On Tuesday, fisherfolks in Bolinao, Pangasinan, discovered a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in emaciated condition, weak, and struggling to swim. It died not long after. A necropsy revealed that the dolphin’s stomach was filled with debris. Hasmin Chogsayan, a veterinarian from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, described the plastic waste inside the […]
