STC was invited as a Resource Person on 23 April 2022 in the "Bida Konsyumer" episode with Alvin Elchico. Topic was rounds of continuous price increases for grocery items. Other guests were Edwin Africa/SVP & GM of Century Pacific Food, Inc. (for canned meats), Mega Global Corp.'s Chief Growth & Dev't. Officer Marvin Tiu-Lim (for sardines) and Laban Konsyumer's Atty. Mario Victorio Dimagiba.

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In the morning of 7 April 2022, PAGASA  attended DTI-CPAB's webinar on the Amended Retail Liberalization Act of 2022 (which lowered the minimum capitalization of foreign retailers planning to set up shop in the Phils.). PAGASA Pres. STC asked: "Who will monitor the activities of foreign retailers if they use different names in going online, door-to-door & other retailing activities outside of their physical stores? These will hurt the MSMEs who are already challenged." STC didn't get a satisfactory reply from the speakers. Above is Sherwin Acob from the Senate who gave a presentation on the said Act.

PAGASA's STC met on 7 April 2022 with Mr. Lao Nguon Eng/Commercial Attache from the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in the Phils. It was his 2nd visit to the PAGASA Ofc. His first one was almost exactly a year ago. He is seriously exploring export of Cambodian rice to the Philippines since it buys from Vietnam/Thailand and Cambodia exports rice to these two.

On 30 March 2022, PAGASA Director Arjie Lim of Andrew's Grocery/Palawan found himself in Manila and decided to visit Welcome Supermart operated by PAGASA Pres. Steve Cua.

On 28 March 2022, PAGASA attended online the 2nd Zoom Meet of organizers for the Conference Committee of the 2022 National Retail Conference. Fifteen participants included former Phil. Retailers Assn. & APRC (Asia-Pacific Retailers Council) Pres. Lorenzo Formoso.

Others attending the Committee Meeting were (clockwise) PAGASA's Steven Cua, Evelyn Salire (PRA Sec.Gen.), CJ Desena (Head-Tenant Mgt./Shangrila Plaza) & 2022's NRCE Conference Chairman Gregory Lim (BLIMS Lifestyle Group).

Culminating Activity ending the 5-Day Conference of ICSB for Women's Month on 27 March 2022 at Resorts World Manila.

ICSB Affair ended with dinner at the Holiday Inn Hotel within Newport City on 27 March 2022. Seated together were Asian Institute of Management Dean Dr. Jikyeong Kang, AIM Prof. Maya Herrera and PAGASA Pres. Steven T. Cua.



Rendering a few songs that evening was ICSB Phils. President Eric Caeg (27 March 2022).

PAGASA was invited to be a member of The Int'l. Council of Small Business (ICSB), Phils.  ICSB is a global org'n present in 100 countries with headquarters based in Washington, D.C.

For the Month of Women celebrated every March, ICSB Phils. held a 5-day Conference highlighting Women Empowerment. PAGASA was invited on 25 March 2022 to share how women braved themselves as retail frontliners during the lockdowns. PALSCON, also a member of ICSB, was also a panelist at this hybrid presentation live at Resorts World Manila.

PALSCON's President Rhoda Castro-Caliwara

PAGASA's segment with PALSCON was hosted by AIM Professor Maya Herrera, one of the founders of ICSB Phils.

Program was aired live at the Main Lobby of the mall inside Resorts World Manila.

On 22 March 2022, PAGASA's Director Robert Go of the Prince Retail Group attended the Tripartite Wage Council's public hearing for the proposed wafe increase for Region 7. Robert was also past President of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry and represented both at said Meeting.