Sto. Tomas builds landmark to memorialize Guinness feat
STO. TOMAS- A world record must never be forgotten, hence a monument.
A giant corn monument will soon stand at the center of town here as a permanent tribute to the people’s recent feat of landing in the Guinness Book of World Records for the ‘longest barbecue’.
Mayor Vivien Villar said this will serve as their landmark and a reminder to the people, including the next generations, of how the town worked together to make history using its local product, the white glutinous corn.
Vice Mayor Timoteo Villar III, who chaired the corn festival in February during which the barbecue was staged, told The PUNCH that the contents of the official Guinness certificate will be inscribed on the bronze marker of the ‘giant’ corn.
The corn icon, which started construction last week, will measure six meters high from the base and four meters wide.
The corn barbecue set up by the town stretched to 3,803.96 meter (12480 feet 2 inches).
The Guinness record gave this small town a lot of media exposure, particularly on national television.
Villar said officials from other towns in other provinces have visited her office to ask for advice and guidance on how to vie for a slot in the Guinness Book of World Records.#
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