House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has conjured the image of a figurative whale being caught following the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte 's assertion that the bid to open the respondent 's bank and tax records is a "fishing expedition". Bicol Saro...
We call them butanding, but they’re also known as balilan, kaytan tokke, and balyiran. Here in the province of Southern Leyte, they’re known as tiki-tiki. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the most commonly seen fish in the Philippines, not because they’re found in markets like tilapia or...
BUTUAN CITY – A male beaked whale was found dead in the coastal waters of Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Monday, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 13 (Caraga) said Wednesday. Edwin Igsoc, municipal agriculture officer of Lianga, said they immediately reported the finding to the...
Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has taken a firm stance against the prohibited whale shark feeding activities happening in some areas in the province. Aumentado ordered the police and maritime authorities to go after individuals engaged in the illegal practice, noting its harmful impact on...
KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 12 (DENR-12), together with the Maritime Police, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and Coast Guard, buried a dead female sperm whale on Sunday in the coastal waters of Glan, Sarangani province. The 12.3-meter...
A whale shark (butanding) died after being stranded in shallow waters in Balayan, Batangas despite rescue efforts mounted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local officials on Sunday, May 25. A report from the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog said a concerned citizen alerted authorities...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has taken a bold step to protect the province’s tourism by stopping whale shark interaction activities in three towns. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (seated) signs an executive order halting whale shark interaction in three towns in the province....
CEBU CITY – Authorities have warned against handling or coming into close contact with the carcass of a sperm whale found in the sea of Bohol province on Tuesday, Dec. 17. AUTHORITIES check the carcass of a sperm whale found in the sea of Banakon Island, Getafe, Bohol on Tuesday, Dec. 17. (Getafe...
CEBU CITY – A mammoth sea creature was found dead in the sea of Banakon Island in Getafe, Bohol on Tuesday morning, Dec. 17. A DEAD sea creature belived to be a sperm whale was found in a shallow area in the sea of Banakon Island in Getafe, Bohol on Tuesday morning, Dec. 17.(Photo courtesy...
BACOLOD CITY – A whale shark was found dead on Thursday, April 18, a day after it was released back to the sea in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 17. A WHALE shark was found dead on Thursday, April 18, a day after it was released in Barangay Aguisan,...
PCG personnel attend to the fishing boat which capsized after it was accidentaly hit by a whale shark off the waters of Romblon. (photo: PCG) Whale sharks are a common sight and even an exciting experience for some Filipino fishermen but when their big size would cause their boat to capsize...
IVANA, Batanes – A dead whale was discovered on the shore of this town on Sunday, July 23. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) said teacher Jurgen Castaño and Ferdinand T. Verso of the BFAR-Region 2 found the remains of the Blainville's Beaked Whale...
