PAGASA guested once more on 14 May 2022 in the teleradyo program of Alvin Elchico "Bida Konsyumer" with the President of the Phil. Confederation of Grains Associations (PCGA) Joji Co to discuss the possibility of selling rice at P20/kg as this was a campaign promise of the presumptive President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

Also discussed was what is expected of this new Admin. & what retailers look forward to in aid of an economic slump.

PAGASA Pres  STC invited once more on 7 May 2022 just two days to national elecrtions. Link to BIDA KONSYUMER w/Alvin Elchico:

https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/702238401011012

Program is an hour. STC comes out in minute 32:45 to answer what are the top 3 concerns the next President must address immediately to alleviate the plight of shoppers.

Next stop is minute 41:00 to reply to the question who do u think is the best vote for President given the situation we are in?

Finally, closing statement re. Elections in two days at 56.25.

Guests are former U.P. Pres. & now Pres. of Mgt. Assn. of the Phils. Alfredo Pascual, KMU Chairman Elmer "Ka Bong" Labog (who is a senatorial candidate running under Sambayan & affiliated w/the Leni-Kiko Camp), Atty. Vic Dimagiba/Chair of Laban Konsyumer (Consumer Rights Grp.) & yours truly.

STC was invited as a Resource Person on 23 April 2022 in the "Bida Konsyumer" episode with Alvin Elchico. Topic was rounds of continuous price increases for grocery items. Other guests were Edwin Africa/SVP & GM of Century Pacific Food, Inc. (for canned meats), Mega Global Corp.'s Chief Growth & Dev't. Officer Marvin Tiu-Lim (for sardines) and Laban Konsyumer's Atty. Mario Victorio Dimagiba.

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In the morning of 7 April 2022, PAGASA  attended DTI-CPAB's webinar on the Amended Retail Liberalization Act of 2022 (which lowered the minimum capitalization of foreign retailers planning to set up shop in the Phils.). PAGASA Pres. STC asked: "Who will monitor the activities of foreign retailers if they use different names in going online, door-to-door & other retailing activities outside of their physical stores? These will hurt the MSMEs who are already challenged." STC didn't get a satisfactory reply from the speakers. Above is Sherwin Acob from the Senate who gave a presentation on the said Act.

PAGASA's STC met on 7 April 2022 with Mr. Lao Nguon Eng/Commercial Attache from the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in the Phils. It was his 2nd visit to the PAGASA Ofc. His first one was almost exactly a year ago. He is seriously exploring export of Cambodian rice to the Philippines since it buys from Vietnam/Thailand and Cambodia exports rice to these two.