Filipino community in Jeddah receive helpful information from visiting PHL trade officials and private businesses
Press Release No. EBB-05-2019
Jeddah, 10 February 2019 – Members of the Filipino community in Jeddah received helpful information on basic exporting and doing business in the Philippines from visiting Philippine trade officials led by DTI Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman and private business representatives at a seminar held on 10 February at Jeddah PCG Conference Hall.
In his keynote address, Undersecretary Abdulgani M. Macatoman of the Department spoke about DTI’s “7Ms” to help ordinary Filipinos set-up a business and be a smart entrepreneur. Usec Macatoman said that while all the 7Ms are equally important, “mindset change is the most crucial.”
Ms. Rosemarie G. Castillo of DTI’s Export Marketing Bureau gave step-by-step pointers on importing and exporting. Mr. Gil B. Herico, Philippine Agriculture Attaché to the United Arab Emirates, shared some possible business ventures in the Philippines. His presentation resonated with many of the attendees who said they plan to go into agriculture when they return to the Philippines for good.
The seminar was capped by back-to-back testimonials from Mr. Aris M. Unison whose company manufactures various types of sauces, and Mr. Henry Raca, who started a beauty products business with a P250,000 capital. They shared their personal experiences, the adversities they faced, and successes they soon reaped both in the domestic and export market. Their testimonials proved that persistence is still the key to reaping the fruits of one’s labors in the end.
The attendees were given a chance to ask questions and seek answers to some of their apprehensions all of which were answered by the visiting Philippine delegation as the seminar concluded. They visibly found solace in knowing that the future of their enterprise can only go upward with the knowledge they have gained from the seminar and similar capacity-building government programs. END
PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE SEMINAR
Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
stresses the importance of the “7Ms” in setting-up a business and becoming a
smart entrepreneur to members of the Filipino community in Jeddah.
Members of the Filipino community receive helpful tips on doing business
and exporting from the visiting Philippine delegation.
