STAR for All Seasons Vilma Santos-Recto who is running for governor gof Batangas, supported the opening of Barako Festival 2025 in Lipa City, together with her running mate Luis Manzano (as vice governor), Ryan Christian Recto (also running for congressman of 6th district), and daughter-in-law Jessy Mendiola.
Also spotted at the event, Lipa City Mayor Eric Africa, Lipa City Councilor Mikee Morada, Batangas city local officials, event sponsors and partners. The event started last Thursday, February 13 and will end today, February 15, located at the Manila-Batangas Bypass Road, Marawoy, Lipa City.
According to John Bryan Diamante, the producer of Mentorque Productions and managing director of the festival, "The third edition of the Barako Festival, which opened here Thursday, is not just a celebration of Batangas province's high-quality coffee variety.
"It also highlights the top products of each city and municipality and how they create jobs and boost the local economy.
“Hotels are fully booked. Restaurants are always full. It couldn't get any better than this."
The award-winning actress says, "If we had been with you earlier from ribbon cutting until we went around the stalls and all the activities that are included in our Barako fest, you saw earlier, maybe we're asking for your help and support so that we can have more fun, we can better introduce the Barako Fest of our province of Batangas here in the City of Lipa.
"I hope you can help us promote this because what the Barako Fest wants to convey is very good, it is an opportunity for the Filipino people to have a job and a bigger income."
The Barako Fest was held at the Royal Estate with 20 hectares, 12 festivals in ONE Batangas to accommodate the art fest, tradefest, playfest, foodfest, drift fest, content creator meet and greet led by Boss Toyo, Whamos Cruz, Von Ordoña, Dane Grospe, Cherry White, Pio Balbuena, Toni Fowler, Ava Mendez, Sachzna Laparan, Ato and friends, Jayzar Recinto and Bisaya Squad.
There will also be E-sports fest, dirt fest, car fest, sports fest, rave party featuring DJ Vincent Jarina, DJ Jennifer Lee, DJ Ace Ramos, DJ Ron Poe, DJ BA De Guzman and DJ Tom Taus.
The highlight of the Barako Festival is the Music Fest that will feature Vice Ganda, Joshua Garcia, Alex Gonzaga, Jessy Mendiola, Hev Abi, JC Santos, TJ Monterde, KZ Tandingan, Eclypse, Jerome Ponce, Ron Angeles, Mike Swift, Good Boyz, and the new all female group Eleven 11 composed of Barbie, Audrey, Ivy, CJ, Swaggy and Jade. (new talents of House of Mentorque.)
The Barako Fest 2025 will ends today, February 15. There will be a main concert, barako games, battle of the legends, Angkeys to Win, Angkas Job Fair, Moto Gymkhana Slalom, last to take hands off, trade fest, food fest, dirt fest, basketball championship, celebrity game, play fest, drift fest, car & motorshow and content creator fest.
At the first day of the three-day event, we witnessed the ground breaking ceremony for The Bean at Barako Triangle, a park featuring a coffee bean-shaped structure, and the inauguration ceremony for the construction of the Manila Batangas Bypass Road Section 3.
The Barako Fest 2025 was organized by Mentorque Productions headed by John Bryan Diamante, in partnership with San Miguel Corporation and Angkas and supported by various local businesses and stakeholders.
“Team work — that is the magic word,” according to Ate Vi on the successful three-day run of Barako Fest 2025.
“We will continue to work as a team and as a family here in the province of Batangas. For the Barako Fest, this is our third year. We’re very proud of this Barako Fest because ito ngayon ang nilalatag namin dito sa Lipa, along with other cities in the province."
Bryan says Barako Fest 2025 is a celebration that goes beyond coffee, "while we take immense pride in our world-renowned Kapeng Barako, this festival is also about something greater: the spirit, resilience, and values of Batangueños.
“Barako Fest is a tribute to the strength, courage, and unity that define us as a people. Just like our bold and strong coffee, Batangueños stand firm, face challenges head-on and embrace progress while staying true to our roots.
"This festival is a testament to our shared vision of uplifting our culture, supporting our local industries, and ensuring a bright future for our province,” he added.
Congrats for the successful run of ‘Barako Fest 2025’, see next year!
No comments:
Post a Comment