A giant tilapia, weighing 5.4 kilograms, was captured in a fishpond around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2021, Kidapawan City. Barangay captain of Balabag, Eduardo Umpan said they were drying up their fishpond to harvest tilapia to sell at the public market when they were stunned to find a huge tilapia struggling in the mud. Umpan said because of the size of the tilapia, they also struggled to catch it even if the fishpond water had been drained.

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