PAGASA Pres. Steven T. Cua was paid a visit at PAGASA Office on 20 April 2023 by Team WL Foods to explore ideas on how to partner as supplier-retailer after the pandemic as practically all businesses endured scars during the lockdowns. Team was led by Charles (in black), son of WL (William Lim) himself.

In the morning of 18 April 2023, DTI-CPAB held a Webinar on Extended Producers Responsibility. This Law was signed in January of this year and was made effective in April. DENR EMB's Atty. Ivy Joyce L. De Pedro replies to my queries on: Whose responsibility is it to collect used plastic packaging for House Brands & Supermarket-Repacked Goods like rice, sugar & others? How about FMCG sold online > Online Operator or Manufacturer's responsibility to collect the used packaging after sales? Plastic bags > who should collect these? What if we sell new plastic bags to smaller retailers, eateries, vendors, et. al.?

STC met for early lunch with the prime movers of the trade show Asiafood Expo (AFEX) on 31 March 2023:  (R-L) Marivic S. Gacer, VP & COO and Marielen M. Maranan, Proj. Mgr. Show makes a comeback this 6-9 Sept. at the WTC. The consultative meeting explored ways on how PAGASA & 1SC Group can attain synergy.

For three straight years, PAGASA was visited by the Commercial Attache of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Manila, Mr. Lao Nguon Eng. He wanted to push Cambodian rice (regular, premium & organic), black pepper & salt to a country that needs to import these basic necessities.

STC had dinner on the eve of 30 March 2023  with PMFTC's (L-R) Cheyie Navarette, Jeric Crisol & Maru Lim Chua-Yap. Discussed about Vape Law and their plan to host the next General Meeting of PAGASA after visiting the Philippine Food Expo at SMX on 28 April 2023.

Launching of Thailand Week 2023 happened on 30 March 2023 at SMX with Sen. Cynthia Villar, DTI Sec. Alfredo Pascual, Hans Sy, et. al. & three other batches of VIPs for photo opportunity. People are eager to get back to the usual grind after 3 years of absence. A lot of envoys/ambassadors from ASEAN (Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei, etc.) graced the affair. STC had the honor of being introduced to the ambassadors of Thailand and Cambodia respectively. There were a lot of Thai exhibitors at this 4-day Trade Show.

In the morning of 28 March 2023, PAGASA was invited to help screen  regional food products at the Offices of DTI's Bureau of Domestic Trade for the upcoming Hybrid National Food Fair to be held at SM Mega Trade Hall of Megamall this coming 12-16 July.

PAGASA was invited on the afternoon of 28 March to the Kick-Off Event of EU Pork from Spain & Portugal at I'm Hotel. These two countries would like to aggresively push their quality white hog meat to the asian market. Importers, traders & institutional buyers of pork products attended.

On 27 March 2023, PAGASA  received a hard copy of the letter from the Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee Sen. Francis Tolentino's Office in reply to PAGASA's request to immediately look into the cases of smuggled sugar into our ports & to act swiftly on replenishing the market with white refined sugar at more affordable prices. For the record, PAGASA signified to this Office and that of the Senate President to act quickly in behalf of the Buying Public for an item as basic as white sugar to be priced at more affordable levels than the average pricing of P108.00 per kilo.

On the eve of 25 March 2023, at exactly 8:30pm, all PAGASA Members were requested to cooperate and turn off all lights and electricals in their places of business in observance of Earth Hour worldwide by collectively conserving energy for one whole hour.