A total of ₱5.32 million in financial assistance was turned over to 532 workers affected by the suspension of whale shark watching activities in Alburquerque, Dauis, and Lila.
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Gov deputizes DENR, CLEC, PCG, PNP to enforce EO 10 closing whale shark interaction
The ball is now in the hands of the mayors of Lila, Alburquerque and Dauis, the local offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Philippine National Police-Maritime Group (PNP Maritime), Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Coastal Law Enforcement Councils in enforcing the cessation of whale shark interaction in Bohol.
Whale shark activities in Bohol officially closed
The whale shark interaction activities in the towns of Lila, Alburquerque, and Dauis, have officially been shut down Friday, Feb. 7.
PTC mopadala sa whale-shark inter-action ngadtos Kongreso
Dili halayo ang posibilidad nga kon dili gihapon ipa-undang sa mga mayor sa Lila, Alburquerque ug Dauis ang dili malungtaron ug uyon sa kalikopan nga kalihukan sa whale-shark inter-actions isip kalihukan nga pangturismo, isaka sa Provincial Tourism Council (PTC) ang sumbong ngadto na sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional ug Central Office, ug sa Kongreso.
Fisherfolk on whale sharks: ‘We don’t want them here’
The fishermen of Loay and Alburquerque towns in Bohol province would visit the Sangguning Panlalawigan next week to air protest on whale shark feeding in their areas.