More than a hundred coconut farmers from the province of Tawi-Tawi participated in an orientation on the free coconut crop insurance under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) on June 24-25, 2025.

The farmers came from the barangays of Mongkay, Tampakan, and Bakong in Simunul Island  and were assisted in filing their respective insurance applications. Under the CFIDP, subsistence coconut farmers listed in the National Coconut Farmers Registry System are qualified to get free crop insurance.

Insurance Underwriter Napoleon Barad Jr. led the activity. Philippine Coconut Authority Tawi-Tawi Personnel Head Nur-aina Ingkagan also lent valuable assistance to the PCIC personnel.