For Oslob residents, only P30 is charged. Mayor Ronald Guaren said the local government’s share would be used to maintain the shore and area covering the whale-shark-watching center. The ...

but it was more like six boats full of tourists per butanding as humans swarmed the whale shark watching area. Photos: Carmela G. Lapeña Our first day in Oslob was spent on nearby Sumilon island, ...

(It appeared from the discussion that Oslob will no longer adopt a higher P500 “regular rate” for whale shark watching which was approved in Resolution No. 326 amending the Oslob ordinance ...

CEBU, Philippines — After a consultative meeting, the number of guests who can go whale shark watching in Oslob on a daily basis has been reduced further to 800 from the present 1,000 visitors.

STAKEHOLDERS IN Oslob town have agreed to reduce the number of daily tourists who can go whale shark watching to 800 from 1,000 as part of efforts to balance environmental protection with economic ...

Data shows that Oslob has already earned over US$500,000 in the first 6 months of 2012. We don’t need to look for far for lucrative whale shark watching industries that don’t allow feeding.

Since it began in 2011, Oslob’s whale shark-watching operation has become the largest such venture in the world. But the operation is controversial, because whale sharks don’t naturally gather ...

A researcher observes a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) while taking notes in Oslob, Philippines. ... More (Photo by: Steve De Neef/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Scientifically ...