The Butanding of Donsol, Sorsogon

Hello, my friends. I have promised to blog about my hometown in the Philippines, and I was thinking why not do so in snippets, while at the same time, blogging about other things in the Philippine culture? I am starting off with the whale shark, locally called butanding, which is the largest in the world, and is found in Donsol (accent on 'sol'), Sorsogon (accent on 'gon').

Sorsogon is located in the southernmost tip of Luzon, which is one of the 3 major islands of the archipelagic Philippines. Sorsogon is my hometown (now a city), and at the same time, it is a big province consisting of 13 municipalities. Donsol is one of them, and it is but 15 minutes away from where I used to live. As you know, the Philippines is teeming with all sorts of fascinating marine life and treasures, and the butanding is just one of them.

More next time. Enjoy the video and let me know what you think!