RP to host 5th Asean Bartending Championship

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is hosting the fifth ASEAN Bartending Championship on June 19 at the World Trade Center.

Organized by the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP) in coordination with the Department of Tourism, the international event will be featured as one of the major highlights of MAFBEX Foodshow 2009. 

Under the umbrella of the ASEAN Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHRA) consisting of the 10 ASEAN member-nations — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam — the event will gather young skilled professional bartenders of the ASEAN region to further promote and improve the standards of ASEAN bartending in the hotel and restaurant industry.

The Philippine team was selected from the national competition staged at the Century Park Hotel yesterday Winners received cash, trophies, medals, and certificates. 

Judges of the ASEAN Bartending Championship will be selected from among the experienced and recognized professionals of the hospitality industry in the Philippines, the Department of Tourism and the major sponsors.

The Philippine Wine Merchant, as major sponsor, will provide the liqueurs and spirits of the competition participants, while member-hotels, including Century Park Hotel, Pan Pacific Hotel, Bellevue Hotel, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Heritage Hotel and Hotel Kimberly, will provide the accommodations of the ASEAN participants. 

Cash sponsorships and in-kind arrangements have been provided by PLDT-SME Nation and Marco Polo Restaurant.