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EDITOR: Cris diaz
Tuesday
April 18, 2017
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Pres. Duterte back from Middle East, vows repatriation assistance for OFWs P
resident Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, April 17, vowed that government will provide assistance for the repatriation and livelihood of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as he welcomed more than 100 amnesty availees from Saudi Arabia.
“We will continue to provide… lahat ng gustong umuwi. Lahat ng gustong umuwi na Pilipino doon, makakauwi. Gastusan natin ‘ yan ,” he said in his speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The Chief Executive arrived in Manila early Monday morning following his
state visits to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain, and State of Qatar, which he tagged as his “most productive trip ever.” Shortly before his arrival, 138 Filipinos -- 63 women, 55 men and 20 children -returned to the country after availing of Saudi Arabia’s See assistance, page A7
Mexico eyes Mindanao’s agricultural products DAVAO CITY – Mexico is eyeing to source agricultural products from Mindanao. Mexican Ambassador to the Philippines Julio Camanera revealed this during a visit here Tuesday to explore trading partnerships with the local business sector. In an interview at the Davao Chocolate Museum in Malagos Garden Resort, he said that trade relations
between the Philippines and Mexico continue to flourish. He visited the museum to hand over a book entitled the “Manila-Acapulco Gal- PRAYER TIME. Devotees light candles and offer prayers at the Stations of the Cross on the road leading to the leon Trade.” Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague in Matina,, Davao City on Good Friday, April 14, 2017. MINDANEWS PHOTO Camanera said that during the galleon trade, the two countries exchanged agricultural products. During that period many products were exported to the Philippines such as corn, See products, page A7
P-EAGA TIF cluster to prioritize connectivity , halal value chain
DAVAO CITY– The government is moving towards increasing connectivity between the Philippines and the member-countries of the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) in a bid to promote more trade and investment activities especially for the halal industry. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that during a meeting of the Philippine-EAGA Trade and Investment Facilitation (P-EAGA TIF) cluster last month in Davao City, representatives from various agencies agreed to take the necessary steps to increase the economic activities of BEACH. Excursionists disembark at Babak District in Samal Island, Davao del Norte the country with its neighon Good Friday, April 14, 2017. The island is a top destination in the region during the bours . Holy Week. MINDANEWS PHOTO
For halal industry, for instance, Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Arturo Boncato, Jr., the Philippine Senior Official to BIMPEAGA, pointed out that the country has to move towards becoming part of the whole halal value chain. ”This means that the country can maximize the presence of a huge halal market even at the local level,” he said, noting that there are no halal restaurants at the airports. “Our approach here can be domestic,” he added. Boncato said the Philippines has already a large local market given the 10 million population of Filipino-Muslims.
The availability of halal slaughter houses is another opportunity that the country can look into. To date, there is only one halal slaughter house in the country located in Cotabato City. DTI-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Secretary Anwar Malang earlier said that in capturing the halal market, the sub-regional cooperation must look at it as an ecosystem, and not only focus on the food market. ”In ARMM, we are concerned of halal because that’s our need,” he said, adding that it is about time to harmonize the standards of halal certification. See prioritize, page A7
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