Last April 07, 2026, students, educators, and industry leaders gathered at PHINMA โ University of Iloilo for the FFM 2026 Gastronomy Symposium in celebration of Filipino Food Month. Organized by the NCCA, in collaboration with the City Government of Iloilo City and the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement, the event highlighted the richness of Filipino cuisine and its connections across the ASEAN region.
The symposium featured inspiring discussions from distinguished speakers, including Prof. Jojo Villamin, Founder of JTHMAP, along with other industry experts who shared valuable insights on food sustainability, cultural preservation, and strengthening local food systems. The sessions encouraged participants to appreciate and support the future of our culinary heritage.
We are proud to share that the event was attended by our esteemed JTHMAP officials and advisers:
โข Dr. Windion Sarmiento, ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ, ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด
โข Mr. Niรฑo G. Bolaรฑo, ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ
โข Ms. Nesel C. Sarmiento, ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข Ms. Janelle A. Bernas, ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต
โข Ms. Hyacenth C. Perez, ๐๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ, ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต
FFM 2026 was more than just a symposium โ it was a celebration of culture, shared identity, and the power of food in connecting communities across ASEAN. 
