LOOK || On 7 May 2025 UP Tacloban College received a taxidermied Philippine eagle from the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) whose story will inspire learning and action for wildlife and biodiversity conservation.
During the turnover ceremony held at UP Tacloban’s AS Conference Room, PEF Research Director Dr. Jayson C. Ibañez explained that the eagle was a juvenile electrocuted in 2018 by power lines in Mt. Sinaka, North Cotabato. But instead of symbolizing loss, the dead eagle became a catalyst for change as its death led to a groundbreaking partnership between PEF, conservation groups, and the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO) for the first retrofitting of power lines in the area—a milestone in wildlife-safe infrastructure.
