FOOD Processors Association of Northern Mindanao (FOPANORMIN) partnered with Cagayan de Oro City Hall in launching the annual food exhibit dubbed as “Tinagboan Festival,”Thursday, November 5, at Ayala Centrio Mall Event center, this City.
Tinagboan Festival Chairperson and
FOPANORMIN President Marle M. Noble,
Committee on Trade and Commerce Chairperson City Councilor George Christopher Goking who represented Mayor Rolando ‘Klarex’ Uy, PHIVIDEC – Administrator Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo were among those who led the ribbon cutting for the event.
Joining them were the Department of Agriculture (DA-10) represented by OIC-Regional Technical Director for Operations Viralou L. Tuquib, DVM, Provincial Director Jesse Abear of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Misamis Oriental, Department of Science and Technology (DOST-10) Assistant Regional Director Engr. Ruel Vincent C. Banal, Oro-Trade and Investment Promotions Center (Oro-TIPC) personnel headed by Oro-TIPC Chief John W. Asuncion and represented by its Oro-TIPC Assistant Department Manager Raelita Legaspi.
The festival features 34 booths featuring a wide range of food and non-food products including CDO’s Ginama homegrown products, coffee products, locally made chocolates, cocoa, chicharon, handicrafts, accessories, solar lights, tables, canned and bottled products along with other products of various Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Northern Mindanao.
The said food exhibit will run until November 6 . It has been known that this year’s food exhibit is in preparation of the fast approaching. Christmas season following its theme, “Celebrating our Roots, Sharing the joy of Christmas.” CIO
