DONSOL, Sorsogon — After a light breakfast, we went to the Butanding (the local term for whale shark) Registration Office to sign up and watch a video on the do’s and don’ts of interacting with these ...

For years, Donsol in the province of Sorsogon has been the seasonal home of the butanding —whale sharks, gentle giants that feed only on plankton, fish eggs, and small fish. But all that is changing, ...

After Mayon, I went on to Donsol with Benjamin, my 12-year-old son. I really wanted him to see a butanding because the last time I was with my two kids we were at sea for five hours — and we very ...

DONSOL, Sorsogon, Philippines — Over a hundred new whale sharks were spotted in the waters off this town in Sorsogon province in the first half of 2019, marking the highest number of the endangered ...