About PBGEA

PBGEA – which stands for the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association – is composed of 18 companies , including their respective subsidiary firms and their member growers or farmers.

The Banana Industry

The Philippine banana export industry is the 3rd biggest in the world and the only Asian country among the top 5.

All About Bananas

The banana plant is NOT a tree. It is an herb – the largest herb plant in the world.

FAQ

How big is the Philippine banana industry?The banana industry is the 5th largest export industry in the country.

News

 

Officers, trustees and directors of the the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc.(PBGEA)

WE SWEAR! Officers, trustees and directors of the the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc.  (PBGEA) and the Banana Export Industry Foundation, Inc. (BEIF)  accept the challenges confronting the Philippine banana export industry as they were sworn into office by HON. JEJOMAR C. BINAY, Vice-President of the Philippines, on 19 November 2011 at the [...]

Speech of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay during the Induction of Officers of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc. (PBGEA)

Speech of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay during the Induction of Officers of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc. (PBGEA)
Davao City, 19 November 2011, 12 p.m.

Maayong buntag kaninyong tanan.
I thank you for your very warm welcome. I am happy to have made it to Davao today. Some weeks ago, I was scheduled [...]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. VICE-PRESIDENT

WE SWEAR!

WE SWEAR! Officers, trustees and directors of the the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc.  (PBGEA) and the Banana Export Industry Foundation, Inc. (BEIF)  accept the challenges confronting the Philippine banana export industry as they were sworn into office by HON. JEJOMAR C. BINAY, Vice-President of the Philippines, on 19 November 2011 at the [...]

The Call For Synergy For The Future Of The Banana Export Industry

The Call For Synergy For The Future Of The Banana Export Industry

Acceptance Speech
of  Ms. Madeline D. Marfori
Chairman of the Board
Induction Ceremony
PBGEA & BEIF
The Marco Polo Hotel * 19 November 2011

Mr. Vice President,
Distinguished Members of Congress,
Most Reverend Bishops,
Honorable Governors,
Honorable Mayors,
Heads of National Government Agencies
My colleagues in the banana export industry
Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is a great [...]

SAGIP KARUNUNGAN

Through its community development program, the PBGEA earned another recognition, this time for its continuous support in providing access to equality education to pupils and students in host communities of banana plantations in Davao City. photo shows Betty Francia, PBGEA Executive Assistant, receiving a plaque of recognition from city school superintendent Dr.Helen Paguican during Stakeholders’ [...]

SAGIP KALIKASAN

Caring for the coastal areas is one of the major concerns of the banana companies. above photos show community development teams supporting the coastal-up and Mangrove Planting activity spearheaded by Marsman-Drysdale at Barangay Bongabong, Pantukan in Compostela Valley on October 14, 2011. The activity was a joint undertaking of the company, PBGEA, the provincial Government [...]

Certificate of appreciation

Certificate of appreciation given by Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for the  extended assistance by  PBGEA member-companies during the big flood hit Davao City.

Kapatagan Digos Tree Planting

Tree Planting with pbgea ComDev Committee and FS Dizon employees last September 16, 2011 in Kapatagan Digos Davao Del Sur

Notorious banana disease infects farms

Fast-track creation of banana research center urged

DAVAO CITY (Sept. 20) — Government agriculture officials confirm the infestation of fusarium wilt fungi in banana plantations in Davao del Norte that cause a serious soil infection that kills banana plants.
Fusarium wilt (FW) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense is reported as the most notorious of all [...]