Guarding the Philippines Coastline
One recent evening in the protected zone of the Philippines' Turtle Island, visitors from the US and Philippine Navies waited for the turtles to come ashore in the dark to lay their endangered ping pong-sized eggs. It was a rare occasion for the officers, both Filipinos and Americans, to camp out on one of the country's remotest islands.
The two military…
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