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With a vote of 22 affirmative, 0 negative and 1 abstention, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill declaring Davao City as the Chocolate Capital and Davao Region as the Cacao Capital of the Philippines. Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, and sponsor of Senate […]
Citing Philippines Statistic Authority (PSA) data showing Region XI (Davao Region) as the top cacao producer in the country, Senator Cynthia Villar wants to declare Davao City as the “Chocolate Capital of the Philippines” and Region XI as the “Cacao Capital of the Philippines.” In her Sponsorship Speech on the proposed Senate Bill 1741, Villar […]