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)