PAGASA's STC met with visitors from Brunei on 29 November 2023 at the lobby of The Manila Peninsula. They were interested in the Philippine halal market. Introduced to PAGASA by his friend Gil Gonzales/Exec. Dir. of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) were Ms. Norlela Suhailee/Enterprise Dev't. Dir. of Darussalam Enterprise & her colleague, Ms. Siti Normardinah bte Pg Hj Omarali. They were in town to study the consumer habits of Filipinos to find a good match for their products.