Coffee in the Asian Language
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
Meet the Philippine Team for ABTC 2025
3 days of competing on stage with Southeast Asia’s best baristas2 teams under1 Philippine flag After winning in the eliminations, semi-finals, and faced off again at the national finals, they garnered the highest scores from the judges. Team Tablo (Champion from Luzon) and Team Davao’s Finest (1st Runner-Up from Mindanao) will represent the country at… Read More
PCA, APLFI, PCB Forge Alliance to Boost Coconut-Coffee Industry
Quezon City—A historic collaboration aimed at transforming the Philippine coconut-coffee industry was formally sealed today, as the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Region IV-A, Apl.de.Ap Foundation International (APLFI), and the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the PCA Central Office. The agreement cements a strategic alliance to standardize and promote… Read More
NATIONAL FINALS FOR ABTC 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
PHILIPPINE COFFEE SECTOR TACKLES “LIVING INCOME” CHALLENGE
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee is a daily ritual for millions, but behind that comforting cup lies a harsh reality for many coffee farmers. Low incomes and economic instability threaten their livelihoods and the future of the coffee industry itself. Last January 25, stakeholders from across the Philippine coffee sector gathered for the “Living… Read More
GCash Teaches Financial Literacy to PCBI’s Coffee Farming Partner Communities
GCash and the Philippine Coffee Board have joined forces in 2023 to nurture a better and greener tomorrow by planting 223,000 coffee trees and its companion trees like madre de cacao, pine, and Alnus. The partnership’s shared mission aims not just to rebuild forests but also to uplift the lives of local coffee farmers and… Read More
USAID, GRF and PCBI Assist IP Coffee Farmers in Bukidnon
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
National Coffee Month
Published in Philippine Star on October 5, 2024 by Food For Thought columnist, Chit U. Juan October is National Coffee Month. What is our national coffee anyway? Is it the famous Barako or Liberica which people think is all coffee from Batangas? It is not from Batangas alone but is now grown in Cavite, Bataan,… Read More
