フィリピンでは2018年から、新たな年中行事を追加することが決定された。
ロドリゴ・ドゥテルテ大統領は4月13日、毎年4月を「フィリピン料理の月（Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino）」にすることを宣言し、署名を行った。
同宣言では、フィリピン国民が自国の伝統料理についての認識を高めることを目的としており、伝統を大切に守り、後世に伝えていくべきであるとも述べられている。
新たに追加された年中行事は農業省および文化芸術委員会（National Commission for Culture and Arts）が担当することになっており、民間セクターを含めた、全ての省や局、国有企業、政府機関に対しても、同行事を支援し参加するように働きかけている。
4月をフィリピンの伝統料理の月にすることは、フィリピンの特色を際立たせ、国の誇りと帰属意識の促進に繋がるだろう。さらにこれは、国内の様々な産業や農村にとっても追い風となるだろう。
Thank you for your continued support of Davao’s portal site “Davaotchi”. “Davaotchi” is an information portal about Davao that has been running for about seven and a half years since September 2016 with the aim of conveying the charms of Davao to Japanese people in Japanese and making them more aware of Davao. Thanks to everyone’s support, we have gained a certain amount of recognition, such as being featured in a magazine, and many people have started to hear the term “Dabaotchi”. On the other hand, we have prioritized the mission of conveying the charms of Davao to as many Japanese people as possible, so there is almost no profitability, and we have allocated the profits generated from other businesses to the site management, but we have no plans for the future. As a result of careful consideration of scalability and development, Davaotchi has decided to recruit supporters who can support Davaotchi in order to better manage the site. We considered charging for the site or introducing a subscription plan, but we wanted to deliver information about Davao to as many people as possible, so we decided to simply ask for support from Davaochi fans first. You can support us using PayPal or credit card (debit card) below. We look forward to your cooperation. See more news articles
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