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

INSPIRING TESTIMONIALS FROM WOMEN COFFEE FARMERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

November 25, 2022

Originally from Manila Bulletin’s Agriculture, Specials; article written by Ralph Lauren Abainza Coffee is one of the most popular beverages globally, sought for its aroma and caffeine content. It is the most widely traded tropical product, and a growing market due to increasing consumption and stronger interest in specialty coffee innovations, according to the Food… Read More

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE

August 4, 2019

2011 was a breakthrough year for coffee and for women. What started as a trip to China to explore the exportation of coffee and textiles now becomes an advocacy to cultivate the uniqueness of women and coffee. The kismet meeting of Pacita Juan, President of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) in the Philippines, with… Read More

PHILIPPINE WOMEN IN COFFEE

April 16, 2018

Just as coffee is a wonderful way to discover regional flavors with every sip, women in coffee are similarly amazing, with their diverse profiles and activities but united in their quest for quality in Philippine coffee. The Ultimate Coffee Guide raises a cup to salute these women and their achievements.

SHARING QUALITY COFFEE, THE ASEAN WAY

April 5, 2018

In 2016, PCBI and the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) brought about 10 ASEAN women to learn more about coffee and to train the other women in the ASEAN coffee-producing countries that included Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. The training took them to Cavite State University and different coffee farms, to learn about roasting and… Read More