Mayor to protect 2 whale sharks spotted off Mactan Island
GENTLE GIANT. One of the two whale sharks is seen swimming off Barangay Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday (June 4, 2022). Mayor Junard Chan on Monday pledged to protect this species of huge, slow-moving fish locally called "butanding". (Screengrab from Ricky Blesario's Facebook video) CEBU CITY - They are not endemic in the Mactan Island waters but two whale sharks showed up in the seawater off Barangay Punta Engano in Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Junard Chan said on Monday. Chan said the appearance of the two giants, locally called "butanding", amazed a group of people...
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