Ubi festival 2019 kicks off Jan. 29

The Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) will celebrate Ubi Festival on January 29-31, 2019.

Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas said the three-day event, this yearwith tentative venue,is an annual affair that happens every month of January showcasing the different varieties of Ubi such as Kinampay, Baligonhon, Binato, Iniling, Gimnay, Tam-isan, Binugas, Kabus-ok, and Binanag.

He said the working committees are in place with corresponding chairmen and members to prepare the criteria, guidelines, and mechanics of the contests by category. The ground works include invitation committee, program, exhibits, physical arrangement/decoration and after care, secretariat, food, committee on awards and prizes, committee on documentation and agri-info exhibits, finance, contest, and publicity and promotion committees.

The festival features contests with big prizes at stake to wit: Ubi eating, contest, literary and musical contests, pinaka contest, the highest volume of Ubi display, motorcade and booth contests.

Under the literary and musical contests are the following: Ubi rap and jingle (youth category), balak (farmer and youth), rondalla (farmer), kuradang (youth and farmer), and Eddie Peregrina voice alike.

Rosanna G. Lamdagan, chief-Agribusiness Division – OPA that as part of the preparation, the Ubi Festival consultative meeting said will be conducted on January 9, 2018, 9:00 at Café Caloy, F. Rocha St., Poblacion 3, Tagbilaran City to be attended by the Municipal Agricultural Officers (MAOs), Municipal Agricultural Technicians (MATs), representatives from the different agri-related government agencies, chairmen of the different working committees, academe, and other agri-stakeholders.

She said that the mayors, MAOs and MATs were already informed through the Bohol Law Enforcement Communication System (BLECS) messages sent last Friday by Joseph Ygay, section head-Promotion Section-Agribusiness, Division, OPA.

Guest speakers during the opening and closing programs of the Ubi Festival will still be named anytime soon prior the kick off.

However, it would be certain that the winners of the SuhidsaMalampusong Mag-uumangBol-anon, GulayansaPaaralan and Food Always In The Home (FAITH) Herbal Organic Plant Enhancement (HOPE), Chicken Always Ready In The Yard (CHARITY) will be recognized and awarded during the closing program.

The Ubi Festival is spearheaded by the PGBh through the OPA in coordination with the Municipal Local Government Units (MLGUs), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Academe, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Peoples Organizations (POs), Business Sector, Civil Society and other line agencies geared towards the enrichment of the agribusiness environment and the promotion of agri-tourism in the province of Bohol. (AtoyCosap)