The official name of the bakery is Jaro Bakery and Grocery. Yet, it is still better known as “Panaderia ni Pa-a (Pa-a’s Bakery),” after the late Uy Pa. Pa-a’s father, Chiquito Uy, opened the bakery.
Exactly when no one knows, except that the oldest document found on the premises was a receipt dated 1896. The business continues under the management of Chiquito’s grandson, José Copayco Uy.
Many consider Pa-a’s pan de sal as the best in the city. It is not sweet and its crust is an old-fashioned crisp golden-brown with a hint of smoke.
Source: Reynaldo Gamboa Alejandro and Vicente Roman Santos in Estilo Ilonggo: Philippine Southern Lifestyle published by KCC Innovations in cooperation with DOT (2009).
