{"id":31894,"date":"2026-08-20T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=31894"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:40:01","slug":"coconut-philippines-trade-fair-2026-celebrates-filipino-innovation-at-smx-manila-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/coconut-philippines-trade-fair-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coconut Philippines Trade Fair 2026 Celebrates Filipino Innovation at SMX Manila This August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The many possibilities of one of the Philippines\u2019 most important crops will take center stage as the <strong>DTI-Bagong Pilipinas COCONUT Philippines Trade Fair (CTF)<\/strong> returns for its third edition from <strong>August 26 to 30, 2026<\/strong>, at the <strong>SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31895\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Coconut-Philippines-Trade-Fair.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Coconut-Philippines-Trade-Fair.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Coconut-Philippines-Trade-Fair-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Coconut-Philippines-Trade-Fair-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/Coconut-Philippines-Trade-Fair-768x1087.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from COCONUTPhilippines&#8217; Facebook page<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Organized by the <strong>Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)<\/strong> in partnership with the <strong>Department of Agriculture\u2013Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA)<\/strong> and supported by the <strong>Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP)<\/strong>, the five-day event will bring together micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from different parts of the country for a celebration of Philippine coconut products and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Visitors can explore a wide selection of locally made products that show just how versatile coconut can be. The fair will feature everything from <strong>food and beverages to beauty and wellness items, fashion pieces, home products, and lifestyle essentials<\/strong>, giving shoppers plenty of opportunities to discover creative Filipino brands under one roof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">More than simply showcasing familiar coconut-based goods, the trade fair highlights how local enterprises continue to transform the crop into innovative and practical products designed for modern everyday living. It also places the spotlight on the creativity of Filipino entrepreneurs while recognizing the hardworking coconut farmers who remain an essential part of the industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The event offers an opportunity to shop local, discover emerging products, support MSMEs, and see how one of the country\u2019s most recognizable agricultural resources continues to inspire fresh ideas. <strong>Admission is free.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The many possibilities of one of the Philippines\u2019 most important crops will take center stage as the DTI-Bagong Pilipinas COCONUT Philippines Trade Fair (CTF) returns for its third edition from August 26 to 30, 2026, at the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,17,8],"tags":[12289,5994,302,289,12116],"class_list":["post-31894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pasay","category-fair-and-expo","category-smx-convention","tag-coconut-philippines-trade-fair","tag-department-of-trade-and-industry","tag-pasay-city","tag-smx-convention-center","tag-smx-manila"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31897,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31894\/revisions\/31897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}