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Post by EXO on Apr 21, 2012 10:15:29 GMT 8
Is Corregidor to be Resort Corregidor or Historical Corregidor?
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Post by darthdract on Apr 21, 2012 10:47:02 GMT 8
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Post by EXO on Apr 21, 2012 10:56:50 GMT 8
I encourage people to post these signs on other bulletin boards, blogs and wherever, to make others aware that there is another problem here - people are as willfully unaware of the damage they do to Corregidor's ecology today as were the scrappers in the years before the CFI. The artwork for these signs is in the public domain, I yield my copyright. Corregidor should become a National Park or Protected Area as too much permanent damage is happening because it isn't.
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Post by sherwino on Apr 21, 2012 16:27:42 GMT 8
Maybe the National Historical Institute should look at Corregidor rather than watching the singers of Pacquiao fights.
The government is bent on "It's More Fun in the Philippines!"
It should be, but they should not turn shrines or memorials into carnivals.
Signature campaign? The generation now should be taught of our cause.
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Post by The Phantom on Apr 21, 2012 21:42:56 GMT 8
I'm happy to see a picture of a turtle in hand on Corregidor.
That means some survive.
I have seen the holes where the turtles have buried their eggs up and down Black Beach for years now, saw 2 this year on the western section of Black Beach. The flipper marks in the sand above the water line are obvious going and coming from the sea to the holes. The turtles are large based on the trails width.
But why big holes at the ends of the trails ? Don't the turtles bury their eggs before returning to sea like you see on National Geographic?
Unfortunately I have asked that question to island residents in the past and been told the following.
"Oh, we dig them up as soon as they leave, We fry 'em up for breakfast! Masarap yan"
I'm guessing this has been going on forever as a means of getting some easy protein. Spanish times and before.
San Jose Barrio was on Corregidor long before the Spanish came and gave it their name, and how long have the turtles been coming their to lay their eggs? Thousands of years I would guess.
I would venture to say no one knows it's wrong today, it's been going on so long.
How would they know when the turtles came and laid their eggs? Just walk the beach and look for the trails, where the trail stops near the top of the beach, you dig and scrambled eggs are in your future.
I see the trails in January, February, and March.
Obviously some of the baby turtles make it past all the predators, (human and animal, the big lizards love the eggs also). Otherwise we wouldn't see trails today, as turtles return to the beach where they were born to reproduce.
Just buy your eggs at Edith's, (Mac Arthur's), she keeps plenty on hand.
This could become a great tourist attraction in the future of Corregidor.
Put signs on the beach, where the tourists can see them, as they land at South Dock, noting that Corregidor in the home of the endangered Green turtle.
I see cute little stuffed green turtles in the future shops already.......
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Post by EXO on Apr 23, 2012 13:05:13 GMT 8
I have received the following assurances from Col. Art Matibag, of Corregidor Foundation Inc., as Administrator of the island, as follows:- CFI limits SCI's ATV operating area in a corner south beach front near Corregidor Inn and CFI radio room. [/blockquote] CFI protects sea-turtles and prohibits workers and guest from gathering turtle eggs since 20 years ago as ground for expulsion/ban from Corregidor island.
So there you have it.
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Post by darthdract on Apr 23, 2012 20:18:15 GMT 8
but but the ATVs will still be noisy that it may disturb the Peace in the Corregidor Inn?
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Post by okla on Apr 23, 2012 20:53:15 GMT 8
Hey Guys....Methinks this ATV thing is akin to the Camel sticking its' head into the tent or however that story goes. Just another chink in Corregidor's fragile armor. Perhaps we "purists" are a bit reactionary, but once this kind of thing gets some momentum one wonders where the final line will be drawn. That is good news concerning the turtles, though.
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Post by EXO on Apr 24, 2012 2:10:10 GMT 8
I am willing to compromise like many folk, so I don't consider I am a purist. However, I do believe that we - as a group - are essentially a focus group for the Corregidor product, and that though we have a rainbow of opinion on many issues, we have spoken with a unified voice - that whoever brought those things on the island should keep those d**n dirty pieces of ATV crap out of the Memorial Zone. To their credit CFI agree on that. Further, we represent the single largest focus grouping of persons worldwide, who have registered a continuing interest in Corregidor and we are telling them - also for free - that perhaps there's more money in marketing sea-turtle tourism than there is in selling ATV and kayak rides. What made them NOT promote the sea-turtle over the last decade or two? Why is it just zip rides, kayaks, and ATV's? On TV this very evening here in Manila, Malaysia was advertising the tourist attractions of Malaysia and featuring a scene of baby sea-turtles running into the Malaysian surf. Are they selling baby sea-turtles? Of course not. They're selling the fact that Malaysia respects the ecology sufficiently to consider sea-turtles a precious resource, and not just a source of eggs for breakfast. It may not be in the slightest bit true, but it sells tickets! On Malaysia's promotion of sea-turtles, see: www.malaysia-wildlife-and-nature.com/malaysian-sea-turtles.htmlHere's a reference article on sea-turtles which shows what the state of play is around the Indian Ocean - South-East Asia region is. www.ioseaturtles.org/pom_detail.php?id=107Heck, Malaysia is even charging people who want to volunteer to help! See: www.jobsabroadbulletin.co.uk/sea-turtle-voluntourism-on-paradise-islands-of-malaysia-150pw/
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Post by wwalker on Apr 24, 2012 4:06:02 GMT 8
That is very interesting stuff about the sea turtles. As a person that's never been to Corregidor, I had no idea they were on the island. They should definitely be left alone. Ultimately to me, Corregidor has enough fascinating history, and from what I'm learning from EXO, enough natural ecology to keep people coming to the island to enjoy exactly what it is: a historic place of beauty.
It comes down to what kind of tourism they want. By putting zip lines and ATV's in the mix, I think they are opening the door to mis-representing what Corregidor really is. Why do this, when they can just continue to preserve one of the most in-tact WWII battlesites in the world?
For me, the preservation of Corregidor strikes a personal chord, because my grandfather fought there. I always ask myself the question: What would the men that fought there think, and those that died? With that generation of heroes leaving us everyday, I think now more than ever is the time to keep a close eye on ensuring their memory. Lest we forget.
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