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The transformation and resurrection of Siargao Island

It almost seemed like the old days. The days, that is, before Covid and Odette.

Tourists from both the Philippines and abroad pranced happily about. Food vendors and tour guides did lots of business. And in Siargao Island's municipality of Pilar, fisherfolk from around the world excitedly prepared for the 14th annual Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament held in the last weekend of April.