This up close and amazing encounter with the one of the biggest underwater creatures, the whale shark we called ''Butanding", is another memorable and exciting vlog of yours Mergim. Continue to discover more exciting adventures and enjoy your wonderful journey in the country!

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Very big and benign. I hope you enjoyed todays video :)

It's so lovely that even when you're traveling alone you still get to experience this with a friendly group of people ❤

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree with you more. I just keep meeting really lovely people everywhere I go :)

@emconsolacion7950

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome mix of different nationalities, that’s quite interesting when people you meet have the same curiosity as mine, enjoy people of the world

That boat has like 5 nationality in there from Japanese, Thai, South Koreans, British and Filipino. It's good to see how they bonded together. As for the Whale Shark, it's always as majestic as it can get BUT man that BGM that you choose makes me think of the Whale Shark like a character in a 3D animated film like Finding Nemo lol.

@pmisthekey6077

2 жыл бұрын

nice

@sitandchill2897

2 жыл бұрын

Nationalities not races.

@paulbandong8162

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitandchill2897 Done. By the way, it's sit and chill not sitandchill.

It’s so nice to know tourism in there is booming. Good help to the economy. The Japanese are happy when they come to visit. No stress

You'll soon hit 100k subscribers. What's important is you now have a solid base of followers who appreciate your vlogs and regularly view them.

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

True that :)

Two thumbs up

Such a majestic creature. I’m legit jealous that you got to do this, and got to get so close to it. The filming was great too, especially from the front when it fed itself. Fascinating how such humongous creatures just feed on tiny shrimp, krill and plankton. Great work again, Megrim.

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks hope you get to do this some day :)

It's amazing!!! The underwater footage is superb! I love it! 👍❤💯🇵🇭

Wow its awesome .. close to a whaleshark its beautiful...

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe we were that close!

Not only the Filipino people are friendly! Also the Whale! How amazing was that

@AndrewBoniface09

2 жыл бұрын

Whale sharks are sharks, not whales... *smh*

@enigma5014

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewBoniface09 obviously duh!!! just common sense

@enigma5014

2 жыл бұрын

indeed ✨✨✨

European, Chinese, Japanese,Korean, American, even Thailander WOW!😳 Lots of tourist.. wow beautiful creature whale shark giant..

You’re videos are always nice. Making friends with other foreigners. And even advertising Moalboal. Keep it up!

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Happy to see you mergim talking with co foreighners they're so friendly too like you hope you all enjoy oslob place. take care and God bless you all. ✌👍💖🙏🙏🙏

WOW 😮 You got up close with that lovely Whale 🐋 Shark !!! Fantastic shots !!! 👌 It was definitely worth the trip !!! 👍 👍

Beautiful! That was worth the trip! 🏝️🌅🤙

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely was :)

Oh Wow, another bucket list of mine is to see these whale sharks. I am glad they are preserving the whale sharks in the Philippines. They used to hunt these creatures as food. I am glad tourism is giving livelihood for the local Oslob residents. Thanks Mergim for this lovely vlog and you have met fantastic people too. Experience the beauty of the people and the Philippines xx

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you get to experience it soon! Its quite the experience

@lex5319

2 жыл бұрын

As long as they are in PH waters, they're safe. If they go to our neighbor that starts with a C, they'll end up in restaurants.

@rm06dakind4

2 жыл бұрын

@@lex5319 You don't have to hide the name of the country, just say it! C H I N A! Where they will enter any countries economic zone to fish.

@lionhearted1969

2 жыл бұрын

Filipinos have never ever hunted whale sharks for food. It's the Japanese, Chinese, North Americans and Europeans who poached these creatures for their oil and, in the case of Chinese poachers, for their fins for the valued shark fins soup. Whale sharks in Oslob have been visiting the area since I was a kid back in the early 70s and it was already a normal day to day sight for many locals in Oslob. Some of the local fishermen, though, hated the sharks, not because they feared from getting attacked but because they always got entangled in their fishing nets and fishing lines. Some fishermen hated them so much so they hit them with poles or oars or any hard objects they can get. The advent of social media specifically Facebook changed the way tourists documented their travels. So in 2011, a local tourist from Cebu City posted on his FB page on his encounter with the sharks with photos of him riding on the back of the shark, holding the dorsal fin and similar interaction which made his posts viral. The viral photos circulated on the social media like wildfire that Oslob officials was surprised to see a deluge of both local and foreign tourists to their sleepy town. The number of tourists grew exponentially everyday that worried local officials and concerned agencies about the 'abusive acts' by tourists on the sharks as more and more social media posts showing their (tourists) blatant disregard to the welfare of the sharks. One year later, the local officials of Oslob sought the help of DENR and WWF to set guidelines as to how they could regulate the interaction with sharks in a sustainable way. Thus in 2012, the current rules and regulations were officially issued and signed into local ordinances between the regulating bodies.

@AndrewBoniface09

2 жыл бұрын

@@lionhearted1969 speak for yourself. I am a Filipino and we used to eat whale sharks during the 90s. So delicious!

