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Monday, March 26, 2018
TAIWAN’s 5-IN-1 FOOD SHOW
PAGASA was invited to the Philippine
launch of the 5-in-1 Food Show on
26 March 2018 at the Manila Hotel.
The Food Show will be held from
27-30 June 2018 at Taipei’s Nangang
Exhibition Center Hall 1 at the
World Trade Center Complex. STC
had a picture taken with Ben Tan of
TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Dev’t.
Council) in front of their tarpaulin
stand. He was also introduced to
TAITRA Manila’s 1-week old Director
Mr. Clement Chan.
Friday, March 23, 2018
PRA’s 1/Q GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
PAGASA was represented at the first quarter
General Membership Meeting of the Phil.
Retailers Association at the Marco Polo Hotel
in Ortigas Center on 23 March 2018. The 1/Q
Meeting of PRA is also called the CEO’s Eco.
Outlook Forum (for the year). Dept. of Fin.
Asec. Mark Dennis Joven defended the
TRAIN Program of the administration. Main
Speaker at this event was this very young
Thai Ph.D. graduate in Economics who is the
Country Economist for the Philippines from
the Asian Development Bank.
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TWG MEETING ON EXPANDED TOBACCO BILL
PAGASA was invited to the Technical Working
Group Meeting in Congress on 23 March 2018
chaired by Committee on Health Rep. Helen
Tan, M.D. as it presses on more restrictions on
the sale of cigarettes. A very popular bill attended
by a host of Congressmen, the bill intends to
raise the age for legal smokers to 21 and above
instead of the current 18. It proposes that retailers
keep cigarettes completely out of sight of customers
(only a standard sign in the store would inform
smokers that a store sells smokes). Supermarkets
will be banned from selling anything less than a
full pack of cigarettes, etc., etc. Japan Tobacco
International’s CEO was there to calmly remind the
good congressmen that their company was
politely invited to invest in the Philippines and JTI
even invested some more when it bought Mighty
Cigarettes. JTI has not made a single centavo in
profits since it invested in our country the last
few years.
CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON EXTENDED RETAIL LIB.
In the morning of 23 March 2018, STC attended the
Congressional Hearing by the Committee on
Trade & Industry headed by Rep. Ferjenel G.Biron, M.D.
Bohol Rep. Arthur C. Yap had sponsored a bill to open
the Retail Trade Liberalization Law to review as he
suggests that there is a need to amend/decrease the
minimum investment needed for foreign retailers to
come in and set up shop here in the Philippines. This
is to draw in additional foreign investment and improve
FDA into the country. Of course, PAGASA supported
PRA’s position that lowering of minimum investment
in this category may open the floodgates for smuggled
illicit/goods to proliferate the market as every mom
and-pop’s operator at nearby China may want a slice
of our market. PRA’s Roberto Claudio insisted that
we see the money to be brought in by these foreign
retailers first before acting on any application as
they may unscrupulously end up borrowing money
from our system to compete against us!
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
WINES FROM CASTILLA-LA MANCHA ON EXHIBIT
Castilla-La Mancha is a region in Spain with 5 provinces
known for its wine. It makes its Asian Tour of Manila-
Ho Chi Minh and Seoul with its first stop at the Makati
Shangri-la Hotel in the afternoon of 7 March 2018.
PAGASA Members were invited to this grand tasting
exhibition where fifteen vineyards came with their
best brands of wine hoping to be introduced to the
Asian market.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
DTI TO LAUNCH THEIR SUKING TINDAHAN PROGRAM


2018 1/Q NPCC MEETING AT BOI BLDG.
The DTI held its first National Price Coordinating
Council Meeting on 6 March 2018 with new DTI
Officers (L-R) Dir. Ronnel Abrenica, Usec. Ruth
Castelo, DTI Sec./NPCC Chairman Ramon Lopez,
Dept. of Transportation’s Usec. Atty. Garry
de Guzman and DTI Asec. Ernesto Perez.
Topic was on the intermediate effects of TRAIN on
prices of basic necessities and prime commodities.
PAGASA’s STC was there with PCCTA’s Carling
Cabochan. STC intimated that effects were a bit
too early to tell but there were definite select price
increases where some of the products unaffected
by TRAIN found its prices on the uptick. A press
conference ensued and STC was invited to join the
DTI officers at the Head Table.
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