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    • Another 'butanding' released in Batangas 

      Ozaeta, Arnell; Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2013, on page 7)
      Another juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, that had been stranded at the pier of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini town here was set free by government workers and civilian volunteers. Bureau ...
    • Fishing ban imposed in Batangas 

      Ozaeta, Arnell (The Philippine Star, November 20, 2016, on page A-25)
      Local government units in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and environment and natural resources office has implemented a 22-day ban on commercial fishing in Balayan Bay. The fishing ...
    • Gov't workers, volunteers rescue stranded butanding 

      Ozaeta, Arnell (The Philippine Star, August 10, 2013, on page 14)
      Government workers and civilian volunteers joined hands to set free last Thursday a juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, that had been stranded at the pier of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini, ...
    • Shore it Up!: A decade of seas, coastal clean-up pays off, thanks to Shore it Up! 

      Maliksi, Noel (The Philippine Star, March 18, 2018, on page 15)
      Every year thousands of tons of garbage end up in our oceans, 60% of which plastic materials. Studies show that plastics decompose longest among common debris items in the ocean. Over 45, 000 pieces of plastic litter every ...