Abi Marquez Named FoodPHILIPPINES Advocate Par Excellence for the Second Year in a Row

The recognition continues for culinary content creator Abi Marquez, who has once again been named FoodPHILIPPINES Advocate Par Excellence—a distinction she first received in 2024.The announcement was made during the “#BigTasteReveal: The 2025 IFEX Philippines Media Preview” held on May 15 at Casa Ibarra MOA in Pasay City, as excitement builds for IFEX Philippines 2025 this coming May. Organized by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the annual KATHA Awards for Food celebrates innovation and excellence in Philippine food products. Since 2015, the KATHA seal has become a mark of quality and creativity in the industry, raising the bar for Filipino exports on the world stage. Present at the event were IFEX Philippines Project Director Rowena Mendoza, CITEM Executive Director Leah Pulido Ocampo, Deputy Executive Director Malou Mediran, and CITEM Founder Dr. Mina Gabor.Abi’s back-to-back recognition highlights her growing impact as one of the leading voices in modern Filipino food storytelling. From her viral reinventions of local classics—like the now-iconic Peach Mango Pie Lumpia—to heartfelt recipe videos that mix education with nostalgia, she has become a go-to source of both entertainment and trusted go-to recipes for food lovers around the world. Being named a FoodPHILIPPINES Advocate Par [...]