532 workers affected by whale shark watching ban in Bohol get aid

532 workers affected by whale shark watching ban in Bohol get aid

TAGBILARAN CITY – At least 532 worker, who have been displaced by the suspension of whale shark watching operations in Bohol, have received financial assistance from the local government, about four months since they lost their jobs. These workers, some of whom have returned to fishing as means to survive, received a total of P5.32 million in financial assistance from the Bohol provincial government last June 16. Each beneficiary received P10,00…