DEL MONTE For almost a century, Del Monte Philippines has lived quietly in the background of Filipino life. Long before its name found a place on grocery shelves, it took root in 1926 as the Philippine Packing Corporation in the wide highlands of Bukidnon. The early plantation was simple. Long rows of pineapples, steady hands working the fields, and families whose days followed the rhythm of sun, soil, and seasons. As years passed, the land stretched farther and the community that cared for it g