The first “pasayan” Festival was successfully launched during the city fiesta where an impressive 500 kilograms of shrimps were cooked to hopefully make it in the Guiness World Book of Records as envisioned by the Chairman of the Bonok-Bonok Foundation, Gov. Robert Lyndon Barbers. The governor also took the chance of promoting the bountiful harvest of shrimps from the fishermen of the Municipality of Gigaquit and its nutritional value, and he demonstrated it together with Madame Tricia Barbers, by feeding the orphans of Surigao City from Tugbongon with the deliciously cooked shrimps.

A throng of excited Surigaonons were eagerly waiting for their turn to buy the cooked shrimps, as it was sold in a very affordable price of P100.00 to which the proceeds will go to the funds of the Bonok-Bonok Foundation.

Gov. Barbers who financially financed the said festival was very thankful to all the Surigaonons for showing their support and to Knorr Sinigang Mix being one of the major sponsors. (with some info. From Rebecca Bagnol, Supervising Agriculturist-PAO)