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PCG OFFICIALS, PHILIPPINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DELEGATION DISCUSS PROMOTING TRADE AND BUSINESS BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND CANADA
2025-05-02
Consul General Angelica Escalona (6th from left, front row) with PCCI President Enunina Mangio (5th from left, front row) and PhilCan BC Co-Chair Sarah Deloraya-Mateo (4th from left, front row) and the rest of the members of the PCCI delegation
30 April 2025 – A 35-member business delegation from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) led by PCCI President Enunina V. Mangio and Philippines-Canada Business Council (PhilCan BC) Co-Chair Sarah Deloraya-Mateo called on Consul General Angelica C. Escalona on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
The delegation, which included representatives from the construction, real estate, digital payments, food & beverage, water & wastewater management, flexible packaging manufacturing, pharmaceutical & natural food supplements, education, and human resource staffing sectors, visited Toronto to explore trade and business prospects with Canada.
Consul General Escalona noted, “The delegation’s visit is timely. There is great interest on both sides in promoting economic activity. “ She welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the PCCI and the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) on 29 April 2025, which is intended to facilitate information exchange, business matching, the conduct of two-way trade and investment missions, and participation in exhibitions, trade fairs, symposiums and other similar events in their respective territories, to enhance economic cooperation particularly in priority sectors such as information and communications technology and innovation, agriculture, manufacturing, franchising, tourism, services, and small and medium enterprise development, and expressed the Consulate’s readiness to assist the PCCI and PhilCan BC in implementing the MOU.
Also at the call were Economic Officer Katrina Isabelle Borja-Martin, Welfare Officer Benny I. Reyes, OIC of the Migrant Workers Office (MWO)-Toronto, and Trade Commissioner Mario A. Tani. They joined the Consul General in answering questions of the delegation members and sharing insights on trade and business opportunities with Canada.
Above: Consul General Angelica Escalona (2nd from left), together with (L-R) Consul Katrina Isabelle Borja-Martin, Welfare Officer and OIC-MWO-Toronto Benny Reyes and Trade Commissioner Mario Tani, addressing the questions of the PCCI delegation on PH-CA economic prospects
Below (L-R): CG Escalona welcomes the PCCI Delegation, CG Escalona receives token from PCCI President Mangio, Fragomen Canada Senior Manager Rafael Fabregas provides overview of their services to the delegation
