Mindanao forum to help shippers achieve global competitiveness
DAVAO CITY — VARIOUS shipping industry players in Mindanao will converge for two days to discuss a number of issues concerning the said sector.
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‘Yamang Mindanao OTOP Island Fair’ set in GenSan
By Nelly Nita N. Dillera
Entrepreneurs from all over Mindanao enrolled in the One Town One Product (OTOP) program and fair trade producers prepare for the Yamang Mindanao OTOP Island Fair slated on June 29 ? July 2, 2007 at KCC Mall in General Santos City.
Philippines pushes for sealing of EU-Asean FTA
LISBON, Portugal (via PLDT)—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed confidence Tuesday that the long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the economic power bloc of the European Union (EU) and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) can be concluded during the Asean Summit in November.
The President said that as the present chair of the Asean, her two-day visit here was timely since Portugal will assume the presidency of the 25-member EU in July.
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Securing regional waters: How much progress?
At last week's 6th IISS Asian Security Summit in Singapore, top officials from Asian and Southeast Asian nations discussed maritime security. Defense secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. represented the Philippines. The summit was crucial for Mindanao because of its proximity to maritime areas that have been facing threats from terrorists and pirates. Read Ebdane's paper here, Sri Lanka's paper here, and Indonesia's paper here. You can also read a Q&A on the subject.
New Zealand firm signs pact with Philippines on food trade
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (via PLDT) – The Philippines and the Sanitarium Health Food Company (SHFC), a leading New Zealand food manufacturer, have forged a partnership agreement intended to bolster the two-way trade of food items between the Philippines and New Zealand
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