RP hosts 5th ASEAN Bartending Championship

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines successfully hosted the 5th ASEAN Bartending Championship recently at the World Trade Center with six countries participating (Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines). In photo are members of theevent’s organizing committee (stranding, from left): Steve Naguiat, Century Park Hotel PR exec; Dominic Diaz (of LJC Group of Restaurants); Mercy Maniquiz (of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines secretariat); Rene Baltazar (of Harbor View Restaurant); Cynthia Deocares (of the HRAP secretariat); Gladys Biala (of Heritage Hotel); Steve Tamayo (of Tamayos Catering); chef Gabby Prats (of Aristocrat Restaurant); chairman Philippe Bartholomi (of Century Park Hotel); HRAP president Humphrey O’Keary (of Marco Polo Restaurant); Jose Mari Tanalgo (of Bacolod Chicken Inasal); Angeli Yatco (of Century Park Hotel); Bernie Corpus (HRAP director) and Richard Masselin (of Pan Pacific). In front row are the bartending contestants.