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Lacson Pushes Coffee Industry Growth for Local and Export Markets Amid Brazil Expansion Plans

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday renewed his call to strengthen the Philippine coffee industry not only to meet local demand but also to compete in export markets – after Brazil bared plans to expand its coffee market share in the Philippines.

Lacson said some areas in the Visayas and Mindanao can be developed as coffee plantation areas, although the Department of Agriculture (DA) needs to be empowered and supported through legislation to do this.

“Coffee is a regular part of a typical Filipino breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon meetings. Let’s develop our coffee industry not only for local consumption but to export. Hence, I filed Senate Bill 1556, establishing a Philippine national coffee industry development program,” he said on X.

In Filipino: Lacson, Isinusulong ang Pagpapalago ng Industriya ng Kape para sa Local at Export Markets, sa Gitna ng Expansion Plans ng Brazil

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Lacson Bill Establishes Coffee Industry Development Program

Coffee is life for many Filipinos, but for our local growers, it’s a daily fight for survival against imports and limited support from the Philippine government.

In this light, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson filed Senate Bill 1556, establishing a Philippine national coffee industry development program.

Lacson’s bill also creates the Philippine Coffee Board and provides comprehensive support mechanisms for the coffee sector.

“This measure seeks to establish a national framework that will accelerate the development of the coffee industry, create a National Coffee Board, strengthen every link of the value chain, improve the country’s competitiveness, and reduce our heavy reliance on imported coffee,” Lacson said in his bill, titled the “Philippine National Coffee Industry Development Act of 2025.”

In Filipino: Panukalang Batas ni Lacson, Nagtatatag ng Programa para sa Pagpapaunlad ng Industriya ng Kape

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