Local officials from the Municipality of Oslob, Cebu, met with their counterparts from Donsol, Sorosgon, in a study tour to Donsol, which is already world-famous for its whale shark (butanding) interaction activity. The study tour was hosted by the Department of Tourism (DOT) last May 18-19, 2012. Led by DOT Region 7 Director Rowena Lu Y. Montecillo and Oslob Mayor
INSTEAD of higher rates, why not ban diving and snorkeling near whale sharks? A councilor of barangay Tan-awan, Oslob town floated this idea yesterday, saying the municipal government should instead allow only whale shark watching by visitors. “Di nila ipa-agi ug taas. Pangwarta na man na (They shouldn’t do it by raising the rates. That’s just profiteering),” Tan-awan barangay councilor
THE municipality of Oslob will invest in improving facilities for its whale shark tourism, said the mayor. Fishermen who have turned boat guides asked the local government for more ticketing tables, a bigger waiting area for visitors and life jackets to cope with crowds that reach 800 on weekends, peaking at almost 1,500 on Easter Sunday. Oslob Mayor Ronald Guaren
قال العمدة إن بلدية أوسلوب ستستثمر في تحسين المرافق الخاصة بسياحة أسماك القرش الحوت. طلب الصيادون الذين تحولوا إلى مرشدين للقوارب من الحكومة المحلية المزيد من طاولات التذاكر ، ومنطقة انتظار أكبر للزوار وسترات نجاة للتعامل مع الحشود التي تصل إلى 800 في عطلات نهاية الأسبوع ، وبلغت ذروتها في حوالي 1500 يوم عيد الفصح. أقر عمدة Oslob رونالد جوارين
Oslob kommune vil investere i at forbedre faciliteterne til hvalhaiturismen, siger borgmesteren. Fiskere, der er blevet bådguider, bad den lokale regering om flere billetborde, et større venteområde for besøgende og redningsveste for at kunne klare de mange besøgende, der når op på 800 i weekenden og topper på næsten 1.500 på påskesøndag. Oslob-borgmester Ronald Guaren erkendte, at der er behov
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