1. To establish close relationship with concerned organizations in promoting trade and investment between the Philippines and United States of America;
2. To provide effective business activities and programs in the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) between the two countries through business development;
3. To organize and implement joint trade missions focusing on the SMEs between Philippine and American business associations; and
4. To create awareness among members and the Philippine business sector by providing relevant trade and investment information and opportunities.

COOPERATION AGREEMENTS

To develop closer interactions with chambers of commerce in the US, PCCI inked cooperation treaty with the Filipino-American CCIs, to wit:

1. Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
2. Guam Chamber of Commerce
3. Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce – Houston
4. Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
5. Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
6. Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest
7. Daly City-Colma Chamber of Commerce and Industry
8. Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Chicago
9. Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon
10. Federation of Philippine-American Chambers of Commerce

ACTIVITIES

Since its establishment, the Council spearheaded three outbound missions, two of which were co-organized by PUBC, advocacy seminars on Information and Communications Technology and Intellectual Property Rights, organized business forums and networking sessions with business delegations spearheaded by partner organizations.

For 2008, the Council plans to embark on the undertakings that are envisioned to facilitate more meaningful collaborative efforts with counterparts, namely, Intellectual Property Seminars in Cebu and Davao in the last two quarters of 2008; quarterly membership meetings, creation of PUBC website, signing of cooperation accord with both Filipino-American and mainstream US chambers, and continuous holding of business networking sessions with incoming trade delegations.

An outbound business mission and the issuance of trade directory are likewise being planned for 2009 to promote Philippine businesses.

MEMBERSHIP

Members represent the following sectors:

1. Engineering Services
2. Legal Services
3. Healthcare
4. Banking
5. Education
6. Real Estate/Construction
7. Manpower Recruitment
8. Information Technology
9. Food
10. Hotel
11. Franchising
12. Freight Forwarding
13. Handicrafts
14. Garments/Textile
15. Medical Transcription
16. Trading/Distribution
17. Medical Tourism
18. Wellness and Spa
19. Retirement Village

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MR. RAMON D. ESCUETA - Chair
Vice President & General Manager
Asia Pacific Business & Industrial System

MR. ENRIQUE C. LIM - Vice-Chair
Chairman
Latex Products, Inc.

ATTY. EDUARDO C. ESCANO - Chair, IPR Committee
Senior Partner
Escano, Sarmiento and Partners Law Offices

MR. EDWIN A. MORAN - Chair, Business Matching Committee
President
Audio Dicta Transcription Corp.

MR. JOEL RYAN E. TUGADE - Chair, Membership Committee
President
Coolaire Consolidated, Inc.

MS. CHARO G. YU - Chair, Ways and Means Committee
President & General Manager
RGY Export and Import Trading

MS. MILA R. SALTING - Chair, Trade Missions Committee
President
Hotel Ad’s Plus, Inc.

MR. GEORGE C. KINTANAR – Chair, ICT Committee
ICT Consultant

PCCI Organizes Business Workshop with the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

On the occasion of its 21st Annual Trade Mission to the Philippines, the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii (FCCH) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), through the Philippines-USA Economic and Business Council (PUBC), will host a business workshop on 10 November 2009 at the Ballroom of New World Hotel Makati City.   Ms. Rosemarie Mendoza, FCCH President and Hon. Mufi Hanemann, Honolulu Mayor will head the delegation of thirty-five businesspeople whose main interests are real estate, education, banking, product outsourcing, manpower recruitment, tourism and travel, media and renewable energy.

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