Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you'll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents, feeding on tiny plankton from the water column. For decades ...

She is a fish vendor, selling her husband’s catches like “dalag, bisugo and sapsap”. In English these are also known as mudfish, threadfin bream and ponyfish. Now in their fifties, they’ve been in ...

Bisugo (Threadfin Bream) is easily spotted by its slender body and distinctive pinkish hue. Known for its sweet, mild flavor, this fish is a favorite in Filipino cuisine for its versatility. “Pesang ...

The fishers supply mostly pelagic fish such as mahimahi, tuna, tanigue, talakitok, and blue marlin, though they also sometimes offer mayamaya, lapulapu, and bisugo. But what Tindagat is trying to push ...

The local markets of Iloilo are bustling hubs where culinary gems hide in plain sight, dried fish being one of the most prized. My routine walks through Terminal Market, Central Market, and Barotac ...

The biggest drops were in fimbriated sardines (tunsoy) down 34.2%, threadfin bream (bisugo) by 31.6%, blue crab (alimasag) by 31.2%, tiger prawn (sugpo) by 15.4%, and cavalla (talakitok) by 2.6%. This ...

Found in tropical regions, goatfish thrive in shallow ocean waters with coral reefs. As they spend their time nosing around the sand or reefs for invertebrates to eat, their unique barbels help them ...

Fisheries, which accounted for 14.2%, saw a 6.1% decline on the back of lower production seen in tiger prawn, bigeye tuna, fimbriated sardines, cavalla (talakitok), squid, threadfin bream (bisugo), ...

Multi-fabric tapestries, fabric egg trays, fabric bisugo sewn on a bilao—works that resist labels so long as they stretch the possibilities of the medium. Born in Basco, Batanes, Pacita Abad’s ...

It can also used for paksiw and other common dishes. Bisugo is a popular fish in the Philippines known for its delicate and sweet-flavored meat. It is often prepared whole and cooked in broth with ...

and Deep Fried Bisugo or Threadfish Bream from Bataan. A bamboo steamer came out shortly with steamed sweet potato inside, and was paired with crushed Balikutsa, a unique northern sweet candy-like ...