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Is whale meat illegal in the Philippines?

Yes. Whale meat is banned in the Philippines. Catching, selling or buying whales has been banned since 1997.

BFAR Fisheries Administrative Order 185-1 (1997) extended FAO 185's ban on taking, selling, purchasing, possessing, transporting or exporting dolphins, dead or alive, raw or processed, to whales and porpoises; confirmed in NOAA comparability finding, Aug 2025.

Source: FAO 185-1 (1997); NOAA 2025

• The Philippines is one of 35 countries where whale meat is banned, and 7 more restrict it.
• In Asia: banned in 4 of 46 countries.

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