bird eh.
04:33So madali siyang mag-accept ng iglet.
04:38Part of the screening, nandun yung acceptance.
04:42Hindi aggressive, hindi territorial.
04:44So yan yung gusto natin ipakita.
04:47Mistulang nanay at guro si Marikit sa munti nilang paaralan.
04:52Sa loob ng limang buwan hanggang isang taon,
04:56siya ang gagayahin ni Bayani kung paano maging isang agila.
05:02Ang unang lesson ni Bayani,
05:05palakasin ang kanyang eagle instinct.
05:09Sina-side by side natin siya ng inuntudus natin siya ng kahit sinong agila.
05:14Tsaka tinitrain natin sila na magkain sila side by side.
05:20Yung iba kasi pag may pagkain, yun yung isang source ng agresyon.
05:24Aba, mukhang fast learner itong si Bayani ah.
05:29Unti-unti na raw nitong natutunan
05:32ang pagiging territorial at pagkilala ng pagkain.
05:35Ang isa sa pinaka-importante doon ay yung self-recognition or self-identity.
05:43Kasi ang gusto natin mangyari doon ay alam ng ibon kung anong klaseng species siya.
05:49By the time na i-release natin siya sa wild,
05:52alam niya when they get mature,
05:54alam niya kung sino yung paris ang gusto niyang dapat makasama.
06:01Kaya si Bayani accelerated
06:04at kailangan niyang ilipat sa mas malaking espasyo para matuto.
06:12Para akong proud daddy kay Bayani
06:15dahil sa pambihirang pagkakataon,
06:17masasamahan ko siya sa kanyang moving up.
06:21You are such a handsome bird or beautiful bird.
06:27Hindi pa natin alam kasi yung gender niya.
06:29Pero ang laki niya.
06:32Relax na, relax siya sa kanyang nest.
06:36Ilinipat namin sa bagong imprinting cage si Bayani.
06:40Pero dahil sensitibo ang mga agila,
06:43gabi ang tamang oras para gawin ito.
06:48Mula sa kanyang mentoring cage,
06:51kailangan namin balutin si Bayani ng tela na parang baby.
06:58At takpan ang mga mata nito para mabawasan ang kanyang stress.
07:05Ang kanilang paningin,
07:08kayang-kayang makakita ng walong beses sa kakayaan ng mga tao.
07:13Oh, nice to meet you, Bayani.
07:16Bata pa lang, pero...
07:18Nako, wag ka magkakamali dyan.
07:20Magkindi na yan.
07:23Okay.
07:25Wow, with a hoodie.
07:28It's okay, it's okay.
07:30Sinuri muna namin si Bayani
07:32para masigurong maayos ang kanyang kalagayan
07:35bago ilipat ng kulungan.
07:46Bayani,
07:48you will be a true hero, ha?
07:52So, pakita mo na
07:55may pag-asa pa ang Philippine Eagle, ha?
07:59Okay, Bayani.
08:01Alright, yes.
08:02We'll move you now to the imprinting cage, ha?
08:05Welcome to your new...
08:08Dahang-dahang nilapag si Bayani
08:09sa kanyang imprinting cage.
08:12Kahit wala na ang takip sa kanyang mata,
08:16kalmadong nakikiramdam si Bayani.
08:18Face to face with Bayani, ha?
08:20Tinitingnan niya kung sino ako.
08:22First time niya nakita yung
08:24sinong taong to, eh.
08:26So, this is Bayani.
08:31Pitong araw matapos namin ilipat si Bayani,
08:37mas nakita ko ang kanyang tikas at ganda.
08:45Kitang-kita ang malambot nitong balahibo
08:48at maamong mukha.
08:50Pero tila sinuswerte kami.
08:54Dahil sa unang pagkakataon,
08:57nasaksihan namin
08:58ang inaabang unang mahabang paglipad ni Bayani.
09:02Sa kanyang imprinting cage,
09:05nakalipad ito
09:06ng nasa 20 feet.
09:08Go, go, go, Bayani!
09:13Since seventh day niya na nandito,
09:16first time niya na lang
09:18lumipad from this branch
09:20to that branch.
09:22Kung baga sa wild,
09:23yun yung inaabangan lahat ng mga
09:27birders.