Waiting for your next upload done watching the latest

amazing footage and these raw cuts are great!

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks :)

Wow !!! Awesome Mergim and thank you so much for today's video. watching here ..showing me a closer look to this huge Whale Shark absolutely unbelievable 😊😊😊.Thank you for the effort and for the job done. Takecare.

Nice mergim That's awesome whale shark It's so much fun watching them swim next to you..

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was really fun watching going up and down eating away :)

Wow! Very clear vid of whale sharks! ❣️

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Water were crystal clear once again :)

Really enjoyed this vlog. I feel like i am also swimming with the whale shark. Thanks Mergim for sharing this experience with us!! Till your next episode..yipee

I’ve watched all your Philippine episodes and think your choice of music is always perfect. Keep up the good work (in editing too)!

Nice Adventures. Loving your vlogs. Just take care but enjoy the🇵🇭

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Love it❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

remembered how frightened we were when we first saw them underwater! was there July as well 2 years aggo. oh my goodness! such a humongous but amazing and gentle creature!

@kazsp

2 жыл бұрын

too bad the only footage i had was from an iphone 6 haha

This is awesome. Its great that you've captured this spectacle. I really admire your passion and dedication to your craft. Thanks in sharing this with us... Be safe Mergim. Cheers.

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, it was something that I really didn’t want to miss, hope you enjoyed this episode :)

This is so awesome Merg! This season 2 is a compilation of top notch videos! 👏🎉🏊‍♂️ ⛰ 🌅 🌇 🐋 🐢 🎤 🌊

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Season 2 is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@aerinmil7503

2 жыл бұрын

@@MergimVlogsYT indeed! So folks , if you haven’t subscribed yet , pls do 😉 👍🏼

its like an encounter to jurrasic yet this one is on water. such an experience. i miss my job. i used to be guide.

wonderful experience ✨✨✨✨❤️❤️❤️

Mergim what a nice vedio the water so clear and the closed encounter of the whale its fantastic I have swimed last 2018 it's really unforgettable experience.... Injoy your bohol Vlogs take care mergim...

Magnificent whale sharks! 💖 the gentle giants of the Phils.! 🇵🇭 Salamats to your vlog Merg 😊🙏🤙

A well-planned trip and worth the time to get there though it was only thirty minutes with the whalesharks. It's amazing how there was orderly chaos at the visitor center. I guess you could say it was part of the experience. 🤗 Lots of people from all over happy to be there. 👍

@enigma5014

2 жыл бұрын

lots of people like to experience it...i envious to try it also 😭

Awesome clear underwater videos 👍 great vlog again

Thank you for your videos bro!! God Bless!! Enjoy and explore the Philippines!!!

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching dude :)

Very cool! Very nice and friendly group of people. 😍

Thank you, Mergim. Thank you for bringing the beautiful marine life and scenery to us here. It helps us relax with you on your video. May God bless your tours. 👍❤️✌️

I’m jealous. That’s in my bucket list.

@bighand1530

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya.

I'm enjoying watching your vlogs, it's almost addicting...With you explaining your travels and what not...I look forward to opening my laptop every night and waiting your notif to pop up.....

My Hometown-OSLOB

Love this video. You really took time to video the whale sharks. And its so nice to see tourists from east asia coming back to the philippines. They use to come in big groups before the pandemic.. hope their countries will also ease up travel. Love japan! Been to all the place you’ve been to. And also busan and seoul. Can’t wait to be back.

Luv this episode, raw & spontaneous

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thank you Mergim for featuring Cebu it seems that you have explored & almost showcase all of cebu w/ch other foreign vlogger missed. I know ur tired frm a long trip. Never skip advertisement as a way of supporting u. Take Care Always! subscribing from start to..as far as you go.

@lionhearted1969

2 жыл бұрын

He's barely covered 1% of Cebu. Cebu is too big to cover in just one year. Even us locals aren't able to cover the entire province of Cebu after all these years.

@susanbajarias5810

2 жыл бұрын

True @ Giorgio Okanayev

Wow!!!! 😍how nice with the sharl😍

Nice one

Awesome Mergim!! There's plenty of falls to explore around Oslob.. keep safe! 🇵🇭🥰🤙

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yes there are ;)

Wow nice

They're so majestic.

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

These benign creatures love to eat :)

@LeoMark21

2 жыл бұрын

If you plan to go to Bohol, there's also a place you can encounter whale sharks. It's in Lila, Bohol.

Nice content today. Loved this one with the Whale Sharks

Happy to see you made it and experience this amazing adventure!

Wow its amazing vedeos Mergin only now i know that you are a great diver too exploring some nice beaches here in Philippines keep going man dnd stay safe.

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

You literally only had to put your head underneath the water and the whale sharks were there :)

I experienced both OSLOB and DONSOL in Sorsogon (BICOL REGION). and I must say I prefer the one in Sorsogon aside from whale sharks are free on the wild. What's exciting about is that you get the chance to be on the open waters and dive run with them. Unlike OSLOB obviously they used it for attraction and whale sharks aren't that big and healthy... so if you want more exciting, run and dive with them in deep waters I recommend DONSOL. worth every experience. take note The whale sharks can be big as BUS.

