Barangay Navotas West has emerged victorious in the second round of the Navotas One Barangay, One Product competition, receiving P50,000 in starting capital for winning first place with their tahong chips.
Brgy. North Bay Boulevard South got P30,000 for placing second with their fish nuggets, and Brgy. Bangkulasi bagged P20,000 for being third with their fish siomai.
“Navotas is rich in resources coming from the ocean. The OBOP serves to celebrate and make the most out of these resources,” Mayor John Rey Tiangco said.
After the launch of the OBOP Round 2 in May, the participants underwent seminars on food safety and good manufacturing practices from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Science and Technology.
The Navotas City Government, through the NavotaAs Hanapbuhay Center, made sure the barangays were equipped with the knowledge and know-how on food preparation and presentation.
“All barangays will still undergo trainings on packaging and labelling, branding, shelf life testing, and microbiological testing to ensure the quality of their respective products,” Tiangco said.
The OBOP entries were judged according to originality (25%), nutritional formulation of ingredients (20%), marketability (20%), taste (20%), and actual presentation of products (15%).
Other entries included fish longganisa of Bagumbayan North, fish shanghai of Bagumbayan South, tapa (lukba) of Daanghari, bottled sardines of Navotas East, and fish bangus balls of North Bay Boulevard North
Source: http://manilastandard.net/lgu/ncr/253722/tahong-chips-win-navotas-obop-rd-2.html