A ccording to Wildlife Philippines, no protected habitat now exists for the wild pigs (AKA “Baboy Damo” in the vernacular). And fewer than 100 individual wild pigs remain, making the Filipino wild swine the most-endangered species in the world. Reports say that only a few of them survive in the presidential palace and Congress of the Philippines.

Seattle, Washington-based Filipino-American columnist Jesse Jose has described one of the remaining Filipino wild pigs in these articles:

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Ka Jesse Jose gives also the reason why wild pigs are nearly extinct in the Philippines. He says that they are the primary ingredients of “Adobong Baboy,” which is also the favorite dish of the Filipino First Gentleman and many Filipino congressmen and public officials. You can read Mr. Jose’s description of the “Adobong Baboy” in this article, Confession of a Crazy Columnist  

Once able to roam throughout the Philippines from Batanes Islands in the North to Basilan Island in the South, now very few wild pigs remain, as the pork barrel that they thrive on is being salted abroad by Filipino traditional politicians.

Officials of the Wildlife Philippines also said that there are very few remaining wild ducks in the country, except for some lame ducks in the presidential palace, in Congress and a few provincial capitals.

T he irreverent Filipino-American pundit Jesse Jose allegedly said that the wild duck is the preferred main ingredient for the “Peking Lameduck” dish. There are reports that the cooks in the presidential palace and in Congress serve the “Peking Lameduck” when visiting Mainland-Chinese and Taiwanese investors meet over lunch or dinner with the First Couple and their congressional allies, as they discuss “Lutong Macao” deals.

The Wildlife Philippines pro-active advocates said that people have to lobby the Filipino national leaders to put more teeth to the Endangered Species Act to create more habitats for the remaining “Baboy Damo” and wild ducks, who (sic) may become extinct after the May 10, 2010, national and local elections. # # #