A letter from a La Salle Brother

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

My Brothers and I were on our way home from a short vacation in Siargao mid-April 2007, when we passed by Lake Maiinit for a second time (the first time was three days earlier on our way to Surigao City hehehe). Yes, it was my first time to go to Surigao and I was not really aware about a certain Lake Maiinit until that day we passed by. It was an enchanting sight. That was why I insisted that on our way home, we had to stop by to take some pics. Unfortunately, it was a rainy afternoon. Fortunately, there were times that the rain gave way to sunshine.

I am happy that you guys have taken care of the Lake because it still looks very virginal. I have two photos that I attached to this email that you might want to include in your gallery of photos if you so wish.

Continue your work in protecting the Lake and the Mainitnon culture. (I am an Ilonggo from Negros by the way). For my peace of mind, after reading the main website for Lake Maiinit, I wonder what is the commercial value of the lake's goby (is it being used for food or something else?)

Sincerely yours,

Br. Dennis Magbanua FSC (La Salle)
email:brodennis@gmail.com


Pidjanga notes: Thank you very much Br. Dennis. Your photos of our lake are very beautiful. They're great! The Pidjanga (goby) is the main produce of Lake Mainit and is a typical food in the daily meal of Mainitnons. It is sold fromP40-P60 per kilo in the poblacion market and P60-P80 elsewhere in Surigao (especially in Surigao City).

There's a google field in the left portion of this blog. If you google "pidjanga" or "lake", you will be able to read my posts about some of the historical facts on fish catches in our lake. The Pidjanga has always been the leading produce of the lake. But record shows that the catch has signficantly decreased over the years due to the increase of fishing gears and the demand from the evergrowing population of the municipality and the neighboring towns and provinces. This has to be addressed and the Pidjanga blog is committed to do this advocacy with the help of concerned persons like you. Salamat karadjaw. Zimm




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