
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) successfully held its 38th National Coconut Week Celebration, showcasing a series of impactful events that reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to uplifting the coconut industry and contributing to national development. With the theme “Paghubog sa Pilipinong Magniniyog Daan sa Pag-angat ng Ekonomiya at Maunlad na Bagong Pilipinas”, the celebration brought together stakeholders, farmers, researchers, and advocates, all working towards a unified goal of building a brighter, more prosperous future for the Filipino coconut industry.

In a celebration marked by festive beat of drums, colorful flags, and vibrant cultural performance, the Philippine Coconut Authority kicked off its 2024 Coconut Week Celebration on August 27 at the PCA headquarters.

"𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒, 𝑤𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡—𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑢𝑡,” echoed PCA Administrator & CEO Dr. Dexter R. Buted, striking a chord during the 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗻𝗰. (𝗦𝗖𝗙𝗜) 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in Dumaguete City on August 23-25, 2024.