PH eagle ‘Lakpue’ soars again in Leyte forests

MAHAGNAO, Leyte — On the morning of May 17, “Lakpue,” a 23-year-old male Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), was observed inside the forest near the Pangalaw-an River here at about 288.9 meters above sea level, perched on a “hagimit” tree for roughly three hours as it prepared to hunt. Lakpue, adopted by Lakpue Drug Inc., is