Rep. Noel promises a more exciting Oktubafest next year

TACLOBAN CITY – With the success of 4th Oktubafest,Rep. Florencio “Bem” Noel expressed his gratitude all those who participated in the yearly activity that aims to promote tuba as one of the best local wines in the country.


This, despite to the short notices they made to various local government units in the region, he said.

Noel, in his speech during the the closing ceremony of the event, promised that they will provide new gimmicks for next year’s event of Oktubafest to make it more exciting for those who will join.

After a day of activity for the 4th Oktubafest, winners of different categories were immediately declared by the organizers as culmination in this year’s event.

Some 23 local government units, seven delegations from various areas in the city of Tacloban and eight tertiary schools from the city joined the Oktubafest. Declared as the most participative delegation was the Calbiga delegation, while the winner for the best in tuba exhibit booth was awarded to delegation from Sta. Rita, Samar.

Best tuba concoction category barangay area base (Tacloban City) winners are Area 10 in third place; Area 7 in second place and delegation from Area 1 was declared as Champion.

For school based entries, winners are Leyte Normal University in third place; Saint Scholasticas College of Health and Science in second place while ABE International Business College was declared as Champion.

Local government unit (LGU)-based entries winners are; Basey was third, La Paz was second and the delegation from Guiuan was this year champion.

In best tuba-infused dish for Barangay Area Base (Tacloban City) Area 1 was third place; Area 3 was second and Area 6 was declared as champion.

In school based categories, third place was the dish from UNIC Training Center, dish from ABE was second and the dish cooked by students from Saint Scholastica College of Health and Science was this year’s champion.

While for LGU based, the dish cooked by delegates from Mayorga was in third place Balangiga was second and the dished cooked by delegates from Hinabangan was this year’s champion.

Best bahal winners are entries from Mayorga Leyte in third place; Burauen in second place and Basey was declared as champion.

Best bahalina winners are the Vino de Coco from Tacloban in third place; the bahalina of Tunga in second place and Burauen’s bahalina as this year’s champion.