The price of sardines fish dramatically dropping to an all-time low of P20 per kilo on Friday, May 29, is an obvious indication that "tamban season" is still perfectly abundant and may linger for long in the Macajalar bay of Cagayan de Oro. "Grabe ka barato tungod sa daghang kuha kalata lang. Swerte ang mamalitay karon kay tag-baynte ra kilo pakapinan pa gyod (It's so cheaper becaus the catch is abundant some would just go to waste. The costumers are lucky for they can have it at only P20 per kilo. The retailer would be generous to even add some more)," said fisherman Dodie Paasa, 40, whose three-foam catch at night will be sold by his mother, Nang Dada, in the morning along the school premises of Zone 5, Barangay Bonbon.

Salgados, L. (2020, June 1). Fresh 'tamban' sold at only P20 per kilo in Oro. SunStar Cagayan De Oro, p. 1.