Compostela Valley - Ever heard or seen a blind fish? Chances are you will not see again in Mahayahay cave in the village of Taboran, unless you are fortune.
The cave is less then a ten minutes walk from the military camp of the 72nd Infantry battalion at camp Manuel T. yan, Sr., headquarters of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army - 12 km
away from Tagum City in Davao del Norte.
Efren Tagorda, representative from the Regional Office of the Department of Environment and National Resources - Protected Area Wildlife Division confirmed the "very slim" chance inside the cave of seeing this species of fish.
The unchecked and unregulated caving activities in the past have contributed to the disappearance of the blindfish.
(My grateful thanks to Christine T. Dompor, MPA, Provincial Tourism Officer for sharing this!)
