BUKIDNON COFFEE. The staff of Bukidnon Bean, a local coffee producer, showcases its products to delegates on Friday (May 29, 2026), during the launch of the Bukidnon Coffee Festival in Valencia City. The province is also hosting the Southeast Asia Green Coffee Competition’s national round. (Contributed photo)

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — The province of Bukidnon on Friday launched its first coffee festival and hosted the national round for the Southeast Asia (SEA) competition.

At its launch here, Gov. Rogelio Neil Roque said the festivity marks the realization of his administration’s Coffee Roadmap, which centers on the province as a hub for coffee farming and production.

“There are already three provinces adopting our roadmap – two in Luzon, and the other one is Bohol,” he said.

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