Mindanao cacao takes center stage in Davao, Zambo fairs

DAVAO City – Mindanao cacao byproducts are taking center stage at chocolate fairs in the cities of Davao and Zamboanga. In this city, the 2nd Cacao Mindanao Artisan Chocolate Fair that showcases the best of Mindanao’s cacao opened on Friday at the SM City Mall. The three-day fair gathered Mindanao’s best chocolatiers to put the island region’s chocolate industry on the map. Top chocolatiers and cacao producers like MS3, Dais Chocolate, Cacao Culture, Cacao de Davao, Cocolibre Corp., Household Multipurpose Cooperative,

Cacao City, Nutrarich Philippines and Wit’s Sweets & Savouries joined the event. In his speech, Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) Director Abel James Monteagudo said the event is a celebration of the declaration of the city as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines in May 2021. This came after Congress passed Republic Act 11547 otherwise known as An Act Declaring the City of Davao as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines and the Davao Region as the Cacao Capital of the Philippines. “We thank you

Direct flights from Davao to Hong Kong, Jinjiang to resume this year

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

DAVAO City — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee the business strategy and operations of the premier property developer and real estate pioneer in Davao City. Alsons Dev is the real estate for your untiring efforts for giving more cacao farmers and chocolate makers in Davao Region a venue to feature their cacao-based products,” Monteagudo said. He also recognized three Davao cacao farmers Judith Gabasa, Policarpo Enricoso Jr. and Melinda Villaflor, who will represent the country in the 2023 International Cocoa Awards in Paris, France, on Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, 2023. The three bested about 100 entries from across the country. “Let us continue to promote the products of our local farmers. Buy local and eat local,” Monteagudo said. Zamboanga chocolate fair In Zamboanga City, the Department of Trade and Industry in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DTI-9) also led its Cacao Mindanao Chocolate Fair on Friday, showcasing cacao by-products to both walk-in customers and wholesale buyers. The event, which will run from Friday until Sunday, is a collaborative effort between DTI-9, SM City Mindpro and the city government. Engr.

DAVAO City – Direct flights from Davao City to Hong Kong and Jinjiang are expected to resume this year after being suspended for more than three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a business leader said.

Arturo Milan, co-chair of the Regional Development Council-11, said during “Wednesdays Media Forum at Habi at Kape” that Cathay Pacific and XiamenAir plan to revive Davao-Hong Kong-

Davao and Davao-JinjiangDavao flights during the second semester of the year. International flights from the Davao International Airport (DIA) were ordered suspended in February 2020 at the onset of an outbreak of a “mysterious disease” in mainland China, which would later develop into a pandemic.

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Bangsamoro investment board surpasses Jan-May target

COTABATO City – The Bangsamoro Board of Investment (BBOI) has accomplished another milestone by logging P2.7 billion worth of investments from January to May, surpassing its target of P2.5 billion investment pledges this year. "We are proud to report that BBOI has approved a total of 11 projects from January to May 2023, which brought P2.7 billion worth of investments – a 108 percent increase

These airlines used to have five times a week and twice weekly flights to Hong Kong and Jinjiang, respectively, compared to the same period last year," BBOI chairperson Mohammad Pasigan said in a statement Friday. Pasigan said the board approved on Wednesday two new investments amounting to some P962.8 million, and expected to generate employment opportunities for 1,263 workers. The approved new investments include the Rockfort Hotels OPC in Barangay Rosary Heights in this city focusing on hotel