[In photo: (front row, L-R) Mr. Dino Vega, Alternate Chair of ABAC 2023; President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.; Mr. Joey Concepcion (back row, L-R) Roderick Purwana, Policy Manager for Investment Facilitation; Dharsono Hartono, Legacy Lead for ASEAN Net Zero Hub and Carbon Center of Excellence; Aldi Haryopratom, Legacy Lead for Wiki Entrepreneur; DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual; House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez; Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez; George Barcelon; Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Gina Alagon Jamoralin]
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual, and other Philippine key officials participated in the roundtable meeting between ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Indonesia and the ASEAN-BAC Philippines held at the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit on September 5, 2023 in Jakarta.
The roundtable facilitated the discussion on areas of mutual interest, particularly agricultural technology, the development of nanopreneurship, and research and development, among others.
President Marcos Jr. and Secretary Pascual also witnessed the Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Partnership in Agriculture and MSME Development between the ASEAN-BAC Philippines and the Council’s Chapters in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
The agreements are spearheaded by the ASEAN BAC Philippines through the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship’s Kapatid Angat Lahat Agri Program (KALAP) to foster the transformation of major agricultural commodities and industries following inclusive business models and a conducive business environment in the Philippines.
