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PLANNING SESSION FOR NRCE 2023 |
Wednesday, 08 February 2023 |
In the afternoon of 8 February 2023, STC joined the Conference
Organizing Committee online Meeting of PRA for 2023's edition of the
National Retail Conference and Exhibition. NRCE is scheduled again for
August this year. NRCE Chair is still Donnie Tantoco of Rustans while
Conference Chair is Gregory Lim of BLIMS (atop). Ten members of this
Committee included owners & officers of Bayo, Ayala Malls, Alfamart,
etc. Brainstorming on the theme, topics and potential speakers took
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CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION ON THE IRR OF THE EPR ACT |
Wednesday, 08 February 2023 |
PAGASA was represented by William Villanueva and
STC on 8 February 2023 to the online presentation by the National
Ecology Center on the Internal Rules and Regulations of the Extended
Producers Responsibilty. A series of meetings attended by PAGASA led to
this output. This Law was passed on
12 Aug. 2022. Obliged Enterprises (entities with at least P100M in sales
per year & voluntarily for those smaller than these which have
plastic parts/packaging of their manufactured goods to recover after use
by consumers) are required to submit their EPR Programs by 12 Feb. 2023
to the National Ecological Center (i.e., 6 mos. after the bill was
enacted into law). They also have to submit EPR Compliance & Audit
Reports (ECAR) regularly to the National Ecology Center after
registration. Close to 1,000 members joined this Zoom Meet. |
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Thursday, 02 February 2023 |
The
Packaging Institute of the Phils. (PiP) initiated a Luncheon Meeting on
2 February 2023 for stakeholders to hold an FGD on the recently passed
bill on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) regarding relegation of
the collection of used plastic containers/packaging/sachet packs to
brand owners. At this Meeting held in Richmonde Hotel Ortigas Center
were the officers-elect of PiP, Philippine Plastic Industries Assn.
(PPIA), Philippine Association of Food Technologists (PAFT), Global
Systems 1 (GS1), Chamber of Cosmetics Industries of the Philippines
(CCIP) & PAGASA.
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PAGASA GENMEET 1ST QUARTER 2023 |
Wednesday, 01 February 2023 |
PAGASA held its 1st quarter General Meeting on 1 February 2023 at
Magdamag Cafè along Sgt. Esguerra Avenue in Quezon City. Discussed were
the trends and new developments in the food retail industry. The
newly-passed Expanded Producers Responsibility (EPR) Law where
manufacturers are supposed to collect their used packaging (especially
for sachets and plastics) was also heavily discussed. Amendments to the
Consumer Act of the Philippines was another current concern of the
Association. PAGASA is part of the two Technical Working Groups (TWGs)
as set up by the House of Representatives currently working on the
Internal Rules and Regulations (IRR) on the last two issues. Special
thanks go to Diana Ang/AllDay who brought with her their COO Ms.
Jacqueline B. Cano. The same goes to Maricel F./Raymond Escuadro &
Melanie Fadul-Lucido of M&W Town Stores who attended and whom
members have missed all these years! |
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Friday, 27 January 2023 |
PAGASA was invited late afternoon of 27 January 2023 to the Studio
Center of TV5 in Mandaluyong to tape for an episode of "The Chiefs" with
former TV5 VP, Editor-in-Chief of Businessworld & anchor of the
Program Roby Alampay and Philstar's Ana Marie "Amy" Pamintuan. |
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PAGASA INVITED TO PMA'S INDUCTION |
Friday, 27 January 2023 |
In
the early afternoon of 27 January 2023, at the hip Collab. Area of
Sheraton Hotel, Newport City in Pasay, PAGASA was invited to the
induction of the new set of Board Members for the Phil. Mktg. Assn.
(PMA). Inducted was President-elect Sy Brian Lato (in a duet with STC).
The PMA was looking forward to collaborate with PAGASA in some future
project. |
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PAGASA ON ITS THIRD HOR'S TWG MEET ON CONSUMER ACT |
Friday, 27 January 2023 |
PAGASA joined Part Four (PAGASA's third) of the
Zoom TWG Meeting in the morning of 27 January 2023 regarding amendments
for the Consumer Act of the Phils. by Congress' Committee on Trade &
Industry. Long discussion regarding
Selling on Cash, Credit/Debit & Installment; on Individual vs.
Shelf-tagging of Prices ; on proper labelling of goods in the market; on
health information on labels. There is talk on reviving the National
Consumer Affairs Council (NCAC). Participants
included DTI Usec. Ruth Castelo, FDA's Atty. Vanessa G. Legasto, NACI's
Jose Pepito, BCACI's Jose Sosa, PRA's Atty. Paul Angelo Santos &
PAIA's John Paulo Barbosa aside from many other stakeholders. |
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SECOND TWG MEET FOR PAGASA ON AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES |
Monday, 23 January 2023 |
Out of the six TWG Meetings to amend the Consumer
Act of the Phils., PAGASA is invited to three which concerns
retailers> first one on 16 January (last week) and the second one on
23 January 2023 (today). Four & half hours of discussion ranging
from definition of a direct seller vs. an online seller, strengthening
of consumer rights groups and revival of the National Consumers Affair
Council (NCAC) to consumer's rights on new professional services like
laundromats. Meeting was very capably handled by Mr. Jonatan Lopez (in
photo) as this TWG's Chairman. At
this Meet were Mr. Eric Silva from the House of Representative's
Committee on Trade & Industry (for Rep. Marnie Mariño), PRA Chairman
Atty. Paul Santos, DTI FTEB Dir. Marimel Porciuncula to defend DTI's
perspective & definition of terms, DTI's Marilen Montañez of the
Policy Bureau, Bulacan Consumer Affairs Council's Mr. Sosa, Leah Manotok
from the Dept. of Justice, Food & Drug Administration's PCPI
Lilibeth Escueta as well as 27 other participants/observers. |
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HOUNDED BY MEDIA; HAUNTED BY RISING PRICES |
Thursday, 19 January 2023 |
On 19 January 2023, PAGASA's STC was hounded by different media outfits
for the third straight day in view of the many suppliers notifying
retailers of price increases at the start of the year. |
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ECONOMIC SITUATIONER ON TV5 |
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 |
STC was invited as a resource person for TV5's One News Now in the afternoon of 18 January 2023 with Shawn Yao. |
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