Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Being situated in the "Coffee Belt"—or a band around the equator that is optimal for 
production of coffee—the Philippines is one of the world's biggest coffee exporters. 
However, market conditions over time changed when output decreased since the early 
2000s despite the increasing demand for the product. Coffee is one of the most 
valuable commodities in the world and a cultural phenomenon1 that has created a 
USD 100 Billion industry. As it is only cultivated in the Coffee Belt, this makes it one 
of the most sought-after industries, especially for coffee-producing developing 
countries.  
However, our local farmers are only able to produce 25,000 MT annually while 
demand is more than 75,000 MT. As a result, the country imports from neighboring 
countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia in order to meet demand that current supply 
cannot fulfill. Nonetheless, the government recognized the country's opportunity to be 
a key player in the coffee industry and has taken actions on supporting this. Coffee is 
currently one of the priority sectors identified for development in the country, 
prompting the creation of the Philippine Coffee Industry Roadmap by the Department 
of Trade and Industry.  
This legislation aims to support the current efforts being undertaken to boost the 
Philippine Coffee Industry through the establishment of a National Program for the 
Coffee Industry with the goals of developing processing technologies, conducting 
research thereof, and promoting to investors. It also aims to help coffee farms by 
establishing proper coffee processing facilities and providing marketing and 
promotions for export of the commodity. This creation of a National Coffee Board will 
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help supervise and monitor development of the Philippine Coffee Industry and help it 
become a world-class commodity. 
The approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.        
  MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE 
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
    NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE COFFEE INDUSTRY 
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Coffee 
Development Act". 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared the policy of the 
State to promote the coffee industry as an income source of farmers and increase 
farm productivity for sustainable development. 
SECTION 3. Development of the Coffee Industry. — The Department of 
Agriculture (DA), in consultation with the Department of Science and Technology, 
state universities and colleges, farmer groups, local government units, and the private 
sector, shall formulate necessary programs and projects for the advancement and 
industry-wide development of coffee in the Philippines, as follows: 
1. Organize systematic programs that could improve coffee production including
the development of effective production systems;
2. Promote the coffee as industry to investors;
3. Provide technical assistance on planting systems and rehabilitation of farms;
4. Develop efficient and productive processing technologies for coffee beans;
5. Allow, facilitate the establishment of credit programs in government banks for
coffee farmers;
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6. Conduct research and other scientific studies on coffee; 
7. Establish and maintain a germplasm collection and gene bank for coffee; 
8. Provide marketing and promotions of coffee for domestic and export markets; 
9. Classify coffee as a high value crop; 
10. Establish a coffee processing facility for farmers and farmer's organizations; 
11. Coordinate and collaborate with other government and non-government 
agencies involved in the development of the coffee industry. 
SECTION 4. Creation of a National Coffee Board. — There shall be a 
National Coffee Board that shall direct, supervise and monitor the development and 
promotion of the coffee industry. The board shall be composed of: 
a) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture as Chairman; 
b) Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry as Vice Chairman; 
c) One (1) representative from the League of Municipalities where coffee is 
primarily grown; 
d) One (1) representative from a Non-Governmental Organization working on 
coffee production, research and development, processing or promotion; 
e) One (1) representative from coffee growers; 
f) One (1) representative from coffee traders; 
g) One (1) representative from coffee processors. 
SECTION 5. Secretariat of the Coffee Board. — The Undersecretary of 
Agriculture in-charge of Crops and Head of the Bureau of Plant Industry shall be the 
Secretariat of the Board. The Office of High Value Crops Development shall establish 
an office space for the Coffee Board for their meetings. 
SECTION 6. Appropriation. — The amount of fifty million pesos (Php 
50,000,000.00) shall be allocated from the Special Activities Fund of the President of 
the Republic of the Philippines, or from any other sources that may be identified for 
the purpose for the operation, industry development as contained in Section 3 hereof. 
Thereafter, such sum required shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
Act of the Department of Agriculture. 
SECTION 7. Separability Clause. — All existing laws, rules and regulations or 
part thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
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SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspaper of national 
circulation. 
Approved.