PCCI Through its Agriculture and Fishery Committee convened the Agriculture Policy Dialogue

LOOK: The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, through its Agriculture and Fishery Committee convened the Agriculture Policy Dialogue: “Positioning Agricultural and Food-Processing SMEs for Growth through the Luzon Economic Corridor” on 28 September 2026, at Kalayaan Hall, SM Aura Corporate Tower, Taguig City.

The dialogue brought together agricultural and agribusiness SMEs, industry stakeholders, government agencies, and development partners to discuss how the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) can create new opportunities for agricultural and food-processing enterprises.

Seeking to identify and generate actionable private sector recommendations to support SME growth and integration into the value chain, discussions focused on how SMEs can leverage investments in infrastructure, logistics, food processing, cold chain systems, technology, and market connectivity to expand operations, strengthen competitiveness, access higher-value markets, and participate more actively in domestic and export-oriented supply chains.

PCCI Secretary General Ruben J. Pascual delivered the welcome remarks, followed by the presentations of Ms. Myra Joanna Arce, Program Officer for Economic Resilience, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE); Engr. Richard Brian M. Cepe, Vice President, Land & Assets Development Department, Conversion and Development Group, Bases Conversion and Development Authority; and Dr. Roehlano Briones, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

Joining the panel were Atty. Genevieve E. Velicaria-Guevarra, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, DLLO, Agribusiness, Marketing and Consumer Affairs, and Head of the KADIWA ng Pangulo Program of the Department of Agriculture; Mr. Ferdinand T. Aparri, Program Manager of the DTI Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (DTI-CARP), Department of Trade and Industry; Director Marbida L. Marbida, Better Regulations Office, Anti-Red Tape Authority; moderated by Ms. Imelda J. Madarang, Vice Chairperson, PCCI Agriculture Committee.

This dialogue is part of CIPE National Endowment Fund Project, “Fostering Public-Private Dialogue on Economic Security, Phase II," a series of sectoral dialogues to advance industrial development, investment mobilization, and small and medium enterprise (SME) competitiveness through the opportunities emerging from the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC)