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Published June 28, 2021, 10:00 AM
Jonathan D. Samillano, a farmer who also works in a government office, wasn’t always involved in agriculture. His journey as a farmer started when he came back to Davao City for good in 2015.
“It was a very difficult decision I made because I’ll start from scratch after working in an advertising company,” he said.
But since he was originally from the area, he found himself living with his grandmother on his parents’ small farm lot measuring around 2.4 hectares located in Purok 7 Barangay Tacunan, Davao City.
Samillano’s parents are farmers. He eventually became inspired to follow in their footsteps, especially since he was looking for a means to start anew after leaving his career in the advertising world.
Davao City has officially become the "chocolate capital" of the Philippines under a new law signed by President Duterte.
President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11547, inked by the President on May 27, also declared the entire Davao Region as the cacao capital of the P