Kidapawan’s landmark restaurants shut down

Photo above: The Penong’s Restaurant was once an iconic food joint in Kidapawan City in Cotabato province. Photo below: Employees of the Mandarin Tea Garden Kidapawan bade goodbye to their patrons via Facebook on Monday.

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.

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