Nomura Research Institute Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.’s Manila Branch GM Makiko Takaoka (also, Coordinator for JETRO Mnaila; in white) invited PAGASA’s STC to lunch to discuss the cold storage needs of the Supermarket Sector in the Philippines. With her on 15 July 2015 is Soleil Corpuz whose project is to zero- in on the problems besetting the set-up of cold storage facilities in aiding food retailers to better carry fresh produce. Meeting was held at EDSA Shangrila’s Heat Café.
On 13 July 2015, PAGASA’s STC was invited by Ms. Vu Viet Nga, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Philippines to discuss possible trade between the two countries for FMCG. She asked for assistance in convincing Vietnamese manufacturers that the Philippines is a good place to invest and export their products to. She plans on staging Viet business trade missions to the Philippines in the near future.
PAGASA was invited to the Launch of the Dept. of Health’s “Saktong Iodine sa Asin” Seal of Quality Program on 10 July 2015 held at the Grand Ballroom of the Heritage Hotel. DOH, with the help of U.N.’s World Health Organization, wants to make sure that the correct measure of iodine is fortified in salt to help build a healthier population, especially for children and pregnant women.
