The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has launched the “Guard My Nest” sea turtle conservation program to convince tourists and residents alike to be pawikan-friendly.

SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia said Christmastime is also the hatching season of endangered marine turtles (pawikan), which may nests on beaches and mangroves in the Subic area.

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