by Kate Bondoc Published in Business Mirror 11 July 2017 THE United Coconut Association of the Philippines Inc. (Ucap) recently issued a statement clarifying the American Heart Association’s (AHA) advisory against the consumption of coconut oil. In the statement, Ucap said the advisory has gone viral with an adverse...

By Henry Empeño Business Mirror 04 July 2017 In Photo: Assistant Secretary Blesila A. Lantayona (third from right) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) touts the value of sharing best practices in entrepreneurship during a session of the DTI’s Mentor Me program in the Subic Bay Freeport...

By Mexico City, Vichael Angelo D. Roaring Commercial Counsellor Philippine Trade and Investment Center Published in Business Mirror 04 July 2017   Working on a nutty comeback WILL Mexico, which currently has a minuscule coconut production, catch up fast enough to compete with world leaders like the Philippines and...

Published in Business Mirror 04 July 2017 PASAY CITY—Following the 2017 Doing Business (DB) Report indicating the Philippines moved up four spots from 103rd last year to 99th out of 190 economies, the country’s trade chief expressed hope for the Philippines to reach top 20 by 2020 in the...

By Vichael Angelo D. Roaring / Commercial Counsellor Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Mexico City   Part One   Global context The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the global demand for coconut and its derivates is growing at more than 10 percent per year, outpacing production supply which...