Amadeo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is nicknamed the "Coffee capital of the Philippines". According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,737 people in 5,470 households.
Amadeo is best known for the Pahimis Festival, which showcases the town's coffee industry. It is usually held on the last weekend of February. More here.
Pahimis
A TRIP to Amadeo, Cavite in February is a bit like traveling to Baguio City. As soon as you cross the junction that diverts to the towns of Silang and Indang, a cool, clean breeze grazes your skin while a heady perfume of coffee flowers fills your nostrils. The experience is quite enervating and offers the perfect excuse to escape Metro Manila, if only for a day. It's no wonder then why throngs of serious cyclists pedal from as far away as Novaliches to pass through Amadeo on their way to nearby Tagaytay. More from Sandra Diez
Birdwatching in Amadeo
The campsite (Balete, Falls, ca. 2004) is located in the far end of a dirt road that cuts through a coffee plantation. A few feet away is a ravine that opens up to reveal a refreshing waterfalls lined with huts for daytime picnickers. The campers have just gotten out of their tents when we arrived so we thought we were going to look around the place first. We followed the trail down to the stream and were dismayed to find out that garbage from the picnickers have accumulated just within sight of the waterfalls. At first only the noisy YELLOW-VENTED BULBULS could be seen until we followed the trail that goes uphill again. A flash of blue revealed a pair of WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHERS. Read more.
Short geographic location facts
Latitude: 14.2
Longitude: 120.9333
(Decimal degrees)
Latitude (DMS): 14° 11' 60 N
Longitude (DMS): 120° 55' 60 E
(Degrees, minutes and seconds)
For a view of the map, click here.
Amadeo Coffee History
The Coffee Industry of Amadeo Long before the Department of Agriculture launched its campaign to plant coffee to curb the constant drain of dollar reserves due to heavy importation of coffee, Amadeo was already engaged in coffee farming.
As early as 1880, Amadeo was producing Arabica, a variety known for its aroma and flavor, in modest scale. Formerly called Kapeng Tagalog, it was intercropped with other produce, supplementing community livelihood. However in 1890, an organism known asâCoffee Rustâ, swept the plantations. Rustlike patches on the leaves spread rapidly from tree to tree until entire coffee plantations appeared burned. Coffee fields were ruined. More here.
External community safety is a top priority of the Site's Intel Involved projects. Street safety markings along Manggahan Amadeo Road and Banay-Banay alternate route in Cavite were completed. More than 60 employee volunteers from the Cavite site painted street-posts with black and luminous yellow last October 21, 2000. This is a joint project of Intel and Meralco. "
There's a good number of Octogenarians and upwards in Amadeo. I know one who is 93 but obviously healthier than most of us. Could it be coffee? For that matter, what's good about Drinking Coffee? You could get some ideas below:
"There are many conflicting and inconclusive studies on the health benefits of drinking coffee. Initial studies are encouraging and show that drinking coffee indeed have some health benefits. Here are the result of some recent research findings:
Type 2 Diabetes - Of all the studies conducted on the benefits of coffee, the most consistent is the lowered risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes or “adult-onset” diabetes among coffee drinkers. Studies show that the more coffee is consumed the lower the risk. Men who drank 6 cups or more a day cut their diabetes risk in half while women who drank the same amount of coffee, cut their risk to 30%. It seems men benefit more than women.
Antioxidant - coffee is a good source of antioxidants. Green coffee beans contains about 1,000 antioxidants and is increased during brewing. The roasting process also creates it own set of compounds that are beneficial to health and are unique only to coffee. Coffee contains more antioxidants than cocoa, red wine and 4 times more than green tea. Initial findings show that even 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day has beneficial effects and it seems both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee increases the body's antioxidant levels.
Parkinson’s Disease - independent studies have shown that drinking coffee daily reduces the risk of Parkinson’s Disease by as much as 80%. It also appears that the more the consumption, the lower the risk. Aside from reducing the risk of Parkinson’s disease, coffee has positive functional effect on daily activities like concentration, alertness, body endurance and increased male fertility. This is attributed to caffeine's effect on brain receptors which enhances energy uptake."
Case Study: Enhancing Business-Community Relations
Charmaine Nuguid-Anden (2003) wrote a useful case study on Figaro Company. An interesting piece of work (IMHO), wherein she describes how Business and Community relations can be stimulated (pun intended) by coffee. More here.
tungkol sa lansones, ay naku!!!!!!! kung talagang maghahanap ka ng masarap na lansones ay duon ka pumunta sa bayan ng Amadeo, lalawigan ng Cavite, Baryo ng Halang, sityo ng timbugan, karsada ng mga tulay ng mga manok, duon ay talagang matitikman mo tunay at napakasarap na lansones. Walang sinabi iyong galing sa Paete o sa Mindanao man. Sa Baryong sinabi ay talagang garantisado ang lasa, kung baga sa scotch drinks ay tulad baga ng blue/gold label. Kaya lang megdo maykamahalan iyan tunay na lansones
"namiss kita kayumanggi ko.... pasensya na kung ngayon lang ulit kita nadalaw para makipagkwentuhan.. and toxic kasi nung nakaraang sem, tapos pati summer ko ngayon naging toxic narin..pero andito na ulit ako kaya kwentuhan na ulit tayo... ^_^"
Resonates with "And I miss you - like the deserts miss the rain And I miss you - like the deserts miss the rain ..." of EBTB. More of chinggay's blog here.
"The Philippines should also review its competitive strategy and take advantage of its talented people to grow in such sectors as entertainment and fashion, where the Filipinos have a natural competitive advantage." - Yuwa Hedrick-Wong
