La Trinidad celebrates its 8th Coffee Festival aims to innovate and document local coffee processing practices.

La Trinidad – Benguet – Coffee Festival Ribbon Cutting with the Coffee Product Promotion held at the Municipal Ground of La Trinidad on February 10, 2025 led by Municipal Vice-Mayor Roderick C. Awingan, Muniicpal Council, DA-CAR RD Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, TESDA-Benguet OIC-P.D. Arlene L. Cadalig, DTI-Baguio, Benguet P.D. Felicitas O. Bandonill, BSU President Kenneth A. Laruan, DOT-CAR RD Jovita A. Ganongan, Benguet Provincial Governor Melchor Diclas and Provincial Agriculturist Ms. Delinia D. Juan.

Vice Mayor Awingan  read the message of Mayor Romeo K. Salda, “The annual Coffee Festival aims to promote La Trinidad as among the best coffee in the Cordillera Region. This will also allow local farmers and growers to collaborate with various stakeholders in the coffee industry for other support and possible improvements. The Coffee Festival this year also aims to innovate while documenting local coffee processing practices in La Trinidad.

“One of the highlights of the Coffee festival this year is the recognition of coffee shops as partners of our coffee growers. In the past, the celebration focused on the producers and growers, and this time we considered the coffee shops who utilize the local coffee produced in the municipality,”Municipal Agriculturist Nida Organo said.

Other highlights are the farm tour of various coffee plantations conducted on February 12 and the Coffee Farmers Day was held on Feb. 14, 2025.

The annual Coffee Festival is supported by Municipal Ordinance No. 5-2017, also known as the La Trinidad Coffee Festival Ordinance, which was passed to support and further improve the coffee industry in the municipality. Photos by: Jennifer P. Cuyajon //FNS