A Project of the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PCBI)
and the Department of Agriculture

In May 2002, the National Task Force on Coffee Rehabilitation was sworn into office by President Gloria Arroyo. It is a private sector-led group whose goal is to develop and promote the Philippine Coffee Industry through technical assistance and credit programs for coffee farms through certification of coffee farms, millers and roasters and through marketing and promotions of coffee for domestic and export markets.

Now known as the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc., the group has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Agriculture last October 2008 for a program called Pilipinas, Gising at Magkape. The goal is increasing local coffee production in order to attain self-sufficiency, by way of rejuvenation and rehabilitation of poorly maintained Robusta and Arabica farms and planting of additional hectares. The program entails formation of regional coffee boards headed by area directors from among the PCB trustees and the execution of the 7-year plan towards self-sufficiency in coffee by 2015.

The program areas are divided into five (5) areas: North Luzon, South & Central Luzon, Visayas, Northeastern and Southwestern Mindanao. These areas are headed by the following PCB trustees/directors:

AREA North Luzon South Luzon Central Luzon Visayas Northeastern Mindanao Southwestern Mindanao	AREA DIRECTOR Emmanuel Torrejon Dr. Alejandro Mojica Rene Tongson Nicholas Matti Glicerio Joel Lumagbas Ma. Theresa Capellan	CONTACT # 0908-8827913 0908-8827911 0908-8827914 0908-8827910 0908-8827912 0917-8259555
Project Management Team (National Office):
Pacita Juan Janice L. De Roña Telephone # 408-6513 Fax # 813-1028	Program Director Program Coordinator
Email address: philcoffeeboard@gmail.com Website: www.coffeeboard.com.ph

Coffee farmers and potential investors are encouraged to contact these Area Directors should they be interested to be a part of the program and to help the Coffee Board reach its goals.

 

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