Siargao revives International Game Fishing Tournament

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Siargao revives International Game Fishing Tournament

Siargao revives Int’l Game Fishing Tournament

As a impervious of its resurgent tourism industry, the municipal authorities of Pilar precocious revived the Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament, the longest-running angling lawsuit successful the state which began successful 2008.

Top Winner Santiago Gonzales 5th from the near astatine the awarding ceremonies.

Last held successful 2019, the three-day sporting lawsuit marked its 13th staging with 31 participants from the Philippines, Japan, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Local angler Santiago Gonzales of the big municipality emerged arsenic the expansive victor with his gross drawback of 102.7 kgs and the biggest drawback of a 41-kg bluish marlin. He besides bagged the P 100,000 expansive prize nether the Biggest Billfish Category, portion his boatman, Abeth Castillo, won P 20,000.

Canadian Dave Sharpe topped the biggest trevally class with his 6.7-kilo catch, portion Gen. Santos City sportfishing magnate Marfenio Tan ruled the Biggest Tanguige Category with his 11.4-kilo catch.

Siargao International Gamefishing Tournament laminitis and ex-governor Francisco Matugas.

Pilar politician Maria Liza Resurreccion expressed elation implicit the resumption of the prestigious sports sportfishing tourney contempt the constricted resources brought astir by the pandemic and typhoon Odette successful precocious 2021, which destroyed astir parts of Siargao.

She said that this year’s variation is peculiar due to the fact that of the enactment of each the section governments successful Siargao, contempt the smaller fig of participants and lesser catch. The tourney is backed by the municipal governments of Gen. Luna, Del Carmen, Dapa, San Benito, Sta. Monica, Burgos, San Isidro, and Socorro, arsenic good arsenic Claver municipality successful mainland Surigao Del Norte.

She noted that this year’s smaller drawback is simply a wake-up telephone for authorities to guarantee the sustainability of marine resources successful the Pacific town.

The event’s sponsors are the House of Representatives, the Office of Rep. Francisco Jose Matugas II, the Department of Tourism, and the DOT Caraga Regional Office.

Private supporters are Hiragana, Cabanas Grill, Restaurant, Smart, and Solane.

Meanwhile, erstwhile provincial politician and Gamefishing Tournament laminitis Francisco Matugas emphasized that Siargao is connected its mode to betterment arsenic planetary events commencement to unfold successful the island.

Siargao International Gamedishing Tournament ceremonial casting of the line

In October past year, the Siargao International Surfing Cup, which is sanctioned by the World Surf League (WSL) Asia Pacific returned to the fashionable Cloud 9 surf tract successful Gen. Luna.

He vowed that section authorities volition endeavor the continuity and grander magnitude of aboriginal editions of planetary sporting events successful the island.

In photograph doing the ceremonial casting of the sportfishing enactment during the tournament’s opening ceremonies are politician Maria Liza Resurreccion, Jeasa Gonzales, Surigao del Norte archetypal territory congressman Francisco Jose Matugas II, impermanent of grant Senator Imee Marcos, lawyer Francisco Matugas, and DOT adjunct caput Christopher Morales.

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Siargao revives International Game Fishing Tournament
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