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Written by William Villanueva
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Wednesday, 29 November 2006 |
PAGASA President Steve Cua goes one-on-one with respected journalist/columnist Jarius Bondoc of The Philippine Star Daily in the weekly show "Linawin Natin" (Let's Clear Up Issues"). Topic for this episode was "Supply and Demand of Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities for the Christmas Season of 2006."
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 March 2008 )
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Supermarket Conference 2006 in Baguio |
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Written by Steven Cua
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Sunday, 12 November 2006 |
A delegation from PAGASA joined the Supermarket Conference 2006 in Baguio, North of Manila. This year, the theme of the National Conference is �TAKING THE OFFENSIVE: Unleashing the Power of Teamwork.� It was held from 26-27 October at the very modern and spacious Cultural and Trade Hall inside relaxing Camp John Hay. PAGASA President Steven T. Cua was honored to have been invited to be a speaker at this Conference. He spoke on the topic: �The Retailer as the Brand AND Manufacturer/Supplier Collaboration.� (See speech in this website)
Talks ranged from �Retail Trends and Growth Strategies� by A.C. Nielsen�s Mary Margaret Martinez/Associate Director for Retail Service to �The Future Formats in the Philippines-Hypermarkets and the rest of Retail� by NCCC Supermarket�s Marketing Director, the young Tjader Regis. CVC Supermarkets� Carlos Cabochan touched on Private Labels/Store Brands and P&G�s Backy Baquiran tackled In-store Marketing. At one point, Joseph Davidson Gaisano, Jr., CEO of White Gold Club, Inc. discussed suppliers� (lack of) Key Accounts Management from a retailer�s point-of-view while Unilever�s Key Customer Manager, Ello Siccion, �criticized� retailers� Buying and Selling from a supplier�s perspective. It was pretty exciting and temperatures rose despite the very cold and nice weather in Baguio! Miguel Suterio of Trade Dynamics Int�l. refereed with his topic on Strategic Partnership between Retailers and Manufacturers/Suppliers while Cecilio Pedro, founder and CEO of Lamoiyan Corporation (makers of Hapee Toothpaste: a challenger to the Goliaths Colgate and Close-up), gave an inspirational speech on �The Future of the Filipino Manufacturing Entrepreneur� for the suppliers in the audience. Ex-Unilever & Splash Corporation point man-turned-entrepreneur Mars Aaron ended the Conference with how to be an upstart supplier in today�s congested world of retailing.
 The picture by the Conference banner shows part of the PAGASA delegation with inspirational speaker and entrepreneur-extraordinaire Cecilio Pedro: (from left) Letty Badilla of Royal Family Superstore, Emerson Sio of Sioland, PAGASA Director Edgar Robes of Susanamart, PAGASA President Steven T. Cua of Welcome Supermart, Mr. Pedro, Robert Go of Prince Warehouse Club/Cebu and PAGASA Vice President Roy Chua of Daily Supermarket.
 The shot by the lobby of the Conference Hall shows (from left) Zandre Gravador of Goszap, Carling Cabochan of CVC Supermarkets, Net Uy of Johnny's Supermarket/Angeles, Julie Teh (in white) of San Miguel Corporation, speaker Migs Suterio (4th from right) and Rennie Guevarra of Fernando's Supermarket (also the Conference Chairman; 3rd from right). |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 March 2008 )
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Bonding in Baguio on PAGASA's 20th Anniversary |
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Written by Steven Cua
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Sunday, 12 November 2006 |
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PAGASA members took the day off from work's busy schedule to literally stop to smell the flowers; at the summer capital of the Philippines at that! Baguio, a resort city atop a mountain known for its relaxing weather of 16-20 degrees, became the spot of choice of PAGASA members for their bonding activity as they celebrate the organization�s momentous 20th Anniversary! They woke up very early in the morning to travel to the strawberry fields of Benguet on the 28th of October 2006 to pick berries to bring back to Manila. They had breakfast al-fresco at Camp John Hay courtesy of their kind hosts from Fil-estate.
 Picture shows (seated clockwise) PAGASA Vice President Roy Chua of Daily Supermarket, Letty Badilla of Royal Family Superstore, Fred Gravador of Gozsap, PAGASA Board Member Edgar Robes of Susanamart, PAGASA President Steven Cua, Emerson Sio of Sioland (standing from left) Zandre Gravador of Gozsap, Robert Go of Prince Warehouse Club/Cebu and PAGASA Treasurer/E-Secretary William Villanueva of Purity Supermarket (not present in picture were Conrad Layug and Del Datur of newest member Commonwealth Avenue Supermarket).
 Another picture shows PAGASA members with family showing off their summer house/log cabin which they intend to purchase for future PAGASA trips to Baguio IF AND WHEN the Association coughs up enough money from future fund-raising projects! Living was easy at the classy Manor Hotel inside Camp John Hay. The group toured the different supermarkets the Summer Capital had to offer as a way of learning as you relax! Ukay-ukay (2nd hand clothes retailing) was a scene to watch along popular Session Road at weekend nights and the group dipped its palate into the original dishes of classic stops in Baguio like the 456 Kitchenette and of course, coffee, coffee and lots of coffee in a place as cold and nice as Baguio! |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 March 2008 )
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