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CEBU CITY — The local government of Oslob, Cebu is not giving counterpart funds for the purchase of the whale sharks’ food despite earning from the tourism activity. Oslob Mayor Ronald Guaren said Thursday that the biggest share of the earnings from whale shark watching in the town goes to the fishermen because they are responsible for feeding and protecting

CEBU CITY — A fishermen’s group in a village in Oslob town, Cebu, spent nearly P2,000 a day for krill or “uyap” to be fed to whale sharks, which have been drawing tourists to this sleepy town since September of last year, a top official said. Tan-awan barangay chairman Faustino Hudar said whale sharks feeders buy krill in nearby towns

A February 17, 2012 press release from the Department of Tourism The Department of Tourism (DOT), seeing the huge potential of whale shark interaction to provide jobs and livelihood for the municipality of Oslob in Cebu, has committed to support its development as a sustainable tourism product. Following the recent assessment done by its regional office, Secretary of Tourism Ramon

CEBU CITY — While the tourism industry in Tan-awan is booming, the barangay and the Municipal Government cannot agree on the income-sharing scheme drawn by the town hall. An ordinance passed by the Municipal Council provides that fees from visitors be divided into 60 percent to participating fishermen, 30 percent to the Municipal Government and 10 percent for the barangay.

RIGHT now, they are the most talked about phenomenon in many areas in the country, with the exception of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment. But the whale sharks (Rhyncodon typus) sighted off Barangay Tan-awan, Oslob are oblivious to their fame and the turmoil they have caused among the southern Cebu town’s officials and nature conservationists. The local fishermen’s practice of