Date/Time

Activity

Sunday, Feb. 18

· Trade Mission Briefing - Nini Alvero, Commissioner, Dept. of Trade and Industry, Zeny Pallugna, North America Team Dept of Tourism, and Trina Borja-Martin, Acting Director, Dept. of Foreign Affairs

· Tour of Makati Central district and real estate properties sponsored by Ayala Land, transportation sponsored by Citibank

Monday, Feb. 19

· Manila City Tour - Intramuros, Coconut Palace, and Metropolitan Museum, sponsored by DOT

· Hosted lunch with Philippine Dept. of Tourism Undersecretary Oscar Palabyab

· Visit to a Call Center, sponsored by PCCI

· ICT Opportunities in the Philippines - Mr. George Kintanar, Chairman, Information Communications Technology Committee Philippines, USA Business Club

· Dinner with Mr. Washington SyCip, founder of SGV & Co.

Tuesday, Feb. 20

· Trade and Investment Forum Part I - DTI and the Board of Investments (BOI)

· Philippine Investment Opportunities - Ma. Corazon Halili, Director International Marketing, BOI

· BPO and IT Enabled Services - Mr. Mitch Locsin, Executive Director, Business Process Association

· The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc - Mr. Robert Blume, Director

· Hosted lunch with Pointwest Technologies

· BPO facility visit, Pointwest Technologies

· Visit to US Embassy and meeting with US Commercial Services Group in Roxas Blvd.

· Welcome remark by Ms. Kristie Kenney, US Ambassador to the Philippines

· Presentation on Philippine political and economic situation by Mr. Joseph Tilghman, Nonimmigrant Visa Chief

· US Commercial Services presented by Ms. Judy Reinke, Sr. Commercial Officer

· Presentation on the Philippine Retirement Industry and Dinner, Ret. General Edgar Aglipay, Chairman Philippine Retirement Authority

Wednesday, Feb. 21

· Trade and Investment Forum Part II - DTI and the BoI

· Presentation on Real Estate, Ms. Techie Bautista, Executive Vice President, Chamber of Real Estate and Builder’s Association Inc.

· Owning and Operating a Philippine Franchise Business, Ms. Alegria S. Limjoco, Chairwoman, Philippine Franchise Association

· Medical Tourism: An Emerging Sector, Undersecretary Paul Ferdinand Reganit, MD, MPH, Department of Health

· Courtesy Call to Malacanan Palace

· Lunch with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

· Visit to the Malacanang Museum

· PCCI-PACCO Business Forum, sponsored by PCCI

· Medical Tourism in Philippines - Dr. Hernando B. Delizo, President & Medical Director, Clinica Manila Wellness Place

· Finance and Accounting - Mr. Rene G. Canlas, Executive Vice President, Bradstreet Strategic Alliance, Inc.

· Computer Aided Design - Mr. Miguel R. Manzano, President, Eurovek Building Solutions, Inc.

· Medical Transcription - Mr. Edwin Moran, President, Audio Dicta Transcription Corp.

· BPO - Procurement Offshore Services - Mr. Charlie Villasenor, President and CEO, Transprocure Corp.

· Real Estate - Mr. Danilo Madlansacay, Business Development Consultant, Megaworld International

· Traditional Import/Export - Mr. Angelito Colona, President, Eagle Express Lines, Inc.

· Farewell dinner hosted by PCCI

Thursday, Feb. 22

· Visit a Gawad Kalinga Village in Baseco in the Tundo region of Manila, transportation sponsored by Citibank

· Meeting with Senator Richard Gordon, Chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross