06/06/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
With grateful hearts, we dedicate our first Asia Pacific Tambuli Award for Leaders for Corporate Purpose under the Inclusive Growth category to the farmers behind DMCI Homesโ Weekend Market with Benguet Farmers.
What began as a simple idea to support the farmers of Moncello Crestโs host community in Tuba, Benguet grew into something deeply meaningful.
For a year now, weekend after weekend, our communities have welcomed the farmers of Benguet not only as sellers, but as partners, storytellers, and friends.
Through this initiative, in partnership with the Tuba Agri-Tourism Community (TATC), fresh produce has made its way from the highlands straight to our communities, helping farmers earn more through direct access to consumers while reducing wastage amid challenges of oversupply.
At the same time, our residents gain access to fresh, high-quality produce, strengthening everyday connections between those who grow food and those who enjoy it.
This Tambuli Award honors our shared purpose. It affirms the dignity of livelihood, the importance of fair opportunities, and the power of genuine connection between urban communities and our farmers.
It reminds us that when we listen, collaborate, and lead with integrity, meaningful and lasting change can take root.
To our Benguet farmers, this recognition belongs to you.
Your perseverance inspires us. Your trust humbles us. Your partnership grounds us in our purpose.
Thank you for allowing us to walk alongside you.
Together, through the Weekend Market with Benguet Farmers, we continue to build communities that uplift lives and nurture a future guided by purpose.
In the photo, from left to right: Mr. Butch Mendizabal, Corporate Communications Manager; Ms. Anabelle Mendoza, Marketing Manager; Ms. Jennelyn Saingan, Vice Chairperson of the Tuba Agri-Tourism Community (TATC); and Ms. Christine Novera, Marketing Assistant Manager, who received the award on Friday at the 2026 Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards held at the Grand Hyatt Manila.
