Governor Erico Aris Aumentado issued Executive Order No. 10 on February 3, 2025 that mandates the immediate cessation of whale shark feeding and other interaction activities in their province.

Also known in the Philippines as butanding, the whale shark is the world's largest fish and is an endangered species.

Residents worked together to rescue a 22-foot whale shark (butanding) that got tangled in a fishing net near the shore of Barangay Maniboc, Lingayen. The massive marine creature was spotted around 10 ...