Talino at Galing ng Pinoy (TGP

Recipe of the Week

Papaitan Baka / Pinapaitan Baka

Ingredients:

1 k. ox tripe/innards 1/2 c. diluted ox bile 1 head whole garlic 1 thumb size ginger, crushed 2 thumb size ginger, cut into strips 1 head garlic, chopped 2 medium size onion, chopped 1 bundle spring onion, chopped 1 small packet, sampalok sinigang mix 2-3 siling labuyo, chopped 1/2 c. patis salt and pepper

Cooking procedure:

Wash thoroughly ox innards, drain and cut into small slices, set aside liver. In a sauce pan put all innards, whole garlic and crushed ginger cover with water and boil for 15 minutes, drain and discard liquid. Rinse and add fresh water and boil for 1-2 hours or until innards are tender. Remove from pan separate broth and keep aside. In same sauce pan sauté onion, garlic and ginger. Add innards including liver stir for 3-5 minutes, add patis and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Pour in broth and simmer for 10-15 minutes, add siling labuyo, sinigang mix and goat bile (half quantity at time and taste sourness and bitterness add more if required). Simmer for another 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, garnish with spring onion. Serve hot.

UN names Bojo in Cebu among best world tourism village

ALOQUINSAN, Cebu - The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has named Barangay Bojo in Aloguinsan, southern Cebu among the Best Tourism Villages for 2021.

Barangay Tenani in Paranas, Samar, meanwhile, was selected to participate in the UNWTO’s Upgrade Programme of the Best Tourism Villages–receiving the Organization’s support in improving elements of the areas identifi ed as gaps in the evaluation process.

Owing to its world-acclaimed river, Barangay Bojo is one of the top tourist destinations in the western part of Cebu province and a multi-awarded model of sustainable tourism.

Bojo is the town’s crown jewel. It was named as one of the Top 100 Sustainable Destinations in the World during the World Tourism Day 2016 and Best Community-based Tourism at the ASEAN Toursim Awards 2017.

The Bojo River River Cruise was launched in 2019. It off ers a 1.4 kilometer boat cruise which would take at least three hours to complete.

Bojo is famous also for its hills, underwater natural resources, mangroves, birds, and responsible locals with the Bojo River Eco-Cultural Tour as its main tourism activity–managed by the BAETAS.

BAETAS provides an eco-cultural Beef Spareribs Adobo with Oyster Sauce river tour with mangrove ecology, bird and wildlife lectures–the profi t from which was shared among the local government, community fund, barangay fund as well as the wages and payment to its suppliers

Tourism Secretary Berna RomuloPuyat expressed her elation with the latest development, recognizing the “remarkable work” of the local community in Bojo through the Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association or BAETAS and the strong support of the municipality of Aloguinsan.

“A local destination being inducted into the UNWTO Best Tourism Villages Program on its pilot year is a testament to the Philippines’ commitment to sustainable tourism development from the national level down to the grassroots,” said Puyat.

“The wealth of our natural resources and unmatched hospitality remains our key strength as we strive for the reopening of the industry to international travelers anchored on the principle of safe and sustainable tourism,” she added.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) said Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Jones Lhuiller received the award together with Tourism OICUndersecretary Verna Buensuceso in Madrid last December 2.

“To be a nominee was already an honor. To be runner-up (for upgrade) is a validation that the tourism movers and doers who worked together to develop the tourism communities and tourist activities in Barangay Tenani are indeed moving towards the right direction,” said Karen Tiopes, tourism director of Eastern Visayas.

Barangay Tenani has been known as “Home to the Ulot Torpedo Boat Adventure Ride and the Paranas Eco-Trail and Birding Site.”

The town is located about 100 kilometers from Tacloban City, the region’s capital.

Under the “Best Tourism Villages” Upgrade Program, villages will receive support from UNWTO and its partners in improving elements of the areas identifi ed as gaps in the evaluation process.

Other villages included in the Upgrade Program are Biei, Japan; Capulálpam de Méndez, Mexico; Godinje, Montenegro; Gornja Lastva, Montenegro; Oukaimeden, Morocco; Gasura, Rwanda; Gostilje, Serbia; Gorenja Vas, Slovenia; Cantavieja, Spain; Bo Suak, Thailand; Ruboni, Uganda; Ordino, Andorra; Khinalig, Azerbaijan; Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria; Kaštelir Labinci, Croatia; Agros, Cyprus; Fuwah, Egypt; Western Samos, Greece; and Hollókő, Hungary.

UNWTO launched the Best Tourism Villages “to advance the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, and their local values and activities, including local gastronomy.”

“Tourism can be a driver of social cohesion and inclusion by promoting a fairer distribution of benefi ts throughout the territory and empowering local communities,” said UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili.

“This initiative recognizes those villages committed to making tourism a strong driver of their development and wellbeing,” the offi cial added.

For 2021, a total of 44 villages from 32 countries across the fi ve world regions were granted recognition “for their natural and cultural resources as well as for their innovative and transformative actions and commitment to the development of tourism in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

Barangay Bojo, Aloguinsan in southern Cebu became the only village in the Philippines that made it to the list of the world’s “Best Tourism Villages” for 2021.

The Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO initiative was launched to advance the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, and their local values and activities, including local gastronomy.

A total of 44 villages from 32 countries across the fi ve world regions were granted the recognition in 2021. All of them stand out for their natural and cultural resources as well as for their innovative and transformative actions and commitment to the development of tourism in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).