| dc.contributor.author | Castor, Rjay | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Antique | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Western Visayas | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-28T08:56:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-28T08:56:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-07-21 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Castor, R. Z. (2026, July 21). Whale shark-watching spot opens in Antique. The Manila Times, p. A7. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17991 | |
| dc.description | The municipality of Libertad has officially launched the first whale shark (butanding) watching destination in Western Visayas, positioning the northern Antique town as a new eco-tourism hub anchored on marine conservation and sustainable economic growth. The attraction, located in Sitio Idiayan, Barangay Barusbus, was formally inaugurated on Thursday after a weeklong soft opening of operations that attracted more than 800 visitors. Tourists can begin their whale shark encounters as early as 5 a.m. aboard traditional double-outrigger boats. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | The Manila Times Publishing Corporation | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/21/regions/whale-shark-watching-spot-opens-in-antique/2387626 | en |
| dc.title | Whale shark-watching spot opens in Antique | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | The Manila Times | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | A7 | en |
| local.subject.classification | MT20260721_A7 | en |
| local.subject.personalname | Javier, Paolo | |
| local.subject.personalname | Nicopior-LaSerna, Maribeth | |
| local.subject.personalname | Nicopior-Te, Bebot | |
| local.subject.corporatename | JKLAU Corp. | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | whales | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | ecotourism | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | tourism | en |
