Bukidnon tribal cooperative continues to produce award-winning coffee

Coffee is an important part of the modern world. It is the second most traded commodity globally, second only to crude oil.

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In the Philippines, many small farmers are discovering that growing coffee can be a good way to make a living. This includes the Inhandig Tribal Muti-purpose Cooperative (ITMPC), a cooperative composed of members of the Daraghuyan-Bukidnon tribe. Their chieftain, Adelina Tarino, known by the honorific Bae Inatlawan, won the Arabica category in the Kape Pilipino (KP) Green Coffee Quality Competition, a nationwide cupping competition organized by the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PCBI) in 2017. She was featured in Agriculture Magazine in 2020, and was the recipient of the third AgriMovers Honors in 2022.

This year, four ITMPC representatives were on hand to receive two awards at the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2025 earlier this year.

Present were ITMPC officers, including general manager Merly Suday, ITMPC board director Jonathan “Tan” Hikan, chairman Regino Omarol, and vice president Gloria Lagawan.