As you drive down Second Street in Long Beach, you’ll see a new location on the horizon. When you walk into the new facility, the aroma of roasting coffee whiffs through your nose, quickly followed by the nutty, distinctive smell of ube.  Teofilo Coffee Shop is Long Beach’s newest Filipino cafe that officially opened on… Read More

A Filipino coffee roaster made his mark at a regional competition held during THAIFEX – HOREC Asia 2026 in Bangkok, where hospitality professionals from across Southeast Asia gathered for three days of trade and industry events. John Eric Enopia, owner and head roaster of The Cooking Dad Coffee Roastery and Cafe, finished first runner-up in… Read More

Brew­ing with renewed energy, the Phil­ip­pine cof­fee sec­tor is find­ing new pur­pose as it goes bey­ond good beans to grow live­li­hoods, regen­er­ate degraded lands, and link tech­no­logy with cli­mate action and com­munity devel­op­ment. At the recent 1st Phil­ip­pine Cof­fee Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Con­gress organ­ized by the Phil­ip­pine Cof­fee Board Inc. (PCBI), GCash high­lighted how digital innov­a­tion can… Read More

Local coffee stakeholders are urging the government for the creation of an updated coffee industry roadmap of the country. The Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) told reporters during the first Philippine Coffee Sustainability Congress in Makati City yesterday that such move is crucial as the country remains dependent on imported supply. Pacita Juan, PCBI president… Read More