THE Philippine Eagle Week (PEW) 2025’s weeklong celebration was held from communities across the country who renewed their commitment to saving the critically endangered Philippine eagle and the forests it calls home.
This annual observance opened at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Davao City, the heart of Philippine eagle conservation and site of captive breeding and education programs. Students, educators, families and local leaders participated in guided exhibit tours, conservation-themed workshops and film screenings.
For the first time, PEW was celebrated in Nueva Ecija because of the historic sighting of a Philippine eagle in the Central Sierra Madre Mountain range. In partnership with SM City Cabanatuan, the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) launched a public event that marked the Philippine eagle’s growing significance in Northern Luzon.
The Luzon leg of the Philippine Eagle Week 2025 celebration. PHOTO FROM THE PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION
PEF Executive Director Dennis Salvador called the sighting “a historic moment for conservation in Luzon… a long-term commitment to protect what remains and rebuild what we have lost. The eagle’s presence is not just a discovery; it is a call to act.” The Cabanatuan celebration underscored the need to extend conservation efforts beyond Mindanao and into Luzon, where recent eagle sightings call for increased forest protection, research and community engagement.
In Davao City, a three-day gathering at the SM City Davao Annex Event Area featured exhibits and knowledge-sharing talks throughout the week. Special attention was given to the experiences of the Obu Manuvu (Barangay Tambobong) and Sumpaw Nang Magkatikadung Sang Maragusan communities, which have played key roles in recent eagle discoveries. Their testimonials reinforced the indispensable role of indigenous knowledge in eagle habitat protection.
PEW 2025 was spearheaded by the PEF in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Biodiversity Management Bureau.
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