Philippine Coconut Authority Administrator Euclides G. Forbes announced that coconut water export increased by 315 percent for the first semester of this year. PCA non-Traditional coco export figures for the first semester showed a total of 7,500,742 liters of coconut water exported to the Americas, Europe, Asia and Pacific, Latin and Central America and Middle East.  _MORE»

Despite the misdemeanor, the humanity in our brothers and sisters who are behind bars is still there. The inmates of Butuan's Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) proved this fact to the personnel of the Philippine Coconut Authority during the latter's conduct of Coir (Coconut Fiber) Twining at Butuan City Jail on August 3, 2011.  _MORE»

Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Euclides G. Forbes has announced that tapping local salt producers of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro to supply the salt requirement for PCA's Fertilization Project has realized savings for the agency in the amount of twenty million pesos.  _MORE»

P216 MILLION AURORA PROVINCE COCOUT DEVELOPMENT CENTER (APCDC) INAUGURATED - Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Euclides G. Forbes and Aurora Congressman Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' M. Angara lead the ribbon cutting ceremony and blessing of the APCDC Administration Building, access road, elevated water tank and perimeter fence. The center is undergoing a five-year P216 million peso site development, planting of mother palms and construction of research and training laboratories and is envisioned to be the center of research, coco seed nut production and technical extension in Northern Luzon.  _MORE»

NEW PCA BOARD - Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala (left) swears in the new members of the governing board of the Philippine Coconut Authority: farmer scientist Marcos Dumandan of Davao; coconut farmer leader Rafael Sarucam of Camarines Norte; retired professor Dr. Ponciano Batugal: and industry representative Cesar C. Villariba Jr.