tipas hopia A popular brand of pastry originating from the Chinese. Belen Flores founded Tipas Bakery in her hometown of  Ibayo-Tipas in Taguig City to compete with hopia produced by the Chinese, hoping to out-bake them with her own version. Her first product which persists today and remains a cheap and popular snack is the hopia mongo,a flaky version of the hopia filled with sweet split mung bean paste happy shopping!