20/10/2026
๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐, ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐: ๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป
The 17th National Food Showdown 2026, held at the Convention Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, brought another remarkable achievement as participants representing the VMA Global College earned 2 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals, along with 6 finalist in various culinary and hospitality competitions.
๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ
๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐
โข Luisana Heria
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐: Mr. Danilo Plomeda Jr. and Ms. Camille Tillana
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐
๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ซ-๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐
โข Patrick Angelo Sanchez
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐: Mr. Danilo Plomeda Jr. and Ms. Babylyn Ramos
๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ง, ๐๐๐๐
โข Jane Lee Montales and Louie Jay Lamela
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Morris Bacongallo
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ
โข Felix John Zartiga and Antonio Jr. Parrar
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Emily Alfonso
๐๐ก๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐
โข Geoff Andrei Esmeralda and Danica Ysabelle Mendoza
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Emily Alfonso
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ
โข Remelyn Loquinario
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Ms. Megan Ava Merah Duran, MBA
๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ/๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ โ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐
โข Ryan Jhay Mananquil and Adrian Magbanua
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Ms. Alice Julla Esmeralda
๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ
โข Geoff Andrei Esmeralda and Felix John Zartiga
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Emily Alfonso
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ โ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐
โข Vincent Barabat and Jane Lee Montales
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Ms. Megan Ava Merah Duran
๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ค๐/๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฒ๐
โข Mary Raf Magalona, Rado Burt Dineros II, and Philip James Toledo
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Joseph Daniel Garrucho
๐
FINALISTS
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๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐รฉ
โข Dyzza G. Bangcaya
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐: Mr. Danilo Plomeda Jr. and Ms. Babylyn Ramos
๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐
โข Anna Marie P. Tinsay II
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐: Mr. Danilo Plomeda Jr. and Ms. Camille Tillana
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐-๐๐ข๐๐
โข Francis V. Garganera and Ryan Jayson E. Lobrido
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Morris Bacongallo
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ/๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ โ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฅ
โข Joshua G. Cambas and Ashley B. Yasas
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Morris Bacongallo
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ
โข Robert John G. Dayot and Jay Andrew J. Despojo
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Chef Joseph Daniel Garrucho
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ/๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ โ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ-๐๐ง
โข Antonio Jr. D. Parrar and Neal Amerson M. Franco
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: Mr. Prince Ayen Mercano
This achievement highlights the participantsโ culinary skills, creativity, perseverance, and commitment to excellence, as well as the dedication of their coaches in preparing them for the competition.
Congratulations to all the medalists, finalists, coaches, and everyone who contributed to this remarkable accomplishment!
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