HCR 133 Summary

• Expresses support for the Philippine Tarsier Foundation and urges global support for the protection and conservation of tarsiers and their habitat.

• Acknowledges that Philippine Tarsiers are an endangered species native to Philippine islands (Bohol, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao) that rarely survive in captivity and often injure themselves from confinement stress.

• Recognizes the Philippine government's efforts including President Fidel Ramos's 1997 Proclamation No. 1030 declaring tarsiers as specially protected and Republic Act No. 9174 (2001) protecting tarsiers as part of Philippine heritage.

• Supports the Philippine Tarsier Foundation's 1996 acquisition of 170 hectares of forested sanctuary in Canapnapan, Corella and their work on awareness, research, and breeding programs.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to U.S. federal officials, Hawaii's congressional delegation, Philippine environmental authorities, and the Philippine Tarsier Foundation Board of Trustees.