Siargao ready for April 1st international game-fishing tourney
Posted on April 2, 2008
PILAR, Siargao Island, April 02 (PNA)–Seventy participants have confirmed their attendance in the 1st Siargao Invitational Game Fishing Tournament scheduled April 16 to 19, according to Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco T. Matugas.
Matugas gave an additional P200,000 from his provincial development assistance program (PDAF) for the big event.
The solon met Tuesday with Siargao Island’s nine mayors and ranking officials of government agencies involved in the tournament, such as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Tourism (DoT).
Aside from several activities during the four day fishing competition,
A “Miss Siargao†contest, in the charge of Dapa Mayor Peter Ruaya is expected to add color to the four-day festivities.
The tournament to is the first of its kind in the southern island and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a surfing dilettante, is the scheduled guest of honor and speaker at the opening ceremonies at the Magpopongko Beach.
Among the entries are those from Australia, United States of America, Hongkong, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia, and other neighboring Asian countries.
Matugas added that three of the country’s national and prestigious game fishing clubs, the Philippine Game Fishing Foundation, the Philippine Sports Fishing Club and the Silver Jack Fishing Club of Manila, have also confirmed participation.
Meanwhile, in an effort to make other tourist destinations accessible in this so called “Siargao Island of Paradiseâ€, where the famous surfing sports haven is also located, the DPWH is also fast-tracking several multi-million infrastructure projects in the island.
Concurrently, Ratugas said the DPWH regional and provincial district engineering offices and local government units (LGUs)are cementing the P130-million Dapa-Del Pilar section of the highway.
Construction and improvement of the P140-million airport’ terminal, runway extension, parking area, fencing and ATO offices is ongoing while a P70-million bridges in General Luna is alo under construction. (PNA)
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Let us hope that the competition will grow the comming years into a well-known and gorgious competition with lots of national and international attention. I am already very interested and will be for sure every year present as I find fishing much more interesting then surfing. So I can take beautiful pictures to send to my family and friends in Belgium (West-Europe) to show what this Island has to offer.
Lets hope the mentioned projects will be realised without that the invested funds will disappear and the promised works will be finished with pride and honesty… we pray for a good future of the Philippines
M A B U H A Y
invite all investors and taipans like the Gokongwei, Sy and Tan for them to do business and invest in the island full of tourism opportunities like resorts and hotels.
so that’s what the roaring helicopters are doing in Surigao skies… it was about the game fishing tournament. a very welcome undertaking for the island. how i hope i was there. and how i wish the local government would act on the General Luna-Pilar road concreting so Magpopongko and the rest of Pilar will be easily accessible.