Manila, Oct. 31 -- As families hustle to clean tombs, arrange vibrant flowers, and prepare for solemn visits to their departed loved ones, a dedicated team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Bicol (BFAR-5) gathered to pay homage to the marine mammals that have tragically met their end along the breathtaking shores of the region.

Rowena Briones, spokesperson for BFAR-Bicol, unveiled the existence of a unique cetacean cemetery, a solemn resting place established in 2013 by the Fisheries Regional Emergency Stranding Response Team (FIRST).

The sacred site located in the regional office of BFAR-5 in Bula, Camarines Sur, stands as a heartfelt reflection of incidents of strandings and the untimely demise of marine creatures ...