TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has banned all kinds of interactions with whale sharks, locally known as “balilan,” especially feeding, in the ...

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(1st UPDATE) Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado's Executive Order No. 10-2025 considers the harmful effects of whale shark interaction activities on biodiversity CEBU, Philippines – Bohol ...

Whale shark-watching activities have been suspended in three towns in Bohol after authorities found violations of marine life tourism regulations. Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado signed Executive ...

Tagbilaran City—Here for a weeklong official business-related activity, I am once again awed by the brisk economic development I am seeing in my home city, Tagbilaran, the capital city of my home ...

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) ...

BOHOL, the Philippines' first Unesco Global Geopark, is harnessing renewable energy (RE) to support its booming tourism industry. With a remarkable 313-percent surge in visitors in 2023, the island ...

The concerned groups say that the situation would affect Bohol’s title as the country’s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark and identity as ‘a pillar of sustainable and responsible tourism ...

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