Site
LocationTawagon, Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City, Mindanao
Project TypeCommunity agroforestry & reforestation
Area15 ha (2 ha surveyed for planting)
FacilitatorDatu Lanelio T. Sangcoan, TRINAD Inc.
StatusIn Development — GEIA screening pending
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Sacred Forest Coffee Project
Tawagon, Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines
A community-led agroforestry and reforestation project on 15 hectares of Higa-onon ancestral territory in Tawagon, Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City, Mindanao. Developed with Tribes and Nature Defenders Inc. (TRINAD Inc.), a Higa-onon-led NGO founded by Datu Lanelio T. Sangcoan, the project combines native forest restoration with coffee and fruit tree agroforestry, giving the Higa-onon community a source of income tied to keeping the forest standing rather than clearing it.
Last updated: 18 July 2026
15 ha
Project Site
2 ha
Surveyed for Planting
45
Flora Species
Higa-onon
Partner Community
Project Overview
Ecology
Flora Baseline45 species, 30 families
Dominant SpeciesTibig (Ficus nota)
Priority SpeciesLugimit, Kaya-kaya, Marang
Restoration ModelGEIA Ten Golden Rules for Reforestation
Baseline Survey1–10 March 2023, report finalised May 2023
Community & Governance
CommunityHiga-onon Indigenous People (10 clans)
Partner NGOTribes and Nature Defenders Inc. (TRINAD)
AgreementSigned 28 January 2022
FPIC / NCIPNot yet formally certified
Rights TermUp to 40 years, natural capital only
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One of the waterfalls within the Sacred Forest site
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OFP
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Restor
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GFW
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