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Inquirer.net - Sep 26, 2026

LEGAZPI CITY — Residents rescued a green sea turtle (pawikan) believed to be about 50 years old after finding it stranded along the shoreline of Sitio Banago, Barangay Alimsog in Santo Domingo, Albay on Friday, Sept. 25. The male sea turtle, measuring about 28 inches wide and 39 inches long, was weak and had a

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