In a span of a few months, the friendly whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) placed the once sleepy town of Oslob in the tourism map. And these gentle giants of. July 10, 2022. News. Global Nation.

It’s 6 a.m. and nearly 100 tourists are gearing up excitedly on the beach at Oslob. We’re here to see the largest fish in the world, the whale shark – measuring between 18 and 45 feet in ...

Eight years ago most of the world had never heard of the sleepy fishing village of Oslob in the Philippines. But in 2011 a group of local fisherman came up with an idea that would ultimately put ...

OSLOB, Philippines: The effortless glide of the whale shark is a spectacular sight. Close to the surface of the water, the spotted skin of each passing giant shimmers in the refracting sunlight.

A bigger and modern municipal building would soon rise for Oslob, Cebu, after Governor Gwendolyn Garcia led its groundbreaking with Mayor Ronald Guaren and Oslob municipal council members recently.

Even a visiting princess cannot resist the allure of swimming with famed whale sharks in Oslob town, 121 km south of here. July 10, 2022. News. Global Nation. Business. Lifestyle. Entertainment.

Oslob boatmen said they feared a drop in income and fewer tourists. Municipal Mayor Ronald Guaren doused emerging opposition to an April 15 increase in visitor fees for whale shark tourism by ...

Oslob's center of government used to be a place now called Daan Lungsod. It was then called as Bolocboloc because of the abundance of springs on the seashore which was the source of freshwater then.