Personnel from Compostela’s Municipal Risk Reduction Management Office check the oarfish that was found on the waters of Barangay Poblacion this afternoon, June 24, 2019. /Photo from the Compostela DRRMO Facebook page
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An oarfish of around 13.9 feet long and 1.6 feet wide was washed ashore in Barangay Poblacion in Compostela town in northern Cebu at around 2 p.m. today, June 24. But the fish died after some town residents ripped off its head while trying to pull it from the rocks where it was hiding.nga anaay dagkong bato. Ilang nadakpan ang ulo niini og ilang gibira apan ilang nasayran nga humok diay ang ulo niini ug nalangkatHarley Dean Grengia, of the Compostela MDRRMO, said residents buried the fish on the barangay’s shorelines.Some town residents say that the presence of an oarfish, locally known as liwit, is a manifestation of an earthquake that is yet to come.
But Grengia said that this may not be necessarily true. He refused to further comment on the matter saying that he did not have scientific basis for his opinion.LOOK: ‘Heartbroken’ dog waits for master who died of heart attackThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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