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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

15th Ubi Festival opens today


TAGBILARAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA)--The three-day Ubi Festival opens today at Plaza Rizal in Tagbilaran City with this year’s festival banners the theme: Ubi’ng Bol-anon, Tubag sa Kagutom ug sa Nagka-usab nga Panahon.”


The activity kicked-off with a motorcade at 9am from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist grounds in Capitol Annex passing by Dao-ICM-J.A. Clarin Street-CPG North Avenue-Maria Clara-Gallares Street and passed-by at Galleria Luisa Mall, where the opening program was held from 10am til 12noon.
After the opening program at Galleria Luisa, the ribbon cutting and opening of the exhibit of Ubi followed at Plaza Rizal with Gob. Edgar Chatto and other provincial officials in attendance.
The 16 towns joining this year’s Ubi Festival are Alicia, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Carmen, Corella, Cortes, Dagohoy, Dauis, Duero, Jagna, Lila, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sevilla and Sikatuna.  While barangay Dao, represents for Tagbilaran City.
The world’s favorite Ubi Kinampay and other varieties of ubi such as Baligonhon, Kabos-ok, Binato, Iniling, Tam-isan, Binaang and Gimnay can be bought at Plaza Rizal during the 3-day festival.
The Bohol Ubi Growers Association (BUGA) and the Ubi Stakeholders agreed to fix the prices of the different variety of ubi with Kinampay sold at P60/kilo, Baligonhon at P50/kilo and the white varieties can be bought at P35/kilo.
The 3-day event also showcases other agricultural products such as banana, cassava, apale, taro, sweet potato and other endemic rootcrops.
Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry Pamugas said that the Ubi Festival has become an annual celebration of the province that promotes Ubi, stirs interest in production and the culture of the Boholanos. (mbcn/ecb/PIA7-Bohol)