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DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Cacao Industry Council is set to stage a three-day Chocolate Fair here featuring 12 homegrown exhibitors in hopes of stirring the demand in the local market for fine chocolates. During ‘Wednesdays Media Forum’ at Habi at Kape in Abreeza Corporate Center, Wit Holganza, me
SunStar Bill declaring Davao City, Davao Region as chocolate, cacao capitals passed
CAPITAL. Voting 22-0-1, the Senate passed on Monday, March 8, Senate Bill 1741 (SB 1741), also known as An Act declaring the City of Davao as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines and the entire Region XI (Davao Region) as the Cacao Capital of the Philippines. The bill was sponsored by Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture. (RJ Lumawag)
+ March 09, 2021 DAVAO City being declared as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines and Davao Region as the Cacao Capital of the Philippines will open more opportunities to local cacao farmers and processors.
John Tria
Be it a cup of locally grown and roasted coffee or hot native chocolate, thoughts of christmas will nonetheless bring us to that sense of peace. That is its guiding spirit. The light that it brings inspires us and brings us to a consciousness of community. By now, a lot of communication, learning and trade is done online in the comfort and safety of our homes. Technology has brought many of us closer. Family and relatives we barely see are a click away. Long lost friends, schoolmates now have regular communication.
Mindanao’s chocolates and coffee!
Visit the Cacao City Cooperative online to learn more about how you can access the various new and innovative products made by local chocolate growers and confectioners. Already, chocolate candies, dragees, truffle like creations and locally made chocolate powder have been developed by its members.