Davao Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte and Senator Grace Poe top Kamuning Bakery Cafe’s unique “Pandesal Presidential Survey.” The pre-war bakery started to measure the popularity of the five presidential candidates in the Philippines’ May 9 elections.
The 77-year-old, artisanal bakery cafe is also venue of the newsmakers’ non-partisan “Pandesal Forum” with media.
In this “Pandesal Survey”, customers can vote for their favorite candidate by buying the pugon-baked pandesal sandwich and drink assigned to each bet. Last chance to vote in the Pandesal Survey is before closing time of May 9.
Apart from “Pan de Poe” (corned beef pandesal with Kape Mocha) for Senator Grace Poe, “Pan de Binay” (longganisa pandesal with Brewed Coffee) for Vice-President Jejomar Binay, “Pan de Roxas” (chicken pandesal with Kape Americano) for ex-DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, “Pan de Duterte” (spicy burger pandesal with Hot Chocolate) for Davao Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte and “Pan de Miriam” (tuna pandesal with Kape Latte) for Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. Kamuning Bakery Cafe owner Wilson Lee Flores added a sixth choice called “Pan de Nada” (ham and egg pandesal with Brewed Coffee with Mickey Mouse as image) for those who prefer “none of the above.” According to Kamuning Bakery Cafe, vote buying (pun intended) is not only allowed but encouraged.
Kamuning Bakery was founded in 1939 as Quezon City’s first bakery upon the invitation of pre-war newspaper tycoon Don Alejandro Roces who arranged for sale of government land at 15 centavos per square meter to founders Atty. Leticia “Letty” Bonifacio Javier and her husband Lt. Marcelo Javier (he died fighting the Japanese during World War II in the Battle of Manila). It was acquired and revived in December 2013 by writer, history buff, foodie and realty entrepreneur Wilson Lee Flores. He restored the old cafe on March 20, 2015.
Today, it continues its artisanal and “pugon” or wood-fired brick oven baking.
Among its many colorful clients include Don Alejandro Roces, his son the newspaper publisher and activist Joaquin “Chino” Roces, press freedom stalwart U.P. Dean Armando Malay, the late President Cory C. Aquino, national artists like Nick Joaquin and Levi Celerio, showbiz celebrities, and public school student who used to walk here to buy pugon-baked breads s now the first female Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
For inquiries, Tels: 4161637, 9292216, 4126628; Office Tels: 4126685, 4112311, 4151692, 3326066… Wilson 09178481818, 09188077777, 09228321888 or [email protected] or [email protected]
