THE BAKASI BREAKDANCE
After celebrating its Dinagat for six years, Cordova yesterday launched its first Bakasi Festival, named after the marine eel that abounds in the town’s 3,500-hectare foreshores. With colorful presentations meant to demolish the creature’s slimy reputation, town officials hope to make eel dishes a popular part of Cebuano cuisine. (SUN.STAR PHOTO/AMPER CAMPAŃA) |
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HOW much does one lechon cost these days?
At the Cebu City Council, a roasted pig estimated to cost P5,000 is expensive enough to cause the deferment of a resolution seeking financial aid for the celebration of the Cooperative Month this October.
The resolution asked for a P300,000 allocation from the City’s Pagcor funds. But Councilor Procopio Fernandez, who wrote the resolution, decided to have it deferred for a week, over objections.
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