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A "triplet cake" will highlight the 2026 Strawberry Festival in this capital town of Benguet that formally opened on Wednesday.

According to Philippines News Agency, in a press conference, municipal council committee on tourism chair Councilor Belmer Elis said the cake will be unveiled on March 29. He mentioned that they are still finalizing details such as the baker of the cake, its ingredients, and decorations. "We are still in the planning stage but it was already finalized to have a triplet cake," he added.

The cake will be sliced into 10,000 pieces and will be sold to the public at PHP20 per slice. "We are now selling the tickets [for the cake slices]," Elis said. In previous years, the festival featured a twin cake, cupcakes, a "kayabang" (Ibaloi basket)-design cake, and a giant strawberry shortcake.

The town's Strawberry Festival, which started in 1981 and was institutionalized in 2011 through an ordinance, will run until April 1 this year. La Trinidad holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest strawberry shortcake in 2004, which served 10,000 people.

Other festival activities include the search for the heaviest and sweetest strawberries, a battle of the bands, drum and lyre performances, a street dancing parade, male and female pageants, a horse racing competition, and traditional rituals and dances.