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Coffee is life for many Filipinos, but for our local growers, it’s a daily fight for survival against imports and limited support from the Philippine government. In this light, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson filed Senate Bill 1556, establishing a Philippine national coffee industry development program. Lacson’s bill also creates the Philippine Coffee Board […]
Amid the country’s reliance on coffee imports, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged to reenergize the local coffee industry, calling for greater government support and development of its production to meet rising domestic demand. As the keynote speaker at the first Coffee Sustainability Congress recently at the Makati Sports Club, Pangilinan reflected on the unprecedented rise in […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. will implement the Mindanao Robusta Coffee Project aimed at enhancing the sustainability of Robusta coffee farming in Mindanao by improving the farmers’ access to farm inputs, training, and market opportunities. DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kais Marzouki […]