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PHILIPPINE HAWK-EAGLE in Saray

One of this vulnerable hawk-eagle was transferred to Saray, Pakil, Laguna to secure to live and for hope, to multilply its species. PHILIPPINE HAWK-EAGLE Spizaetus philippensis Critical — Endangered — Vulnerable A1c,d; A2c,d; C1; C2a This raptor qualifies as Vulnerable because its small, severely fragmented population is undergoing a continuing rapid decline owing to lowland forest loss, exacerbated by hunting and trade. DISTRIBUTION The Philippine Hawk-eagle is endemic to the Philippines where records exist for at least 12 islands. A taxonomic revision of the species, separating birds on at least Mindanao as a new subspecies, has recently been completed (Preleuthner and Gamauf 1998). Records from Masbate and Lubang (McGregor 1909–1910) are unacceptable (Dickinson et al. 1989, 1991), while an observation from Gaong valley, Sibuyan, March 1992 (Evans et al. 1993a), treated as provisional by Goodman  et al. (1995), has now been retracted (R. J. Timmins in litt. 1...

The Visual Artists of Pakil, Laguna

Danilo Echavaria Dalena   (4 Jan 1942) made his mark in the early 1970s with his caustic political cartoons and illustrations for the  Free Press  and  Asia-Philippines Leader  as it raised the standards of editorial art in the country. He also did a series of highly realistic toilet and graffiti drawings in 1972. He has produced series of paintings depicting folk costums and lifestyles in the city. When he returned to his hometown in Pakil, Laguna he has found new artistic inspiration in folk costums and lifestyle depicting its festivities. In 1974 shortly alter the declaration of martial law caused the closing down of the Philippine Leader, Dalena found himself without work. He then began the Jai A/ai Series that portrayed not the game itself but the swirling mass of bettors who arrived hopeful but left as losers. One of the paintings in his series grabbed the grand prize in the Art Association of the Philippines competition the following year. An exhib...

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