EU-Funded BAEP-CRESCENT Project Convenes First BARMM Investment and Trade Advocacy Forum to Advance Peace, Prosperity, and Inclusive Growth
COTABATO CITY, PHILIPPINES – The European Union-funded BAEP-CRESCENT Project successfully organized its first BARMM Investment and Trade Advocacy Forum on January 13-14, 2026 at the KCC Cotabato Convention and Events Center, Cotabato City. The forum marked a key milestone in advancing the European Union’s support to peacebuilding, inclusive economic growth, and private sector development in […]
BARMM Delegation Showcases Products at the The 14th Arangkada Philippines Forum through EU-Funded BAEP Crescent Project
The EU-funded Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program (BAEP) CRESCENT Project, together with delegates from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), participated in the 14th Arangkada Philippines Forum held at the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Marriott Hotel from 25 to 26 September 2025. This year’s forum gathered government officials, foreign chambers, development partners, and private […]
Amai Manabilang Farmers Represent Bangsamoro in the 2025 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), through the EU-funded Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program – Creating Resilient, Enabling, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship through Collaboration, Empowerment, and Nurturing of Talent (EU BAEP-CRESCENT), proudly congratulates the farmers of the Municipality of Amai Manabilang for their participation in the upcoming Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) on May 9–11, […]
MTIT, AAIIBP, and BAEP CRESCENT Convene to Advance PESO Program for MSME Growth in BARMM
Minister Abuamri A. Taddik, Director General Rosslaini Alonto-Sinarimbo, BTI Director Hussein Biruar, EU-BAEP Senior Project Officer Cyril Jerome Almanzor and Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines Chairman/CEO Amilbahar P. Amilasan Jr. gathered today at the MTIT Conference Room, Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City, to discuss the latest developments in the Propelling Economic and Sustainable […]
SITTIE AISHA BALT: Cultivating Cacao into the Culture
Competition is often stifled by the presence of titans in the industry, and small enterprises cannot keep up with the machinery of the big ones. This notion is being challenged by a Maranaw woman who is defying the status quo in the chocolate industry, or cacao sector to be more precise. Ms. Sittie Aisha Balt, […]
DR. JALIKA D. MANGACOP: Planting the Seeds of the Coffee Industry
The coffee industry of BARMM is a perfect example where women lead the charge and propagate its growth just like a mother plant would do for coffee. Coffee’s history in the Bangsamoro has been closely intertwined with its rich tapestry as a staple in either conflict resolutions or festive celebrations. One cannot speak about coffee […]
EU BAEP CRESCENT facilitates the signing of the MOU between KENRAM and 11 ARBO Cooperatives in Basilan
The EU BAEP CRESCENT project is achieving its goal of “Creating Responsible Sustainable Competitive ENTerprises (CRESCENT)” with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between KENRAM Palmoil Industries Inc (KPII) and the 11 Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBO)/ Cooperatives in Basilan on 20 June 2024 at the KENRAM grounds at Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. The […]
BARMM Coffee Enterprises shine at the Philippine Coffee Expo 2024
Philippine Coffee Expo 2024
ECCP Launches BAEP CRESCENT Project
The ECCP officially launched the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program (BAEP) Creating Responsible Competitive Enterprises (CRESCENT) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Agribusiness Sector as one of the implementing partners of the EU-funded BAEP Project on February 15, 2024, in Davao City. The BAEP CRESCENT Project is a 4-year initiative aimed at contributing to […]
ECCP joins the official launch of the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Programme (BAEP)
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) team was represented at the official launch of the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Programme (BAEP) in Cotabato City on 15 January 2024. The Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Programme (BAEP) is a five-year initiative funded by the European Union through an Agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, […]