Three exceptional business establishments in Region I have been selected as national finalists in the 2025 Productivity Olympics among hundreds of enterprises nationwide. 

Bagnos Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Ilocos Norte), Uncle Tom Food Products (La Union), and BB’s Sweets Company (Ilocos Norte) were named national finalists in this year’s competition on 21 July 2025.  

Bagnos Multi-Purpose Cooperative is a cooperative championing agri-based innovation. They are known for being manufacturer of the famous Banna Blend Rice Coffee.  

Uncle Tom Food Products is a family-owned enterprise which manufactures sukang iloko, cooking oil, soy sauce, chili-garlic sauce and others.  

BB’s Sweets Company is a fast-growing confectionery business that is known for its delectable cakes and pastries dominating the sweet market in the north. 

These finalists will then face the National Judging Panel, which will determine the national winners. The awarding ceremony is scheduled for October, in line with the celebration of National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month.  

The Productivity Olympics was launched in 2008 as an advocacy program of the NWPC and RTWPBs to promote productivity and quality and to showcase the best productivity improvement programs and practices of MSMEs nationwide.(Dino S. Dizon)