Photo from the Facebook page of Davao Food and Wine Festival DAVAO CITY (PIA) —Local coffee and cacao took the spotlight during the 2nd Coffee and Cacao Experience, one of…
Members of the Cordillera Cacao Industry Development Council (CCIDC) pose for a group photo during their third quarter meeting in Tabuk City, Kalinga on October 3, 2024.TABUK CITY,Kalinga (PIA) —…
PAYAO, Zamboanga Sibugay (PIA) – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Zamboanga Sibugay, through the Program Beneficiaries Development Division (PBDD) under the Village Level Farm Focused Enterprise Development (VLFED) Project,…
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Capiz conducted a five-day Cacao Post Harvest, Fermentation, and Drying Training at Cogon Hills Integrated Farm in Panitan town…
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently launched the Shared Service Facility (SSF) Program on Cacao Processing in Luna, Apayao in support to the development…
CABARROGUIS, Quirino (PIA) — Quirino cacao growers entered a business partnership agreement with DLA Naturals Incorporated, a Belgian company exporting chocolates to 35 countries and with a chocolate processing facility…
BUCAY, Abra (PIA) — Women in Barangay Banglolao in Bucay, Abra are earning income by turning their backyard plants into one of the town’s best-selling local products, the native cacao…
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) continues to empower Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) to help them successfully reintegrate into society after serving…
Backyard gardening has long been part of student life, especially in schools with adequate open spaces. At the Dagupan City National High School, the usual gardening activity leveled up to…
LUCENA CITY (PIA) – The province of Quezon is traditionally known for its coconut products. But over the years, the province’s cacao industry continues to grow and prides itself as the…
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) — From cacao pods to cacao beans, tablea to mint chocolates, hot chocolate to cacao vinegar, Cordillera has gone loco on choco. Benguet State University recently…
DTI Sultan Kudarat Provincial Director Mary Ann Morales (exteme left) explained to the media the importance of producing commodity value chains such as coffee, cacao, and coconut in Region 12,…