The filing of charges and the protests and other forms of publicity against marine park operators who engage in the display of marine animals are nothing more than fund-raising activities, an official of the marine theme park Ocean Adventure here said. Last week, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) issued a 72-hour temporary environment protection order preventing the reexport of the dolphins in the holding facilities of Ocean Adventure, a locator of the Subi Freeport. Quezon City RTC First Vice Executive Judge Bernelito Fernandez granted a petition of animal welfare groups for the issuance of the temporary environment protection order against the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials.

Marine park owner hits at activists. (2012, October 16). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A9.