Recently, DOLE Philippines and business partners organized a
quick visit to a B'laan community in Kinilis, Polomolok, South Cotabato -- home
of the world's most expensive coffee.
+Pages Flipper got an invite together
with the employees of Dolefil, Mahintana Foundation Incorporated, Sarangani
Resources Corp, Howard Hubbard Memorial Hospital and Dole Philippines School
trekked almost the peak of Mt. Matutum to personally experience the upland
(
around 1300 meters above sea level) coffee plantation that provides livelihood
to numerous families in the area. This Civet Coffee Trekking adventure is in
celebration of Dolefil's Golden Anniversary. Adventure proofs after the jump.
It was a short notice sent to me yet still managed myself to
join the trekking though since I just separated home to my parents and little
by little transferring my stuff to my new crib, -this gave me a problem of not
wearing the outfit that best suit for trekking; so I end up with a shirt, short
and an ankle-height boots. So, from GenSan, I was fetched by a van from Dolefil
accompanied with Ms. Gwyn Ann Ebol - Dolefil's Communication Superintendent.
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| with Dolefil HR Director Mel Hernandez (wearing jacket) and the trekking heads as they officially welcome the start of the Civet Coffee Trekking |
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| Gathering everyone to discussed the Do's and Dont's in trekking Mt. Matutum and what to do upon reaching the area where coffee trees located |
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| mountain for wild monkeys behind me |
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| Tall tress behind me are Civet Cat's home |
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| Mr. Fred Fredeluces discussed the habitat of Civet Cat and how these mammal process the coffee beans inside their digestive system |
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| Top brass of Dolefil talking about the coffee land improvement |
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| with Gwyn Ebol holding the poop beans of Civet Cat |
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| The great team during the Civet Coffee Trekking take a pose before take off |
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| The trekking ends back here and everyone seems so tired yet fulfilled with the adventure |
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| A very sumptuous boodle fight lunch |
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| Savoring the best boodle fight food combination |
B'laan community performed tribal dance for everyone that
finally closed the Civet Coffee Trekking activity.
Visit Dolefil official Facebook account for more details:
Dolefil at 50
...and updates about their incoming events in celebration of their
Golden Anniversary.