@TheToni1976

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more with your comment. Unfortunately the way they do it in oslob feeding them , interferes in their natural way of life, fixing them around the waters of Oslob

@AndrewBoniface09

2 жыл бұрын

Weh, Donsol sucks. More expensive and a 50/50 chance to spot one. 👎So stick those bus-size whale sharks on your butt!

Quite stunning

Wow! This is awesome Mergim. I really enjoy watching this episode. Keep safe..

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video :)

Nice ONE

Wow its a very big whale shark thanks for this vlog and visiting Philippines.

quite stunning

thanx for the beautiful video Mergim..

EXCITING TRIP YEA?! ENJOY PH WATERS, MERGIM. AND YOUR CO-PASSENGERS..

Thank you Mergim for this....I enjoy much...ingat...

What an amazing experience mergim.....

Great Vlog

really appreciate this guy, how lovely to meet you soon :)

WoW! What an amazing experience you got there bro. I felt like I was with you while filming this extra ordinary whale shark. Thank you bro for sharing all your wonderful experience here in our country. And I'm 1 of your avid subscriber. Never missed to watch your blogs everyday. Keep safe bro. God 🙏 bless.

Awesome!

Amazing

Great company with all Asians. You were with Thai, Japanese, South Korean and Filipinos watching whale sharks. Great video 👍

Great day

ohwhat a bice view take care

Wow!!😍😍 So huge whale shark like this video

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wow!

That is a massive whaleshark.wonderful adventurem

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Massive whale sharks :)

Its so nice encounter the whalesharks thats my unforgetable expirience before with my family,yr 2019 .. When im come back to the PHILIPPINES .. I will go again to swim with whle sharks..

@bighand1530

2 сағат бұрын

I have yet to experience this.

Wow, that must have been a really awesome experience. Getting up close and personal to these magnificent creatures is a sight to behold. And, as usual, you made you friends. Thanks for sharing this great experience with us, Mergim! Have a safe ride back to Moalboal! 👍

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video :)

That was amazing!! Thanks Mergim

Wow great video mergin meet a lot of friends and enjoying in moal boal with whale sharks 😍❤️👍👍👌

I stayed in oslob last aug 16 to 18 this year for my airbnb. unfortunately, I wasn't able to experience whale shark watching because of limited time. But, thanks to your vlog I get to know some info. Will definitely try pretty soon. Continue to discover more best places here in Cebu like mainit spring in malabuyoc, aguinid falls in samboan and also tumalog falls in oslob which I was told it is only 2 km away from the whale shark vicinity.

Wow, that was a so close encounter at the whale shark, keep safe always Mergim..

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Inches away, you feel like an ant in its presence :)

@pauvall1218

2 жыл бұрын

@@MergimVlogsYT wow im jealous hahaha

Wow😍awww wish your Maya was with you! Another check in the bucketlist! Hehe

Awesome

Nice episode! Great footage of the whale shark. Hope your shoes were still there at the beach.

So glad you finally saw those gentle giants😁 Keep up the good work, Mergim😁😁

Who would have thought that this Londoner now enjoys beach life? 🇵🇭

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

This ain’t beach life…

@KeonPH

2 жыл бұрын

@@MergimVlogsYT Island life? 🏝

Amazing!

Nice!!!!!

New sub here...thank you for promoting ph...and for being a nice person to us..

Great footage! ❤️

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Epic adventure

What an amazing Gods creature 👍😊

@bighand1530

Жыл бұрын

Where there is creation, there is a creator.

Hi Mergim, im a big fan of yours!!! I have some suggestions try to go to the Tumalog Falls in Oslob, Cebu. I think this would be great and awesome experience for you and for your viewers as well. Stay humble and friendly to the locals. Everyday i watch your vlogs and it feels like im right beside you. Thank you and Enjoy the rest of the PH.

Wow what an experience ... so nice to see you underneath the water so close to the shark fish.. definitely this one will memorable for your adventure... and you have interacted with people of different nations in your stay there.. Take care bro

Cool

I once swam with them too in oslob still one of the best experiences

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great experience :)

@anonymoustraveler__

2 жыл бұрын

@@MergimVlogsYT truly is also go check aguinid and tumalog falls

Nice vlog mate

Wow

Wow amazing day ❤️

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

It was :)

@jeovelynsenasvlogs1168

2 жыл бұрын

I wish i was there ❤️

Let me share this! Thank you. Great undersea photography.

Nice vlog Mergim, many vloggers came to Philippines but I think you've got the most detailed and nicest content though. I'm from Cebu, explore more north of Cebu's islands.... That funny Japanese girl, cute ❤️....😅😅😅

Wow, that’s some kind of experience, only in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines.

Now this is the MAN!!! Awesome video

@MergimVlogsYT

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 😂😂😂