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\section{Introduction}  Cacao grows best in the tropical regions with a humid climate and a good amount of rainfall. Philippines belong to this region where the climatic conditions and soil characteristics are conducive to grow cocoa. In fact, Philippines used to produce about 20\% of the world's cacao \cite{CacaoPH_Production}. However, pests and diseases plagued the farms during the 80's, 1980's,  leading to the fall of the Philippine cacao market. Nowadays, the world’s cacao demand is supplied by Ivory Coast (38\%), Ghana (21\%), Indonesia (13\%), Brazil (4\%), Malaysia (1\%) \cite{krishnamoorthy2013effect}. The Philippines accounts for only less than 0.5\%.