Tañon Strait
Tañon Strait | |
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Protected Seascape (1998) | |
Max. length | 160 km (100 miles)[1] |
Max. width | 27 km (17 miles)[1] |
Max. depth | 500 m (1,600 feet)[2] |
Shore length1 | 450 km (280 miles)[2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The Tañon Strait (
Protected area
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The Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (
Controversy
On February 7, 2008, the
JAPEX subsequently abandoned oil exploration in the area, saying that initial drilling had shown lack of commercial opportunity. However the Supreme Court case continued.[6][7]
Mythology
In Cebuano mythology, one of the three winged giant messengers of the Cebuano supreme god Kaptan was punished for stealing a unique sacred shell which can turn anybody into anything they please. The messenger, Sinogo, was a handsome man and the "favorite of Kaptan". Upon hearing of Sinogo's treachery, Kaptan ordered the others to pursue Sinogo. Sinogo fled west and eventually used the shell's power to turn himself into a giant crocodile (a sacred animal in old beliefs) so he could go deep in the straight "between two islands", modern-day Cebu and Negros. Kaptan, disappointed and angry, struck Sinogo with lightning, shocking the messenger giant and imprisoning him for all of eternity in modern-day Tanon Straight. Due to Kaptan's love for Sinogo, Kaptan decided to retain the sacred crocodile form of Sinogo despite his treachery. The stolen shell was dropped at sea when Sinogo was struck with lightning, but a sea creature managed to relocate it and bring it back to Kaptan. Ever since, if a whirlpool appears in the straight, people believe that Sinogo is trying to break from his eternal prison deep in the straight.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Tanon-Strait at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ a b c Stacy K. Baez; Charlotte Grubb; Margot L. Stiles; Gloria Ramos (February 2015). "Love Letter to TAÑON STRAIT" (PDF). ph.oceana.org. Oceana. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 1234 s. 1998 (May 27, 1998), DECLARING THE TAÑON STRAIT SITUATED IN THE PROVINCES OF CEBU, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND NEGROS ORIENTAL AS A PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO RA 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS TAÑON STRAIT PROTECTED SEASCAPE, Official Gazette, retrieved November 16, 2014
- ^ "Dolphins v. Secretary Reyes, et al, SC-G.R. No. 180771". Bapa's Space – Friends of Peace. Environment – Dolphins went to the Supreme Court. 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ "SC asked to intervene on behalf of Tañon Strait sea animals". The Inquirer. February 9, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008.
- ^ Gallo, Nilda; Bongcac, Doris C. (May 17, 2008). "Tañon Strait court battle goes on". Inquirer Global Nation. Cebu Daily News. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ "G.R. No. 180771 – RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OF THE PROTECTED SEASCAPE TAÑON STRAIT, E.G., TOOTHED WHALES, DOLPHINS, PORPOISES, AND OTHER CETACEAN SPECIES, JOINED IN AND REPRESENTED HEREIN BY HUMAN BEINGS GLORIA ESTENZO RAMOS, ET AL. VS. SECRETARY ANGELO REYES, ET AL. G.R. NO. 181527 - CENTRAL VISAYAS FISHERFOLK DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FIDEC), ET AL. VS. SECRETARY ANGELO REYES, ET AL". Republic of the Philippines, Supreme Court, Manila. April 24, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Visayan Folklore | the Great Battle of Mythical Creatures • THE ASWANG PROJECT". January 26, 2017.
External links
Media related to Tañon Strait at Wikimedia Commons