{"id":97031,"date":"2017-04-05T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97031"},"modified":"2017-04-05T20:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T00:15:01","slug":"worlds-best-anglers-compete-in-siargao-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/05\/worlds-best-anglers-compete-in-siargao-island\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s best anglers compete in Siargao Island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two world surfing events are also held in Siargao every year \u2013 the International Women\u2019s Surfing Cup every month of June and the Siargao World Surfing Competition every September. (Photo: Mclovin’tosh\/ Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PILAR, Siargao Island\u2013The best anglers from around the world are set to compete in the four-day 2017 World Game Fishing Competition in this town, which will kick off on Thursday until Sunday.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s competition will be spearheaded by the Department of Tourism and the Surigao del Norte provincial government.<\/p>\n

Mary Jean Camarin, DOT-Caraga officer-in-charge, told reporters on Wednesday that 58 professional anglers have registered to join this world event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect that more anglers will arrive to register as feelers were sent via online of their intention to compete in this year\u2019s game fishing in Pilar,\u201d Camarin said.<\/p>\n

She said the competing anglers will come from Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and other countries in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will compete on the biggest catch for sailfish, marlin, yellowfin tuna, wahoo and dorado,\u201d Camarin added.<\/p>\n

The DOT has allotted a budget of PHP10 million for this year\u2019s international game fishing competition, she said.<\/p>\n

Close to 100 anglers from various parts of the world joined last year\u2019s 9th Siargao Game Fishing Tournament that was also held here, she said.<\/p>\n

Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas said Pilar town is now considered a fast-growing tourist destination in the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are expecting a big number of tourists to come for this year\u2019s tournament, which is considered as the biggest game fishing event to be held in the country,\u201d Matugas pointed out<\/p>\n

The provincial government, DOT and the local government of Pilar have already finalized the schedules of the tournament as well as the other tourism activities intended for local and foreign tourists.<\/p>\n

Aside from the tournament, some of the tourism activities include island discovery tours, cooking demonstrations, culinary arts contest, cultural street dancing, triathlon (running, swimming, boating) contest, zumba dancing, singing contest, tiange-tiange (market) and inter-school table skirting.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez was invited to open the event, said Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Bingo Matugas.<\/p>\n

He said that Alvarez was instrumental to the increase of the budget of this year\u2019s game fishing competition.<\/p>\n

Facilities in the island has greatly improved as anglers, tourists and locals can easily reach Siargao via SkyJet airline, which has daily direct flights from Manila to Sayak (Siargao) National Airport, aside from the daily flights from Cebu to Siargao and vice versa by Cebu Pacific.<\/p>\n

The island is now considered as the game fishing and surfing capitals in the country.<\/p>\n

Two world surfing events are also held in Siargao every year \u2013 the International Women\u2019s Surfing Cup every month of June and the Siargao World Surfing Competition every September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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