FACES OF CEBU: Efren Salinas, 62, maker of dried fish

Doris Mae Mondragon 04/24/2022

CEBU, Philippines—Can making dried fish be able to send five children to college?  Apparently, it can. Efren Salinas is a living proof to that.  Salinas is one of the dried fish makers in the town of Medellin…

Pastor from Bukidnon pulls off memorable surprise act on grandparents

Immae Lachica 03/02/2020

      CEBU CITY, Philippines— If you have not seen your grandparents for a long time, how would you make your reunion one for the books? Learn from Richie Remulta, a pastor from General Santos City,…

A vendor’s plea: Help for family in quake stricken home

12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jerry Marivellosa could not keep himself from thinking about home while he attended to his dried fish products on Monday, December 16, 2019. A native of Sarangani province in Mindanao, the 43-year-old businessman arrived…

Buwad: An all-time favorite

Rosalie Abatayo 09/10/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Who does not love dried fish or “buwad?”  This Filipino favourite, also called daing or tuyô in other parts of the country, is known for its salty taste that tickles one’s taste buds. In Cebu,…

Dried fish, pasalubong store venture and Sinulog visitors

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/07/2018

Couple gears up for sales surge from Sinulog tourists of their 32-year Taboan business As the Sinulog beat begins to fill up the air, the excitement for the festivities are beyond visible — from the crowded ports, fully…

SSFs to boost output of dried fish makers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/11/2016

FISHERFOLK associations from islet barangays off the towns of Sta. Fe and Bantayan in northern Cebu expect to get a boost in dried fish production from equipment donated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Elias…

Medellin mom feels fulfilled over own dried fish business

05/01/2016

It’s not easy falling short of basic family budget thresholds. That is why it is fulfilling when you are able to provide for the family’s needs. But for Esperanza Gonzaga, it is more fulfilling to help those…

Man in Toledo hacked after fight over buwad

Rene Alima 09/17/2014

Irked that he was only served “buwad” (dried fish) when he asked for food, a man went berserk and tried to attack his son-in-law with a knife in barangay Poog, Toledo City, Cebu. Gavino Entapa sustained hack…

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