09:28Look at this, ano?
09:29Yung leg niya,
09:31yung right leg niya,
09:32naka-rest na ganyan.
09:34And sabi sa akin ni Sir Dom,
09:37very relaxed daw si Bayani
09:39in spite of us
09:40documenting him.
09:42Sa kanyang paglaki,
09:44posible siyang makasama
09:46sa proyekto ng PEF
09:48na Cooperative Artificial Insemination
09:50para sa mga Philippine Eagle.
09:54Ang milestone na ito ni Bayani,
09:56patunay na kahit abutin
09:58ng ilang dekada
09:59ang pag-aaral sa kanila,
10:02posibleng magkaroon ng pag-asa.
10:05At ang mga gaya ni Bayani,
10:07maging matagumpay sana
10:09ang pagpapalaki
10:10para maranasan ito
10:13kung paano maging
10:14totoong Bayani
10:15sa pagpaparami
10:17ng kanilang lahi.
10:20Aim high, Bayani!
10:30Sa dagat ng Kalawit?
10:42May isang dugong
10:43na madalas magpakita.
10:45Di tulad ng ibang dugong,
10:47hindi raw ito mailap
10:49kahit pa
10:50may bangka?
10:56Siya si Pingas.
10:58Ang dambuhalang dugong
11:00o sikaw
11:00na may pingas
11:01o tapya
11:02sa kanyang buntot.
11:05Ang dugong
11:07unbothered
11:08o di maabala
11:09sa kanyang pagkain.
11:12Lalo na kapag
11:13nilalanta ka nito
11:14ang paborito niyang
11:15seagrass.
11:21Itinuturing ito
11:22na sagrado
11:23ng mga katutubong
11:24tagbanwa.
11:26Paniniwala nila
11:27kasa kasama na
11:29ng kanilang mga
11:30ninuno
11:30ang dugong
11:31noon pa man.
11:33Kaya isa itong
11:34kayamanan.
11:49Namina namin si
11:51Yaban
11:51isang
11:52napakaamong
11:53dugong.
11:54Kakaiba siya
11:54sa mga dugong
11:55na nakingina natin
11:56si Filipinas
11:57kasi
11:58nagpapalakit siya.
12:00And then
12:00during that time
12:03nagwawander kami
12:04kung in the future
12:05meron pa bang
12:06magiging
12:07isa pang
12:07Abad.
12:08Because
12:09Abad
12:09nasa ula
12:10ni-change
12:10yung community.
12:11Nakapag-dek-dek
12:12ng umuayan,
12:13increase of tourists.
12:14Puris eh
12:15may new
12:16trabaho dito
12:16sa dugan.
12:18Sa loob
12:19ng mahabang panahon
12:21si Abad lang
12:22ang nakukuna
12:23ng malapitan.
12:25Hanggang
12:25sa dumating
12:26si Pingas.
12:27Eight years
12:28after,
12:29nabalitahan namin
12:30may isa palang
12:31dugong din.
12:33Mas mabait pa
12:34kay Abad.
12:35Mas nagpapalabit pa
12:36kahit sa kubabaw
12:36ng pati na tubig.
12:38At siya ngayon
12:39yung bubundahan
12:40natin.
12:41Kasama
12:41ang mga
12:42bantay dugong
12:42mula sa isla
12:43ng Kalawit,
12:45susubukan kong
12:46puntahan
12:46at kunan
12:48ang sikat
12:49ng si Pingas.
12:50Mga nauna
12:51sa ating baka
12:52kailangan pa
12:52maglamoy
12:53siguro around
12:5410 minutes.
12:55Mapunta
12:56doon sa lugar
12:57kung nasan
12:57na si Anok
12:58nasa
12:58na na
12:59Pinas.
13:11Sa ibabaw
13:12ng karagatan,
13:14tanong na agad
13:15ang kanyang
13:15presensya.
13:22Nakikisabay
13:22sa kanya
13:23ang mga
13:23talakitok
13:24na isda.
13:27Sabay-sabay
13:29na lamalangoy
13:29at tila
13:30naghahatap
13:31ng pagkain.
13:33Pero
13:34nang matanaw
13:35nito
13:35ang mga
13:36damong dagat,
13:38napahinto
13:39si Pingas
13:40at kumain.
