From 2008...To 2020!

On March 15, 2008, we posted our first blog article entitled "From This...To This!" And now we are on our last day, after 12 amazing years. What an incredible journey indeed! We thank everyone we've met along the way, the friendships, the community, even the hardships we've endured together. Updating the words I wrote 12 years ago, we will end with this line: thank you to our Lord Jesus Christ...none of this made sense when we began in 2008, but thanks to Him, we have seen and experienced why CAnton came to be. Words can't express our gratitude and joy. We will keep the blog alive along with our social media accounts so we can look back at the good times. But we're also very excited for the future! 

We would also like to thank everyone who joined us on Zoom and Facebook Live in last Saturday's The Final Tambay. It was heartwarming to see all of you in one gathering. It was very nostalgic, very emotional. But we're sure we will all see each other again!

A Toast to CAnton 

by Grace Flores Osio

For every step of the journey that was

For all the memories we made along the way

For each and every story we shared

For all the coffee we brewed

For all the food we ate

For all the songs we sang

For the relationships that started

For all the friendships that grew

For all the love that bloomed

For the laughter that echoed in each of our spaces

For the tears that we felt safe enough to share within our walls

For the dreams we dared to dream...whether together or alone

For every single life that was touched from within and without

We are truly grateful

We are truly blessed

And we will always remember

Blessings upon everyone who walked through our doors

Blessings upon everyone who was part of our story

And to the One who made it all possible

We come with humility and deepest gratitude

Because of Him, through Him and for His glory alone

Thank You, Our Father, for this journey

Thank You for twelve amazing chapters

Our trust is in You alone as we face what lies ahead.

Amen.

The Final Tambay (Part 1/2)

The Final Tambay (Part 2/2)

One last virtual get-together at CAnton (September 12, 2020). Thanks to all who became a part of this cafe, of this coffee community, of this family in Elbi from 2008-2020. #SalamatCAnton

Just a simple slideshow of some of the many many photos we have at Cafe Antonio. Thanks to everyone who became part of the CAnton family through the years! We appreciate all the love and support.

Here's Gabes Torres performing the closing song at The Final Tambay: Cafe Antonio's Farewell Zoom Party last September 12, 2020. Thank you for this song, Gabes. Brings back many good memories!

The Final Tambay: Cafe Antonio's Farewell Zoom Party

Hello everyone, thank you all for showing your overwhelming support for the cafe! And because of this, we would like to give CAnton a proper sendoff. We're inviting you for one final tambay on September 12 via Zoom and Facebook Live (8:00 PM). If you want to share a memorable CAnton story, give a shoutout to your friends and loved ones you owe a CAnton tambay with, say thank you to the cafe staff, or perform a song or two, please send us a PM and we will send you the Zoom meeting details. The rest can join us on FB Live. See you all!

P.S. You can wear your favorite CAnton shirt while drinking coffee!

#SalamatCAnton #TheFinalTambay #LBnostalgia

From 2008 to 2020, Thank You!

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. SEPTEMBER 15 will be our last day of operations after serving the LB community since 2008. It’s sad but we believe better things will happen in the future. To our café staff, investors, former employees, CAntoneers (volunteers), CAntonites (loyal customers), Sessionistas, OJTs, suppliers, family and friends in Laguna and Dumaguete, and colleagues in the coffee industry, we want to say thank you so much for all the love and support all these years! This chapter of our lives has ended and we are excited for the next! (Philippians 1:6).