Comments on: Pasil Seafood Market, Cebu

By: Robin Phillips

Robin Phillips — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:25:28 +0000

I am a frequent visitor from Puerto Rico to Pasil where my family lives. It is a great fun place with it’s own Santo Ninyo parade and Sinolog dancers. My father in law the famous Felix Robin raised a good family there as a fish dealer most of his life. My greetings to my best friends and family, the happy, kind, generous, fun and great people of Pasil

By: armand perez

armand perez — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:09:36 +0000

there are still plenty of fresh fish in pasil market. its just a matter of of finding the right vendor. fortunately for me i know a lot of people in the area. i grow up just a block north of the market. whenever im on vacation i never fail to stop at the market. hell i even took my friends from the states to the market. one thing for sure you cannot buy this kind of fishes in the united states if you could it will cost you a ton of money. thanks for the pics it brings back memories.

By: millet

millet — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:24:04 +0000

MM, next time you find malasugui like the ones in the pic, get the fins. they’ll give you a big chunk of the fins together with the cartilage under it. it is verrrry good charcoal-grilled with just salt for seasoning. the meat between the fins and the cartilage and skin in between are usually very fatty and are a different taste experience by themselves. “silik ng malasugui” (malasugui fins) are a well-kept and sought-after delicacy among those who know here in davao.

By: florencio

florencio — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:14:46 +0000

Good day!
Can you give me a direct buyer of Lambay?
You can contact men at my number 032 3454920. Thanks and more power and God bless

By: Jul

Jul — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:12 +0000

any interested raw fish buyer? Make sure you can buy at least 70-100kg or more variety of expensive fish like kurapu, etc on a daily basis.these are healthy fishes since our fishermen are not allowed to use illegal fishing like dynamite and cynide. We know these things would destroy coral reefs and other sea lives including ourselves. if you think you are interested, please contact my email address julmarino2000@yahoo.com so we could make prior arrangment.

thanks and more power!

By: romeo mark

romeo mark — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:43:23 +0000

i’ needing of 100kilos per week

By: romeo mark

romeo mark — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:41:31 +0000

anyone who can help me to find a supplier of alimasag? please call 029103393 or +639183279951

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:21:51 +0000

MM
He, he, the way you carry the “bukag” on your head is as awkward as when you climb the coconut in bicol.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:49:18 +0000

Joe-e, I agree something should and can be done. In many cases, tourism, and diving one attraction among them is a far bigger industry than the revenues from indiscriminate fishing. Personally, I believe there are many things that can and in some cases ARE already being done, such as:

1. Increase domestic tourism and foreign tourism… results in huge flow through revenues to the local economy – in construction, services such as hotels, food, boating, guides, etc. But obviously this has to be done responsibly as well.

2. Using local fishermen in new roles, such as guides to see the whales rather than eating them, or sharks in the case of Malapascua…

3. Education to make everyone realize that wiping out stocks now only means a harder life for their descendants. Clearly fishermen and owners of large trawlers who practice muro ami fishing, dynamite and cyanide CANNOT believe that what they are doing is justified, even on an empty stomach.

4. Enforcing bans on the catching and killing of certain species… now that you can’t really travel with specimen shells out of certain provincial airports with xrays, there has been a dramatic slowdown in the sale and hopefully harvesting and sale of such shells.

5. Consumers can and should stop EATING foods such as sharksfin soup, bird’s nest, rays, sharkmeat, etc. so that they lose their economic appeal to those that catch them.

6. Mangrove areas and other spawning grounds need to be expanded and artificial reefs and such also need to be encouraged to help replenish the depleted stocks of fish, etc.

And frankly, in my personal opinion, everyone should just get a grip and choose to have less kids… in the recent censuses, those with adequate means are hovering around two kids on average, while those with very limited income still have an average of 6-7 kids… so if one does the math… you see the results. Yes, everyone has a responsibility to do something about it, but it isn’t just a have vs. have not issue, but rather one of personal acountability to one’s surroundings and environment… I agree it is every individual’s right to have as many kids as they please, yet I believe it is an even MORE IMPORTANT RIGHT that kids SHOULD EXPECT AND DEMAND to grow up with adequate nutrition, shelter, education, etc. from BIRTH until they are of age… otherwise one shouldn’t have them. Today, there are approximately 89 million filipinos, just 12 years ago there were roughly 69 million, and when Marcos was kicked out in 1986, some 55 million, and when he took office for the first time in the late 1960’s, there were probably less than 36 million. So you can just imagine how much more food is required from the same amount of land and sea. And population is growth is completely self-determined. No wonder there is such a strong conflict between man and food sources. Here is a link to historical Philippine population numbers.

By: Joe-e Luna

Joe-e Luna — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:43:22 +0000

@ Irene, Daisy and Wilby: i for one was saddened by the photos of rays, sharks and puffer fish sold. Yet, your perspective comes from a well-filled stomach who has the luxury to dive out in the open sea. To these fishermen, an empty stomach is hard to appease without supplementing from the catch of the day. The question now is, what can you, and I (all of us do) to help these folks find sustainable income and opportunities while maintaining a balance in the local ecosystem?

Btw, I am not trying to attack you or your views. I totally agree at some level. Yet I think that since you have the luxury of time and resources, how about sparing some of your time for a good cause for humanity as well?

Peace to all. :)