AROUND 300 fossilized giant clamshells with a combined weight of about 3,000 kilograms were recovered along the shores of Dipulonggit Island in Palawan.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Wednesday that Coast Guard District Palawan and other law enforcement authorities found the giant clamshells, locally known as "taklobo," concealed by nets on April 4 in Concepcion village in the town of Busuanga.

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