Bicol’s ‘pili’ nut gets food upgrade By: Shiena M. Barrameda - Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Inquirer Southern Luzon / 08:41 PM November 28, 2011 Share: ...

MANILA, Philippines - Candied, it is delicious and addictive. Raw, it is lusciously nutty and heavy with oil. Either way, it is fantastic. No wonder, it is one of Bicol’s most popular delicacies ...

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — The next time you see a packet of pili nuts labeled Bicol, take a closer look. Soon, pili would be listed as an intellectual property of Bicol, which means any ...

Pili nuts are native to the Philippines. Grown wild in the rich volcanic soil of the Bicol Region, pili nuts benefit from the region’s unique weather conditions, nature’s perfect recipe for ...

It’s this unique human quality to harvesting Pili that makes it a valuable industry for the Bicol region. Currently, there are around 14,000 farmers and farm labourers who are supported by the ...

THE pili industry in Bicol could register for intellectual property protection by next year through a collective trademark, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said. IPOPHL ...

The pili nut tree thrives in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, several hundred miles south of Manila. Called a “stress” loving tree, because it loves to be shaken by no less than the strong ...

While Bicol’s flagship commodity is native to maritime Southeast Asia, the Philippines is the only country capable of the commercial production and processing of pili nuts. Besides Bicol, it is ...

It was a testament to the Bicolanos’ love of eating. The newest mall of Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), Robinsons Naga is the 46th mall development and its first in the Bicol region.