In line with its 106th founding anniversary, Barangay Catbawan in Puntayan, Southern Leyte will mount the Layag Festival from May 21 to 22 to showcase and promote the mechanics of traditional way of fishing among the town’s fisherfolks.

Since modernization has begun, most of the fishermen use motorized boats instead of boat paddle, which is the traditional way of sailing and fishing.

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