TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — The Asin Tibuok of Alburquerque town will represent Region 7 in the grassroots innovation category of the National Grassroots Innovation and Circular Economy (GICE) Expo 2025 this November.
This comes after Asin Tibuok, also known as the ‘dinosaur egg salt,’ won first place in the grassroots innovation category during the Regional GICE Expo 2025, organized by the Department of Science and Technology–Central Visayas (DOST-7) on Oct. 29, 2025, in Cebu City.
Presented by Felix Pinlac Jr., the entry bested 11 other semi-finalists and earned the highest score based on the criteria of novelty, relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, and trialability.
Pinlac received a P7,000 cash prize.
Placing second was Jelma Lastimoso’s ‘Manok sa Kawayan’ from San Remigio, Cebu, while the Toledo United Farmers, Fishermen, and Women Workers (TUFFWOW) ranked third with their Organic Feeds innovation.