3-day Ubi Fest starts tomorrow
The three-day second Ubi Festival this year will formally start tomorrow with a colorful Float Parade Contest
with Miss Ubi Muses at 1pm passing through from Capitol Grounds – New Capitol Site – Hangos Street. – J.A.
Clarin St. – City Hall Ground – Old Capitol Building – CPG North Avenue down to the Bohol Cultural Center
which is the venue of all the activities.
The Ubi Festival is an annual activity of the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the
Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showcasing the famous Ubi Kinampay and other varieties of Ubi to be participated
by known Ubi municipalities in Bohol.
Bringing the theme “Ubi, Hamili’ng Lagutmon Kaabag sa mga Bol-anon Niining Hagit sa Panahon”, the festival
has participated by 16 towns to wit: Baclayon, Corella, Cortes, Sikatuna, Tagbilaran City and Panglao in the First
District; San Isidro, Talibon, San Miguel and Ubay in the Second District; and Alicia, Carmen, Dimiao, Garcia-
Hernandez, Pilar and Valencia in the third District.
In the opening program, Governor Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado will deliver his inspirational message as Vice-
Governor Dionisio Victor A. Balite, First District Representative (Rep.) Edgar M. Chatto, Second Dist. Rep. Maria
Vanessa C. Aumentado, Third Dist. Rep. Kristine Alexie B. Tutor, Executive Regional Director Angel C. Enriquez-
Department of Agriculture (DA)-7, Dr. Gracia Punay – Center Director, Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)-7 and
Dr. Carolyn Mae O. Daquio from Bohol Ubi Center Foundation Inc. (BUCFI) will give their messages of support;
while City Mayor Jane Censoria C. Yap will deliver her Welcome Message after Provincial Agriculturist Liza M.
Quirog could acknowledge the guests and participants and could give the rationale of the activity.
Aside from Miss Ubi Festival Queen 2023 search, Pinaka, and Best Product Display Contests to be performed
tomorrow, the other contests which will be conducted on Tuesday are the following: Most Participative Local
Government Unit (LGU), Ubi Jingle, Ubi Vlog, Best Christmas Singing, Rondalla, Best Reenactment of Ubi
Cultural Practices, Ubi Highest Salas, and Best New Ubi Processed Product as the Ubi Cook-off to be facilitated by
the Bohol Provincial Tourism Office also conducted on Tuesday at the Bohol Showcase Center inside the CPG Park.
The festival also highlighted with the Agri-Fishery Stakeholders Panagtapok on Tuesday evening still at the
Bohol Cultural Center wherein the MAs/MAOs, agri-fishery sectors, agri-line agencies and OPA will rub their
elbows as partners in agricultural developments of the province of Bohol.
During the Ubi Festival preparatory meeting last November 10, 2023 at Reyna’s the Haven and Garcen, New
Calceta St., Cogon, Tagbilaran City facilitated by the OPA and attended by the Municipal Agriculturists/Municipal
Agricultural Officers (Mas/MAOs), representatives from the different agri-line agencies, Officers of the Bohol Ubi
Growers Association (BUGA), it was agreed that the uniformed prices of Ubi to be displayed and sold at the venue
of the festival are the following: Kinampay at P80 per kilo, Baligonhon (P60/kilo) and P50/kilo to all other varieties.
The conduct of the Ubi Festival aims to create market linkages between the traders and the Ubi growers and to
discover other best Ubi processed products in Bohol. By Atoy Cosap
