Coconut Palace by the Manila Bay, Philippines

January 31st, 2012 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Article

The Coconut Palace by the Manila Bay will be turned over by the Government Service Insurance System GSIS to the Office of the Vice President OVP in ceremonies at the compound on Friday morning, it was announced Wednesday.Vice President Jejomar Binay will lead the official turnover with GSIS President Roberto Vergara.The contract for the turnover will be signed on Friday.The Vice President and Vergara will tour the state pension fund agency’s museum at the building.It will be the first time in many presidencies that the OVP will have its own exclusive residence.Late last year, Binay announced their transfer to the historied Coconut Palace, to give the OVP the dignity it deserves.Present plans include Binay holding offices at the ground floor, with the second floor remaining as a mini-museum.

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Coffee Price in Mindanao, Philippines

November 26th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Article

Tribal farmers engaged in coffee in the municipality of Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat want higher market prices for their coffee and to secure their economic rights.

Datu Angkay Omot, a tribal leader of the Kulaman Manobo-Dulangan Organization (KMDO) in Sen. Ninoy Aquino (formerly Kulaman), said this time, the buying price of coffee beans is P90 per kilo in the province and they hope this will go up further.

Datu Angkay said the buying price must be higher and local traders should have been more honest in their dealings.

The Manobo chieftain and his fellow tribal farmers cultivated an organically-grown robusta coffee beans in a 1,120 meters above sea level the best coffee in southern Philippines.

He said since January, traders have been buying coffee at the price of P70 per kilo from coffee farmers but recently, the buying price rose to P90 per kilo.

Dagtu Angkay told his fellow farmers that today is the time to harvest and sell coffee beans because the buying price is high.

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