Jimenez LGU sponsors 2nd baking-cleanest contests

Mario L. Cuezon
March 7, 2008

For the second time around, the Jimenez local government unit under Mayor Ranulfo B. Limquimbo will sponsor another Araw ng Jimenez baking contest on April 7, 2008 at the municipal hall’s second floor lobby.
Limquimbo announced this as he signed a project proposal setting aside P50,000.00 for the event.
The contests include the search for the cleanest bakeries of Jimenez and the search for best products in support of the program One Town One Product (OTOP) of the national government and spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry. OTOP is a pet project of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo which aims to awaken pride of place and at the same time create new businesses and employ more people.
This year’s contests has 12 categories compared to last year’s seven.
The baking contest is open only to residents of the town.
The contests has categories for the best torta (traditional and modern), best chiffon cake (of all kinds), chocolate cake, patatas, cookies (any size, shape, ingredient), suman (wrapped with banana leaves), bibingka and puto bugas.
Food entries will have to be brought to the contest site at 8 in the morning of April 7 to be judged.
Interested participants must fill up a registration form and pay P 25.00 per food entry at the pasalubong display center or to Miss Pedrita Maulas-Luza at the market supervisor’s office at agora, Jimenez.
For the first time, the Jimenez LGU will also sponsor a photography contest in coordination with New Lam Chiong of Ozamiz City. The contest has two categories: best photograph of processed food made in the town and best photography of a tourist spot (historical building or natural scenic spot). Contestants must have their 8 by 10” (centimeters) pictures developed at New Lam Chiong where they will be made to sign an application form.
The photography contest is open even to non-residents of Jimenez.
Winners will get cash prizes of P1,000.00, P800.00 and P500.00 for first, second and third prizes plus plaques and the honor of being included in the LGU’s promotion of the best products, bakeries, and photographers.
The winners will be announced on the same day. But awarding ceremonies will be done after two weeks since the plaques will be made in Cagayan de Oro City.
Expected to slug it out for the awards are the town’s 14 bakery operators and more than two dozen food processors.
Last year, the contests featured the cleanest bakeries and cleanest eateries. The food contests include the best torta, best sandwich, best cakes, best native delicacy made by bakeries and best native delicacy by home-based food processors.