Millennials, Gen Zs perk up coffee production in Philippines

February 20, 2024

MANILA, Philippines — Gab likes her coffee sweet, but not saccharine. And so, her go-to drink is French vanilla: medium roast coffee infused with vanilla extract with a dash of milk. Gab Cruz drinks coffee daily, and at times, twice, depending on the workload that needs to be done. Coffee has been her go-to “caffeine”… Read More

A Coffee Farm Tour in Cavite, Philippines

November 11, 2023

Agnep Heritage Farm does not conduct farm tours. For inquiries on other coffee farm tours, please visit Philippine Coffee Board or email admin.pcbi@gmail.com . The best way to get an overview of the Philippine coffee industry is to join coffee farm tours, thanks to the Philippine Coffee board . Before I started this tour last… Read More

GCash, PH Coffee Board to strengthen local coffee industry

August 30, 2023

TO help boost the Philippine coffee industry, GCash, the Philippines’ No. 1 finance super app, partners with the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) to employ a science-based approach in planting 200,000 coffee trees across the country through GForest, its digital tree-planting movement. The local coffee industry has been facing many challenges, with only 33 percent… Read More

GForest, Philippine Coffee Board partner to boost local coffee industry; over 200,000 coffee trees to flourish

August 28, 2023

  MANILA, Philippines — A groundbreaking collaboration between GCash, through GForest, and the Philippine Coffee Board is poised to reshape the local coffee scene—offering a unique opportunity for individuals to actively contribute to sustainable coffee farming, as well as to support community livelihood while protecting the environment. The joint agroforestry initiative aims to revitalize the… Read More

Coffee Board Taps Digital Tree-Planting Movement

August 27, 2023

This article first appeared on philstar.com CEBU, Philippines — The Philippine Coffee Board Inc., (PCBI) is working with GCash to improve the Philippine’s coffee production, by employing a science-based approach to plant at least 200,000 coffee trees across the country. Through GCash’s GForest, its digital tree-planting movement, this initiative is seen to re-claim the Philippines’… Read More

Optimizing Opportunity in Specialty Coffee Markets

July 29, 2023

This article first appeared on Business World Online, written by Patricia B. Mirasol on July 12, 2023 FILIPINO coffee farmers can excel globally by prioritizing taste and quality, ensuring traceability at the farm level, and joining cooperatives, according to an industry expert. “You could be organic and fairly traded, but if the coffee doesn’t taste… Read More

First International Coffee Competition in the Philippines

July 26, 2023

Singapore, 26 July 2023 – The ASEAN Coffee Federation has announced that the upcoming 3rd edition of the ASEAN Barista Team Championship (ABTC) will be held in conjunction with the upcoming World Food Expo (WOFEX) 2023 in Manila, Philippines. This year’s championship will take place from 3 – 5 August 2023 at the SMX Convention… Read More

ASEAN COFFEE INSTITUTE LAUNCHES BARISTA CLASS LEVEL 1 IN THE PHILIPPINES

December 26, 2022

The ASEAN Coffee Institute (ACI) Barista Class Level 1 opened for the first time in the Philippines last Dec. 15-16 at the UCC Coffee Academy. Country Lead Trainer Robert Francisco led the two-day intensive class with attendees from a wide range of occupations. The students had a field day trying out the espresso machines and… Read More