Garcia backs Pacquiao as garments ambassador

BALANGA CITY—Bataan 2nd district Rep. Albert Garcia, House Committee on Trade and Industry chairman, is pushing for boxing champ and Sarrangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao as garments ambassador to perk up the industry.He said the ring icon could lobby American legislators for the passage of the Save Our Industries Act, a bill that would help revive not only the local garments business but the US textile industry as well.The Save Act is expected to provide enough incentives for garments exporters to expand their operations through a grant of preferential treatment from the United States, according to Garcia.He cited opportunities with Pacquiao, to discuss the state of the garment industry which has been in the doldrums since the end og the quota regime.Garment manufacturers from Mexico,...

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Bataan Scores in Forest Protection

MARIVELES, Bataan, Philippines — The partnership of the provincial government and the Municipal Police Station here to protect the environment led to the confiscation of some P1.9 million worth of logs from a protected forest area.Senior Superintendent Arnold D. Gunnacao, Bataan police director, said the major seizure was carried out by a team led by Supt. Joel K. Tampis, local chief of police here, during their operation in the mountainous areas of Sitio Milagrosa, Balon Anito, this town.Gunnacao said several suspects were arrested and identified them as Apollo Fernando, Manny Pangilinan, Joel Flores, Casiano Factor, Julio Cabildo, all of Concepcion, Gen. Tinio, Nueva Ecija; Raff Anthony Pega of Porto Gate, Balon Anito; and Joselito Cabalunga of Bagumbayan, Bagac town.by Mar T....

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Ambassadors, DFA execs vow to promote Bataan Freeport Abroad

MARIVELES, Bataan -- Thirty-three newly appointed Philippine ambassadors and officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently visited this town as part of their plan to promote the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in various parts of the world.Representative Albert Garcia of the 2nd District of Bataan and FAB chairman and administrator Deogracias G.P. Custodio welcomed the ambassadors and DFA delegates to the FAB as part of their exposure activities and economic relations program.Custodio said the main purpose of the delegates’ visit is to introduce this Freeport’s potential to prospective foreign investors.“We aim to promote and transform the FAB as the Freeport of Choice by 2020,” Custodio said as he briefed the visiting delegates.“We have implemented several infrastructure...

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