The local government of this coastal town in Misamis Oriental province is pushing to institutionalize “whale shark” sightseeing as part of the province’s aggressive tourism campaign. Mayor Rommel Maslog said the town’s municipal council is now crafting an ordinance that would set strict guidelines for divers on ways to interact with the endangered whale shark. “We would pattern our guidelines to the famous whale shark tourism in Oslob, Cebu,” Maslog said in an interview with the Philippines News Agency on Wednesday.

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