13:46Gaya
13:47na ibang
13:47na ibang
13:47mga
13:47mga
13:48mga
13:48na nakater
13:49sa dagat,
13:50mayroon
13:51itong
13:51baga
13:53kaya
13:54kailangan
13:54itong
13:54umangat
13:55para
13:55huminga.
14:00Dugong
14:01din
14:01ang
14:01nagpapanatili
14:02na magandang
14:03seagrass
14:03ekosistem.
14:06Sa ilang
14:07lugar,
14:08pinaminiwalaan
14:09din na
14:10sa dugong
14:10nagsimula
14:11ang kwento
14:12ng mga
14:12sirena
14:13dahil sa
14:14langoy
14:14at
14:15buntot
14:15nito.
14:22Sa isla
14:23ng Kalawit,
14:25kilalani
14:25natin
14:26ang sikat
14:26na dugong
14:27na si Pingas.
14:29Mula
14:30sa aming
14:30bangka,
14:33lumangoy
14:34kami ng
14:34higit
14:34sampung
14:35minuto
14:38hanggang
14:39sa natunto
14:39namin
14:40ang
14:40paboritong
14:41tambaya
14:41ni Pingas.
14:44Ang
14:45mga
14:45damon
14:46mong
14:46dagat.
14:49Si Pingas,
14:50hindi
14:51maabala.
14:53Busy
14:54siya
14:54sa kanyang
14:54pagkain.
14:58Nakailang
14:59ahon ito
15:00para
15:00kumuha
15:00ng hangin.
15:06Pero
15:07bumabalik
15:08ito
15:09kaagad
15:09sa kanyang
15:10pagkain.
15:11Lalo
15:12na't
15:12aabot
15:13ng
15:13apat
15:13napong
15:14kilo
15:14na
15:14seagrass
15:15ang
15:15kaya
15:16nitong
15:16kubusin
15:16sa loob
15:17ng isang
15:17araw.
15:20Habang
15:21umakain,
15:23makikita
15:23ang maliit
15:24na
15:25pingas
15:25o
15:26tapyas
15:26sa kanyang
15:27buntot.
15:29Hinala
15:30ng mga
15:30bantay
15:30dugo.
15:31Maaring
15:32tumamang ito
15:33sa
15:33propeler
15:33o
15:33bangka.
15:35Nang
15:36mabusok
15:36naglinis
15:38si
15:38pingas.
15:39Ikinaskas
15:40nito
15:40ang kanyang
15:41katawan
15:41sa
15:41batuhan.
15:46Kilalang
15:47magsasaka
15:48na karagata
15:48ng mga
15:49dugong
15:49dahil
15:50sa
15:50pagkain
15:50nito
15:51ng
15:51seagrass.
15:53Tila
15:54inaararo
15:55kasi nito
15:56ang ilalim
15:56ng dagat
15:57na
15:57mahalaga
15:58para
15:58muling
15:59tumubo
15:59ang mga
16:00damo.
16:03Sa
16:04Pilipinas,
16:05dugong
16:06ang
16:06kauna-unahang
16:07marine mamal
16:08na binigyan
16:09ng proteksyon
16:09noong
16:101991
16:10sa ilalim
16:12ng
16:12batas.
16:13Pero
16:14nananatili
16:15pa rin
16:15itong
16:15nasa
16:16listahan
16:17ng
16:17critically
16:17endangered
16:18species
16:18sa
16:19bansa
16:19hanggang
16:20sa
16:20ngayon.
16:23Ayon
16:23sa
16:23Department
16:23of
16:24Environment
16:24and
16:25Natural
16:25Resources,
16:27ilan
16:27sa
16:27mga
16:27posibleng
16:28dahilan
16:28ang
16:28pagkasira
16:29ng
16:29tirahan.
16:30at
16:30pulisyon
16:31sa
16:31dagat.
16:35Kinatayang
16:36na sa
16:36dalawampung
16:37dugong
16:37ang
16:38naobserbahan
16:39ng mga
16:39bantay dugong
16:40sa
16:40Kalawit.
16:41Mayroon
16:41po kaming
16:42nakikita
16:42pa
16:42isa,
16:43dalawa,
16:43tatlo
16:43ganyan
16:44po
16:44ng mga
16:44dugong
16:45dito
16:45sa
16:46isla
16:46ng
16:46Kalawit.
