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Jiangsu Foreign Affairs execs call on PCG; Discuss elevation of bilateral and ASEAN-level engagement

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Shanghai, 19 October 2021 – Deputy Consul General Marlowe A. Miranda, joined by Economic Officer Consul Conrado B. Demdem, Jr. and Tourism Attaché Mr. Ireneo Reyes, received today visiting Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) Deputy Director General Mr. HUANG Xiqiang.

DDG Huang is in Shanghai for a series of calls on the consular missions of ASEAN Member States, to discuss the Provincial Government’s intent to further heighten economic and cultural engagement with ASEAN countries, including a proposed “ASEAN-Jiangsu Exchange Week and ASEAN Cultural Festival” toward year’s end. The move represents Jiangsu’s contribution to this year’s commemoration of 30 years of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations.

The DDG was accompanied by FAO Asian Affairs Division (AAD) Director Mr. ZHOU Gang, Vice Director Ms. WANG Wenhui, and AAD Section Chief Ms. HONG Beibei.

jiangsuFAO 2 Highlighting ASEAN’s importance to Jiangsu in the Province’s own “new round of opening-up and reform,” DDG Huang, cited ASEAN’s rise as Jiangsu’s third largest trading partner. In 2020, both sides posted two-way commerce worth US$ 89.9 billion, about one-eighths of the province’s total bilateral trade.

DCG Miranda assured DDG Huang of the Consulate General’s support. He also took the occasion to thank Jiangsu authorities for its support for the Consulate General’s efforts to look after the welfare of Filipinos in the province, including the repatriation of Filipinos from Nanjing last May. Consul Demdem affirmed the Consulate General’s abiding interest in advancing PH-Jiangsu economic and business engagement.

Jiangsu is China’s third smallest province, but ranks fifth in terms of population (≈84 million as of 2020) and significantly, second in terms of provincial GDP. In 2020, GDP grew 3.7% year-on-year to RMB 10.27 trillion (US$ 1.59 trillion), second only to Guangdong Province.

It is also an important gateway for PH products bound for China. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, Jiangsu imported some US$ 3.4 billion worth of Philippine products in 2020, again ranking second only to Guangdong. END

Virtual Masskara Festival Celebration, 30 October 2021

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From facemasks to full masks, join the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Tourism on a virtual celebration of the dynamic Masskara Festival of the City of Smiles, Bacolod City on this special episode of #FiestaFilipinas! Celebrate the MassKara Festival with us virtually on 30 October 2021, 4:00 p.m. (PST) via the official DFA Facebook and YouTube channel (@dfaphl).

Borne from a tragic disaster in the 1980s, the Masskara Festival was started by the people of Bacolod City to uplift the spirits of the locals. It is a declaration of the people that they will rise and survive the challenges and tragedies that they are facing, showing their resilience and tenacity. Together, “Kari sa Bacolod, Dala sang Maskara!” (Come to Bacolod, bring a Mask!) and let’s rise together from this time of uncertainties.

The “Fiesta Filipinas: An Online Celebration of Philippine Festivals” project is a multi-format online event which will simulate the experience of a festival through a combination of live and pre-recorded videos and live workshops and activities. The project aims to introduce and showcase Philippine festivals, culture, and traditions to our global audience and invite them to the country when conditions are more favorable.

The project is organized by the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Tourism, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

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Consulate General at Diplomatic Briefing on preps for 2022 Shanghai Worldskills Tilt

PH Bemedalled in Past WorldSkills Competitions

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Shanghai, 13 October 2021 – Philippine Consulate General Economic Officer Consul Conrado Demdem, Jr. and Attaché Ronaldo Villanueva joined other Shanghai-based diplomats at the WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 Consulate Engagement Event hosted by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government with China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security at the Shanghai Tower on 12 October.

The event was designed to brief foreign government representatives on the city’s preparations for its hosting of the 46^th WorldSkills Competition (WSC 2022) a year from now, on 12-17 October 2022. The event was originally slated to be held this year, but for prevailing global pandemic-related travel restrictions. Among the speakers were Shanghai Vice Mayor and WorldSkills 2002 Organizing Committee Deputy Director Mr. PENG Chenlei, Human Resources and Social Security Vice Minister Mr. YOU Jin, and remotely, WSI President Chris Humphries and WSI CEO David Hoey.

The conference was followed by a guided tour of the Shanghai Nanhu Vocational and Technical College (SNVTC) in Hongkou, led by SNVTC Party Secretary Mme. LU Xiulan. The diplomats were treated to demonstrations of SNVTC students’ skills in cocktail preparation, fruit carving, coffee-making, and food presentation.

Touted as the “Olympics of WorldSkills” and dating back to 1950, the biennial WSC is the world’s highest-level vocational skills competition. The competition promotes global vocational education and training (VET) and is open to people 22 years or younger. Around 63 skills are on display cover spanning six main categories: Construction and Building Technology, Creative Arts and Fashion, Information and Communications Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, Social and Personal Services, and Transportation and Logistics. The Shanghai WSC next will have the theme, “Master Skills Change the World”.

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Consul Demdem used the occasion to meet Party Secretary LU and discuss with her the possibility of future collaboration between the SNVTC and the Philippines’ Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.

The Philippines had participated, with much success, in past WSCs. It bagged two medals for excellence in Graphic Design and Technology and Automobile Technology WSC 2019 (45^th WSC) in Kazan, Russia. At the 44^th WSC in Abu Dhabi, the Philippines copped two medals for IT Software Solution for Business and Web Design Development. END

Consulate General lends support to electric vehicle joint venture of PH, Shanghai firms

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Shanghai, 15 October 2021 – Economic Officer Consul Conrado Demdem, Jr., Commercial Vice Consul Mario Tani and Attaché Ronaldo Villanueva visited Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer ENovate’s R&D Center on 14 October, upon the invitation of Executive Vice President for Operations Mr. Brian C. Keng of PH firm Century Peak Holdings Corp.

Century Peak and Enovate have entered into a joint venture for the supply of 20,000 EV units to the Philippines and the installation of EV charging stations, initially in the National Capital Region and Cavite.

Accompanied by ENovate Finance Manager Ms. Bonnie Li, the Consulate General’s team were toured around the sprawling 200,000-square meter R&D facility in Jiading District -- home to China’s largest and most advanced automobile industry chain. They were shown ENovate’s more popular electric vehicle models---the ME7 and ME5----and the prototype fully-electric ME-Sports.

An EV startup founded in 2015, Shanghai-based ENovate combines the concepts of clean energy and clean environment with its business philosophy of “designing cars for the customers, not for the company”. END