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.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1579884/who-warns-of-new-covid-surge-in-2-months-urges-ph-to-prepare?fbclid=IwAR1Hh3LZkIYGKk0nDHYfjEyXUczXqBxEdFw39wDtHn82E27br_UfI0KIMtc

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.

On 30 March 2022, PAGASA Director Arjie Lim of Andrew's Grocery/Palawan found himself in Manila and decided to visit Welcome Supermart operated by PAGASA Pres. Steve Cua.