PAGASA Member Prince Retail Holdings is Philippines Awardee at the 7th ASEAN INCLUSIVE BUSINESS FORUM and Awards held in Vientiane, Laos on 23 September 2024. PAGASA Director Robert Go of Prince attended the Awards with wife, Judith, and family. Bravo to the Prince Retail Group!

PAGASA Exec. Dir. Steven T. Cua was invited to be a panelist on Day 2 of the annual SCC on 13 September 2024 hrld at the EDSA Shangrila Hotel. Topic was Trends and Challenges in Today's Supply Chain Operations.

Trade Attache Martin Panapotan of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Manila invited PAGASA's STC to lunch on 12 September 2024 at Lugang Cafe SM Aura, BGC to discuss his invitation for PAGASA Members to attend their biggest F&B Trade Show in Jakarta's BSD City which will take place on 9-12 Oct. 2024. He also introduced STC to entrepreneurs from Bintang Island in Indonesia offering fresh tuna and other fishes to the Philippine market.

PAGASA's Robert Go of Prince Retail Group was interviewed in the Business Section of the SunStar Daily of Cebu regarding inflation down south. He is also the spokesman of the Philippine Retail Association's Cebu Chapter.

PAGASA Executive Director STC had a meeting at Huguardo's Cafe with the ladies of Informa Markets> organizer of ProPak Phils. on 11 September 2024. InformaMarkets was the entity that invited PAGASA to Singapore for FHA in 2022. Trade show ProPak will be held on 12-14 Feb. 2025 at the World Trade Center.

PAGASA was honored to have been invited as Main Speaker at the 3/Q General Meeting of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association held on 6 September at the new Solaire, QC. Mr. Cua spoke about his take on the state of the economy, state of the retail industry and the resilience of PAGASA as an Industry Association.

PAGASA was invited by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia on its Special Occasion on the eve of 5 September 2024 to Dusit Thani Hotel. PAGASA's STC met up with Mr. Mar2tin Pandapotan, Commercial Attache of the Indonesian Embassy. He wants to invite PAGASA Members to their Expo in Jakarta from 9-12 Oct. 2024.

On 4 September 2024, PAGASA was invited to a high-level Meet with members of the Supply Chain Mgt. Assn. of the Phils. (SCMAP) at EDSA Shangrila regarding 6the latest updates on logistics and distributors' travails in making sure that items from principals are evenly scattered country-wide. Invited were DTI Usec. Maria Jean Pacheco, Cold Chain Assn. of the Phils. (CCAP) Pres. Anthony Dizon, Vivek Gawri- Mondelez' Customer Service & Logistics Head (in a huddle w/Usec., SCMAP Pres. Dennis B. Llovido/Nestle's Head of Logistical Support & Procurement Anderson Martins & PAGASA's STC) UA&P Profesors Ronilo M. Balbieran & Henrik Batallones (w/eyeglasses), Vin Perez- Country Head, Ninja Van Services, Maersk Pres. Victor Tan, et. al.

PAGASA has been represented annually at all editions of the National Retail Conference since 1998. This year was no exception. The influential speakers, both local and international, shared new retail trends and updates for two days on 29-30 August at the SMX in Pasay. The organizer, PRA, has joined forces with PAGASA to present this biggest of all local Retail Conferences year in and out. On its 40th edition, NRCE presented as speakers SM's Hans Sy and son Chicco. This year's edition broke attendance records at close to 800 delegates.

PAGASA Member Prince Retail Group of Companies announced on 27 August 2024 that they have been nominated as an Awardee for this year's Event to be held at Vientiane, Laos. Hats' off to the Prince Retail Group!