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Cupping Competition Highlights Emerging Ifugao Coffee Industry


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The coffee industry in Asipulo, Ifugao got a major boost with the conduct of the first Cupping Competition during the town’s Kulpi’d Asipulo Festival on April 16, 2019. Asipulo has the biggest coffee planting area in Ifugao, a major Robusta coffee producer, with about 1,394 hectares or 55% of the province’s total coffee area.

Robusta coffee samples by 21 farmer members of the Hojap Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Hojap MPC) were rated based on the international standard of cupping and bean grading. 

Corazon Wangag, 35 years old, emerged as the first-place winner of the competition, with an average cupping score of 84.06%, followed by Leon Donato, 61, who garnered a score of 83.13%. The third place went to Rosita Dumelod, 47, with 82.83% average cupping score. 



According to Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), a non-profit organization working internationally to improve the quality of coffee and the lives of people who produce it, coffee samples which score 80 points or above on a 100-point scale is graded ‘specialty’.

CQI created the industry’s first comprehensive guide of compiled standards and procedures that define fine Robusta coffee. The scoring is based on ten attributes: fragrance/aroma, flavor, aftertaste, salt/acid aspect ratio, bitter/sweet aspect ratio, mouthfeel, balance, uniform cups, clean cups, and overall defects, both taints and forms, of the coffee. The higher the score, the better price it commands in the specialty market.

The average cupping score is derived from the consolidated rating from the four judges tapped by the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PCBI), namely: PCBI’s Robert Francisco, panel chair, Mario Macalalad of Magellan Coffee, Bea Belardo of Belardo Coffee Enterprise and Jennifer Rimando of Ola Farms.

According to Rimando, the coffee submitted during the competition has shown how much the quality of coffee has improved in the region over the years.

“May potensyal ang kanilang kape. Masaya ako dahil na-apply nila ang mga learnings (from the trainings). Suggestions were also given to the farmers to further upgrade the quality of their coffee,” she said.

Another judge, Macalalad, also recognized that Ifugao can now compete in the growing market of the coffee industry.

“Malaki ang inimprove ng kalidad ng kape at sa palagay ko ang mga ganitong mga competition ay makakatulong upang iangat ang kalidad ng Ifugao coffee. Kung mataas kasi ang kalidad it also dictates a better future for the industry,” he said.

Hojap MPC’s Manager Shirley Tagtag meanwhile lauded the passion and dedication of the farmers to develop high-quality coffee products in the province.

“Ang requirement ng market kailangan ng quality. ‘Pag maganda ang kape mo, maganda ang presyo,” she said.

The competition was spearheaded by the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF), in partnership with PCBI and Hojap MPC.

Website link: http://pef.ph/index.php/2019/04/26/cupping-competition-highlights-emerging-ifugao-coffee-industry/

STATS Performance Apparel is official UP Fighting Maroons Outfitter and Merchandise Company


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STATS Performance Apparel, an athleisure brand under Januarius Holdings Inc. (JHI), expanded its support for the UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) for University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 82. 

Besides the official on-court and off-court wear of the basketball team, STATS will also produce the official merchandise of the UP Fighting Maroons. 

JHI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) JJ Atencio (left-most), JHI Chief Operating Officer Marcy Venezuela (right-most), STATS Performance Apparel CEO and Creative Director Edrin Panganiban (second from right) officially sealed their partnership on Wednesday, April 24 with Nowhere To Go But UP Foundation (NTGBUP), a volunteer group of UP alumni supporting UP’s varsity programs led by its President, Atty. Agaton Uvero (center) at the Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman. Also present at the signing ceremony were UP Head Coach Bo Perasol, UAAP Season 81 MVP Bright Akhuetie, Janjan Jaboneta, Noah Webb, and the Gomez de Liaño brothers, Juan and Javi.

MARINA, DOE to Promote Green Shipping Industry




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The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) promote a more sustainable and eco-friendly fuels for Philippine-registered ships in preparation for the implementation of the global 0.50% sulphur cap in 2020.

Guided by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the MARINA and DOE discussed the specifications of the global 0.50% sulphur cap with petroleum industry stakeholders, oil importers, and shipping industry partners to listen to their concerns and to prepare for possible challenges that may emerge due to the new regulation.

Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, which the Philippines has ratified in 2018, requires all ships in non-emission control area (ECA) zones to set limit on the sulfur content of fuels from 3.50% to 0.50% by 01 January 2020. To date, the Philippines is a state party to all annexes of the MARPOL Convention.

MARINA – Shipyards Regulation Service (SRS) Director Engr. Ramon Hernandez acknowledged stakeholder concerns such as the need for existing Philippine-registered vessels to undergo retrofitting to be able to utilize sustainable and eco-friendly fuels.

The MARINA and DOE assured the stakeholders that they will formulate a comprehensive plan for the implementation of the global 0.50% sulphur cap in 2020 by identifying other alternative sources of eco-friendly and affordable fuels, among others.

On 24 May 2019, the MARINA and DOE will meet with the Department of Finance (DOF), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for further collaboration to ensure that the Philippines will be able to comply with the Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention from 2020 and beyond.
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