This document discusses the development of improved cocoa clones for farmers in the Philippines. It details the collection of 125 cocoa accessions maintained in a genebank, ongoing breeding studies and exchanges with other countries. Key facts include that around 10,000-15,000 cocoa farmers nationally produce an average of 6-7 thousand metric tons annually from trees yielding 1.3kg on average. Three new cocoa varieties were recently endorsed by the National Seed Industry Council. Seedlings of popular varieties like UF18, BR25, K2 and K1 are primarily available for sale in nurseries in Mindanao.