The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), together with the Export Development Council (EDC) and Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT), recognized the country’s top exporters during the Exporters’ Night of the recently concluded National Export Congress (NEC) at the Sheraton Manila Hotel.
With this year’s theme, “Agile Philippines: Empowering Exporters towards Global Excellence,” the NEC underscored the importance of developing and capacitating exporters to be dynamic and resilient exporters capable of achieving worldwide excellence and recognition.
The NEC is part of the 2023 National Exporters’ Week, an annual week-long celebration of the public and private sectors’ shared commitment to continuously develop and promote the Philippines as a dynamic force in the global export market.
Delivering the message on behalf of DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo said, “We recognize and acknowledge the relentless efforts of Philippine exporters to survive and thrive amidst an increasingly challenging business environment. There is no scarcity of challenges that we need to address and surmount. But I am confident that with our shared aspirations, dedication, and a whole-of-nation approach to export development and promotion, we will achieve the desired outcomes.”
Meanwhile, PHILEXPORT President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr. noted PHILEXPORT’s work plan includes advocacies and programs that hope to ease the flow and cost of doing business in the country. “This is a big part of our efforts aimed at opening and expanding more export markets and contributing to sustainable exports while generating jobs to help improve the quality of life of our people,” he said.
The Top Exporters Award was created to honor and appreciate exporters’ exceptional contributions to economic development and inspire the exporting community to seek greater success.
The awardees were chosen based on their track record, recent export performance, and innovation in service delivery, among others. Despite continuous global challenges, these exporters were seen to have maintained competitiveness and boosted Philippine export revenues.
DTI Undersecretary Ana Carolina P. Sanchez, PHILEXPORT President and CEO Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr., along with PHILEXPORT Chairman George T. Barcelon conferred the awards to the 16 top-performing exporters of the country.
This year, they also awarded six (6) product diversification and new market diversification awards. They also recognized 55 Trade Regulatory Government Agencies (TRGAs) for their contribution and continued commitment to address exports-related initiatives.
Top Sectoral Awardees were TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PHILIPPINES INC. for Electronics; PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATED SMELTING AND REFINING CORPORATION for Minerals; YAZAKI-TORRES MANUFACTURING, INC. for Transport; AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION for Electricals; DOLE PHILIPPINES INC. for Food; PILIPINAS KAO, INC. for Chemicals; CARGILL OIL MILLS PHILIPPINES, INC. for Oils, Fats & Waxes; EHS LENS PHILIPPINES, INC. for Fashion Accessories; SANYO DENKI PHILIPPINES, INC. for Machinery; and L AND T INTERNATIONAL GROUP PHILIPPINES, INC. for Garments and Textiles.
For the Services Sector, awards were given to DIGITEER, INC. for Software Development; POINTWEST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION for Healthcare Information Management System; THINKBIT SOLUTIONS for Game Development; WIPRO PHILIPPINES, INC. for Knowledge Process Outsourcing; TRANSCOM WORLDWIDE (PHILIPPINES), INC. for Information Technology-Business Process Management; TOP DRAW ANIMATION for Animation.
The Product Diversification Awardees were PIXCEL TRANSGLOBAL FOODS INC., GEM FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC., UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION, and IBIDEN PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED; while the New Market Diversification Awardees were DOLE PHILIPPINES INC. and ALRIVER EXPORT CORPORATION.
