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Region 4-MIMAROPA successfully creates its own Cacao Industry Council during its Regional Cacao Industry Investment Forum on August 17-19, 2016 at Ramada Central Hotel, Binondo, Manila. The creation of the council is a joint effort of the Dept. of Agriculture-High Value Crops Development Program, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and private sectors involved in cacao industry.  In photos are the elected officials together with the speakers from Davao Region.  (First row, L-R) Vice Chairperson from private Sector Lenlie Lecaroz, Marinduque; Regional Technical Director (RTD) Engr. Elmer Ferry(representative of Executive Director Atty. Cipriano Santiago, automatically designated as Vice Chairperson from government sector); DTI-Davao Assistant Regional Director Engr. Edwin Banquerigo; Chairperson Engr. Bernardo Sampayan, Palawan;  Cacao Industry Development Association of Mindanao (CIDAMI) Executive Director Valente Turtur; Member-Sandra dela Cruz, Palawan. Other members are (Second row, L-R) Rustico Yap, Marinduque; Danton Arevalo, Romblon; Salvador Alfonso, Oriental Mindoro; Representative from Provincial Agriculturist Office of Marinduque, Armando Pedrigal; Celso Salgado, Occidental Mindoro; Lucien Landicho, Occidental Mindoro; Jesus Dimapilis, Occidental Mindoro. Not in the photo are Angelita Andao and Eric Concepcion elected members from Puerto Princesa City and DTI-4B representative and designated Secretary of the council, Hazel Salvador. ### (Photo by Denice Joelle Benosa, RAFIS-MIMAROPA)