The Ultimate Coffee Guide

ACF Coffee Appreciation Protocol Redefines How Coffee is Appreciated, Taught, and Celebrated Globally

September 9, 2025

The ACF Coffee Appreciation Protocol (ACAP) is an overarching and integrated coffee quality framework that celebrates coffee’s journey from farm to cup by incorporating regional values, sensory experiences, and craftsmanship. It is set to redefine how coffee is appreciated, taught, and celebrated globally. Grounded in local experience and community perspectives, ACAP encourages a holistic, bottom-up… Read More

PCBI’s First Half of 2025

July 3, 2025

From January to June 2025, the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) has led productive activities that strengthened old partnerships and formed new ones–from offering coffee classes, giving trainings, getting invited to events, and spearheading barista competitions here and abroad. Here’s a summary of what we did and who supported us to promote local coffee and… Read More

Coffee in the Asian Language

May 23, 2025

Riding on the wave of a rising middle-income population, Asia and Southeast Asia are not only home to the world’s leading coffee-producing countries but are also quickly becoming one of the top coffee-consuming regions. Against this background, the ASEAN Coffee Institute (ACI) is determined to speak coffee in the Asian language. The ACI has spent 3 years… Read More

NATIONAL FINALS FOR ABTC 2025

February 5, 2025

Team Tablo and Team Davao’s Finest snagged the chance to represent the Philippines at the ASEAN Barista Team Championship (ABTC) in Bangkok, Thailand on March 5-7, 2025 within the THAIFEX HORECA show. The national finals was held at the Enderun Colleges’ The Atrium last Feb. 4, 2025 and was attended by coffee enthusiasts from all… Read More

USAID, GRF and PCBI Assist IP Coffee Farmers in Bukidnon

December 20, 2024

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF), together with the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PBCI), recently conducted a training of trainers program on coffee production, from farming to post-harvest processing, intended to standardize local practices among Indigenous Peoples organizations (IPOs) in Mt. Kalatungan, Bukidnon. The 3-day capacity-building activity… Read More

COFFEE ORIGINS

October 2, 2022

The come-on is the free coffee, but Coffee Origins has always been about more than that. Since 2002, coffee aficionados have been looking forward to this multi-day coffee festival every October. Originally named Coffee Break, it is the brainchild of the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) led by founding trustee and current director Guillermo “Bill”… Read More