And to add to PEF’s woes, quarantine measures that have prohibited entry to its 8.4-hectare Philippine Eagle Center at the foothills of Mount Apo in Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City—home to 31 Philippine Eagles—meant the loss of 40 percent of its operating revenues, which come from gate receipts from visitors eager to know more about the Philippine Eagle and to see them up close and personal.
“Other impacts include letting go of some of our staff; reduced support and engagement of community-based forest guards; reduced ability and resources for rescuing Philippine Eagles,” he added. Makilala-HirayaProviding PEF a shot in the arm are corporate partners such as the Energy Development Corp. . The PEF partnered with EDC recently to rehabilitate and eventually release a female Philippine Eagle named Makilala-Hiraya. She was rescued in June from being mobbed by a flock of crows in Barangay Kisante in Makilala, Cotabato, near the Mount Apo Natural Park where EDC operates.
Protected reservationAt EDC’s 108-megawatt Mount Apo Geothermal Project , watersheds are well-maintained and forests are lush. The 701-hectare protected geothermal reservation surrounding MAGP is home to 39 species of mammals and 165 species of birds, including the Philippine Eagle.
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