PAGASA Exec. Dir. Steven T. Cua was invited to be a panelist on Day 2 of the annual SCC on 13 September 2024 hrld at the EDSA Shangrila Hotel. Topic was Trends and Challenges in Today's Supply Chain Operations.

Trade Attache Martin Panapotan of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Manila invited PAGASA's STC to lunch on 12 September 2024 at Lugang Cafe SM Aura, BGC to discuss his invitation for PAGASA Members to attend their biggest F&B Trade Show in Jakarta's BSD City which will take place on 9-12 Oct. 2024. He also introduced STC to entrepreneurs from Bintang Island in Indonesia offering fresh tuna and other fishes to the Philippine market.

PAGASA's Robert Go of Prince Retail Group was interviewed in the Business Section of the SunStar Daily of Cebu regarding inflation down south. He is also the spokesman of the Philippine Retail Association's Cebu Chapter.

PAGASA Executive Director STC had a meeting at Huguardo's Cafe with the ladies of Informa Markets> organizer of ProPak Phils. on 11 September 2024. InformaMarkets was the entity that invited PAGASA to Singapore for FHA in 2022. Trade show ProPak will be held on 12-14 Feb. 2025 at the World Trade Center.

PAGASA was invited by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia on its Special Occasion on the eve of 5 September 2024 to Dusit Thani Hotel. PAGASA's STC met up with Mr. Mar2tin Pandapotan, Commercial Attache of the Indonesian Embassy. He wants to invite PAGASA Members to their Expo in Jakarta from 9-12 Oct. 2024.

On 4 September 2024, PAGASA was invited to a high-level Meet with members of the Supply Chain Mgt. Assn. of the Phils. (SCMAP) at EDSA Shangrila regarding 6the latest updates on logistics and distributors' travails in making sure that items from principals are evenly scattered country-wide. Invited were DTI Usec. Maria Jean Pacheco, Cold Chain Assn. of the Phils. (CCAP) Pres. Anthony Dizon, Vivek Gawri- Mondelez' Customer Service & Logistics Head (in a huddle w/Usec., SCMAP Pres. Dennis B. Llovido/Nestle's Head of Logistical Support & Procurement Anderson Martins & PAGASA's STC) UA&P Profesors Ronilo M. Balbieran & Henrik Batallones (w/eyeglasses), Vin Perez- Country Head, Ninja Van Services, Maersk Pres. Victor Tan, et. al.

PAGASA Member Prince Retail Group of Companies announced on 27 August 2024 that they have been nominated as an Awardee for this year's Event to be held at Vientiane, Laos. Hats' off to the Prince Retail Group!

On 20 August 2024, PAGASA Executive Director Steven T. Cua accidentally bumped into the new Secretary for the Department of Trade & Industry Cristina Aldeguer-Roque at the Manila Hotel and introduced PAGASA to her. Mr. Cua was there attending a meeting for another entity.

Representing PAGASA and the Cebu Retail Association (a Chapter of the PRA), PAGASA Director Robert Go of Prince Retail Group of Companies wrote a Position Paper rejecting proposals for wage increase in Region VII in behalf of all retailers in the Region. This Paper was read by CRA's President Christian T. Paroan at the Tripartite Wage Board's public hearing on 15 August 2024 in Cebu. Posted is Mr. Go's Position Paper as well as submission of the same to the Cebu Retail Association for endorsement and approval.

PAGASA's Executive Director Steven T. Cua attended on 15 August 2024 the 1st of a series of Co-organizers Breakfast Meetings for this year's "Agrilink, Foodlink, Aqualink"> the biggest Agri-Business Trade Show which PAGASA partnered with since 1998. Meeting was held at Victorino's Restaurant along Scout Area in QC.