16:47Pero
16:47ngayon,
16:48parang
16:48medyo
16:49umunti
16:50yung
16:50dugong
16:50natin
16:51dahil
16:51sa
16:53maraming
16:53namamatay
16:54din.
16:55Sa
16:56tulong
16:56ng
16:57Balik-Kalawit
16:57movement,
16:58naging
16:59bantay dagat
17:00ang grupo
17:01ng mga
17:01katutubong
17:02tagbanwa.
17:29Nakatutok sila
17:32ng karagatan
17:33at kapakanan
17:34ng mga
17:35dugong
17:36sa
17:36Kalawit.
17:36Mga
17:36bantay dugong
17:37po natin,
17:38nagsimula
17:38lang po sila
17:39noong
17:392017 po.
17:41Nagsimula
17:41na po yung
17:42dugong
17:42watching
17:42natin.
17:44Yun po
17:44kaya
17:44nakapag
17:45kami
17:45ng mga
17:46bantay
17:47dugong
17:47para sila
17:48yung
17:48magprotecta
17:49sa dugong,
17:49sila
17:49yung
17:49mag-implement
17:50ng guidelines
17:51kung paano
17:52lumangoy
17:53kasama
17:53ng dugong.
17:54Yung
17:55ginawa
17:56naming
17:56dugong
17:56conservation
17:57area,
17:57ito
17:58po ay
17:58may mga
17:59dos
18:00na
18:01ginawa
18:02yung
18:02community
18:03at
18:04regulated
18:05na
18:05bilis
18:06ng
18:06takbo
18:06ng
18:06bangka.
18:08Pero hindi
18:09lang daw
18:09si
18:09naaban
18:10at
18:10pingas
18:11ang
18:11dapat
18:11abangan.
18:13Kung dalawa
18:13na silang
18:14binupunta
18:14dito,
18:14mas
18:15padabi
18:15ba yung
18:15tao
18:15na
18:16sa
18:16bangka?
18:17Mas
18:17para.
18:19Parehas
18:19lang po
18:19kasi
18:20hindi
18:21po
18:21doon
18:21po
18:21noong
18:22panahon
18:22ni
18:22aban
18:23ang
18:23maximum
18:25capacity
18:25po
18:26ay
18:2660
18:26people.
18:2760
18:28people
18:28sa
18:28isang
18:29araw?
18:29kaya
18:30po
18:30ay
18:30kitik.
18:31So
18:31ibig sabihin
18:32kung
18:32from
18:33aban
18:33nagkaroon
18:34ng
18:34pingas
18:35in
18:36the
18:36future
18:36pwede
18:37pa
18:37ring
18:37magkaroon
18:37tayo
18:38ng
18:38iba
18:38pang
18:38mga
18:38gugong
18:39na
18:40pwede
18:40din
18:40na
18:40po
18:40dahan.
18:41pwede
18:42pwede
18:42dito
18:43sa
18:44aban
18:44naman
18:45may
18:46santotanto
18:46iudok
18:47na
18:47makita
18:48si
18:48green
18:48nas
18:48si
18:49aban
18:49at
18:50tangis
18:50po
18:50yung
18:50pinanganan
18:51ng
18:51rawis
18:52rawis
18:53sa
18:53akin
18:54rawis
18:54My name is Sarawis.
18:56It's the one that I saw on the island.
19:00What did you do?
19:01I saw the steaks fish.
19:03It's the one that I saw on the island.
19:07What's it?
19:08Is it propeller?
19:10The peck?
19:11The peck?
19:12For the peck,
19:13the other one is showing other cuckers
19:19at the way they can be protected for the protection of their lives for the living.
19:29The mga dugong,
19:31para ring tao,
19:35marunong mag-ramdam
19:38at mananatili silang mailap
19:41kung pakaramdam nila ay wala silang ligtas na tirahan.
19:46Kaya nasa ating mga kamay ang pagtitiwala nila
19:50at ang kinabukasan ng kanilang karagatan.
19:56Ako si Doc Fertz Resyo.
19:58Ako si Doc Nielsen Donato.
20:01Born to be Wild.
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