They refused to issue any statement to reporters or divulge to authorities their source of pawikan meat. Demelletes said Cebu City, particularly Barangay Pasil, had been a known site for illegal trade of wildlife meat. Those who buy or eat pawikan meat, he said, may also be held liable because “nobody will sell if there is no [buyer],” he said. He said the pawikan meat that the team seized from the eatery was stored in a cooler. The body parts showed that the meat came from five to six juveniles and an adult green sea turtle.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2018 21:00 UTC