Kidapawan’s landmark restaurants shut down

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two landmark restaurants in Kidapawan City, Cotabato have stopped operations due to low income.

Employees of Penong’s Restaurant told journalists that the establishment has been reeling from low income in the past two years.

The low earnings started after several restaurants and coffee shops sprouted around the city, the employees said.

Aside from Penong’s, another local iconic restaurant – Mandarin Tea Garden Kidapawan – shut down for good for the same reason, according to radio reports aired over Central Mindanao yesterday.

Both restaurants were known stopovers of private motorists traveling to Davao City and back.