Seems like the gecko lizard or "tuko" craze in the Philippines is becoming wilder and wilder!
I really don't know where this "Tuko Buying Craze" started. All I know is, if you'll be able to catch one (it must be alive), it can be your ticket to a millionaire's life. As a result, many people (Filipinos) started hunting these poor reptiles... aside from the fact that these species are already endangered. Well, who could blame them? According to them, a full-sized gecko lizard (tuko) is worth a million!
Now, my questions are:
1. Is this true? I have lots of friends hunting for "tuko". But none of them can show me some proofs that there are real "millionaire" buyers.. or atleast, a common friend who was able to sell one for that price.
2. If this is true, who are "these" buyers? What are they going to do with these gecko lizards? Why would they throw their millions for these reptiles?
3. Are these buyers medical researchers, searching for a cure for AIDS or Cancer? Seems like there are thousands of these foreign researchers in the Philippines. But why Philippines? There are also lots of gecko lizards in Indonesia and Vietnam.
4. Some people say that "tuko" is the most effective cure for ASTHMA. If that's their reason, why would they invest millions when there are lots of more affordable (and also effective) medicines for asthma on the market?
For a price of one million pesos for a full-sized single "tuko", I can't help but think that they're into something bigger than a cure for aids or cancer... if this is true. Or if not, is it possible that someone just started this "fake craze" to divert the attention of many?
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