He loves cooking, a skill he learned at an early age while helping his mother Agapita and Lola Emiteria in the kitchen. Of the many things he cooks, visitors to his house would always request for his bagoong alamang, or sauteed shrimp paste. It is a recipe handed down by his mother and grandmother that he has refined through the years. “Even my fellow doctors would request for my bagoong as their take away,” he said. Many friends have suggested that Dator venture into the food business, and make his bagoong alamang his flagship product. He felt proud and considered their suggestions year in and year out.

Doc Peter Foods: Medical practitioner dips hands into bottled bagoong production. (2019, May 26). The Philippine Star, p. B4.