EXPLAINER: Why the tamaraw is still fighting for survival

MANILA, Philippines — Every October, the country marks the Special Month for the Conservation and Protection of the Tamaraw in Mindoro, highlighting efforts to protect one of the Philippines’ most iconic — and most threatened — animals. The observance was established in 2002 through Proclamation No. 273, signed by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, to increase public