BUSINESS TALK
By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO
Three years ago, in October 2019, prior to the world’s dreaded Covid-19 pandemic, I had the privilege of leading the biggest business conference in the country the Philippine Business Conference & Expo (PBC&E). It is an annual event organized
As the country enters a new year and amid the rising cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant infections, the government will not implement hard lockdowns, but it will instead restrict the movement of the unvaccinated individuals to ensure the safety of everyone, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said at the
NEW PCCI OFFICERS. Newly sworn-in officials of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry pay a virtual courtesy call on Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (right) on Thursday (Jan. 6, 2022). PCCI president George Barcelon (left) was assured by Lopez (right) there will no longer be hard lockdowns. (Photo courtesy of PCCI) MANILA - There will no longer be hard lockdowns amid the spike in cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), made worse by the more transmissible Omicron variant. In a statement Friday, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said they were assured by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials that the government will not implement massive lockdowns anymore. Instead, restrictions will be focused on the unvaccinated. Newly elected PCCI officials paid a virtual courtesy call on DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez and other trade officials on Thursday. George Barcelon was elected PCCI president anew after his previous term in 2015. Other elected PCCI offi
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