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Southern Leyte’s whale shark interaction draws almost 10K guests

TACLOBAN CITY — The 2026 whale shark interaction season in Pintuyan, Southern Leyte has attracted at least 9,842 local and foreign tourists, the local tourism office reported. The latest figures show an upward trend in visitor arrivals over the past three seasons, with 2,040 visitors in 2023, 3,894 in 2024 and 6,521 in 2025, reflecting growing