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TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — Regalada “Nang Daday” Dote-Binong, a beloved local chocolatier known as Bohol’s “Sikwate Queen” for her signature hot chocolate drink, has died. She was 73.
Her family and employees confirmed her death.
Binong died on Wednesday, May 28, a day after she was hospitalized following a fall in her bathroom on the evening of May 27.
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好色先生TV of her passing prompted an outpouring of tributes on social media from longtime customers, local officials, and admirers.
Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado expressed his condolences in a Facebook post: “Rest in peace, Manang Daday.”
Jeycelle Espejo-Inting, a teacher at Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School, recalled how Binong’s sikwate was part of her childhood.
“The original Sikwate Queen of Bohol. Thank you, Nang Daday, for the delicious breakfast treat we Bol-anons enjoyed for so many years.
Cebu-based journalist Jessa Agua-Ylanan also shared her memories:
“Pan Dauis + Sikwate combo will always remind me of you and your iconic humility. Rest easy, Nang Daday! Thank you for making one of the best sikwates in the world,” she posted on Facebook.
Binong started her business in 1977 at the Cogon Public Market in Tagbilaran City. Her stall, known for serving sikwate, puto maya, and other traditional snacks, became a local landmark.
After a 2019 fire led to the construction of a new market, Binong moved her painitan (breakfast snack shop) to Riverside in Barangay Songculan, Dauis town. Despite the relocation, her loyal customers continued to visit for her rich, creamy, and frothy sikwate.
She also served a variety of Filipino breakfast fare, including suman, bread, scrambled or sunny-side-up eggs, and more.
Those who knew Binong remember her for her culinary passion, foresight, and graciousness.
