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Filipino Architects call on Consulate General, talk cooperation on shared advocacies and priorities

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Shanghai, 16 July – Consul General Josel F. Ignacio received today the new officers of the United Architects of the Philippines-Shanghai Chapter (UAP-SC) on their introductory call.

Consul Marlowe A. Miranda and Tourism Attaché Ireneo Reyes joined the Consul General in receiving new UAP-SC President Herbert A. Recato, Vice President for Programs and Development Mark Gregory M. Pascasio, Secretary Myryl C. Veloso, Treasurer Rogelio A. Diche, Jr., and Director Hans Eliel A. Domingo.

The visiting UAP-SC officials briefed the Consul General on the organization’s history, and thrusts, before outlining the new leadership’s workplan for the 2021-2022.

The Consulate General expressed appreciation for UAP-SC’s initiatives to foster contact and camaraderie among Filipino architects in Shanghai and across China, support their welfare and professional advancement, and to implement assistance and charitable projects in the Philippines. Consul General Ignacio affirmed the Consulate General’s own readiness to be of assistance.

uap2 The meeting saw animated exchanges on potential collaboration to further raise the profile of Filipino architects and other professionals in Shanghai, as well as to enhance Chinese appreciation of Philippine architecture and architectural heritage. Both sides recognized that Manila and Shanghai’s identity as metropolises combining the old and new as well as traditional, colonial and modern architectural styles provide fertile ground on which to cultivate and enhance linkages between the two cities. END

ASEAN Consulates set sights on enhanced visibility, clout in Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta Region

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Shanghai – Philippine Consul General Josel F. Ignacio and the seven other Shanghai-based Consuls General of ASEAN Member States have agreed to a collective and coordinated campaign to raise ASEAN’s visibility and sway in the Chinese financial capital and the larger, equally dynamic Yangtze River Delta Region.

The consensus was reached at a working dinner hosted by Thai Consul General Lada Phumas at her Official Residence in Changning District on 7 July. Auguring well for the effort, all eight ASEAN Consuls General made time from their respective full calendars to prioritize this assembly and demonstrate their respective missions’ solidarity.

Currently, eight of 10 ASEAN countries maintain consular missions in Shanghai. Their Consuls General are Mr. Neang Samrithkomar (Cambodia), Mr. Deny Wachyudi Kurnia (Indonesia), Mr. Bouaphat Phoutthavong (Lao PDR), Mr. Syed Farizal Aminy bin Syed Mohamad (Malaysia), Mr. Josel Francisco Ignacio (Philippines), Mr. Chua Teng Hoe (Singapore) and Mr. Ninh Thanh Cong (Vietnam).

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The move comes at an auspicious year for relations between ASEAN and China relations, which are celebrating this year the 30^th anniversary of Dialogue Relations, and as ASEAN missions prepare to commemorate the 54^th Founding Anniversary of ASEAN on 8^th August 2021.

The Philippines is currently Coordinator Country for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations, a position it will relinquish in August, after three years. In this capacity, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., co-chaired with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi on 07 June 2021, the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Celebration of the 30^th Anniversary of the Dialogue Relations in Chongqing. END

"Tales of the Manuvu" special streaming, 16-18 July 2021

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The Department of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, invites everyone to the special streaming of the rock opera ballet “Tales of the Manuvu” featuring Ballet Philippines and Radioactive Sago Project. The classic presentation tells the story of creation of the Indigenous Peoples of Manobo. Choreography and libretto by National Artists Alice Reyes and Bienvenido Lumbera respectively.

Catch it for 72 hours starting 12:01 am on 16 July at https://tinyurl.com/DFA-Tales-of-the-Manuvu.

Ganyu District (Jiangsu) bats for expanded Cross-Border E-Commerce with PH

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Shanghai, 9 July 2021 – Keen to ride the wave ridden by other booming Chinese e-commerce hubs, Ganyu District in Lianyugang city, Jiangsu Province, is exploring enhanced cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) links with the Philippines.

Calling on the Consulate General today, a government-business delegation led by Ganyu District Deputy Governor Mr. XU Bei, Zhewang Town Mayor Mme. ZHANG Lai Tao laid out plans for an app-based e-commerce platform to facilitate e-commerce with the Philippines. Also part of the blueprint is a fully-functional CBEC industrial park by 2025 that will host and incubate enterprises.

Consul General Ignacio, Economic Officer Consul Conrado B. Demdem, Jr., Commercial Vice Consul Mario Tani and Tourism Attaché Ireneo Reyes met the visitors. Rounding off the Ganyu side were Zhewang Town People’s Congress Vice Chairman Mr. LIU Shan Liang, Ben-Agriculture Industrial Group Chairman WANG Pei Chao, Philippine Uni-Steady Exim Corp. representative Mr. CHEN Si Jie, and , and businessman Mr. Paul Dean SHI, an importer of Philippine food products.

Consul General Ignacio welcomed Ganyu officials’ interest and the potential win-win for both the Philippines and Ganyu in terms of capitalizing on the economic rewards of CBEC. “If realized, the Philippine merchandise exports gain an important additional gateway into the Chinese market. Online platforms afford our goods better visibility, exposure and access.” Ganyu, for its part, gets to advance its stock as a rising e-commerce player among Chinese localities.

ganyu2 Ganyu is a port town strategically located along the Yellow Sea on the northernmost coast of Jiangsu. The province is second only to Guangdong in terms of provincial GDP and significantly, in terms of imports from the Philippines.

Located in Lianyungang City, Ganyu District, home to 1.2 million people, has for its main industries oil, iron and steel, processed seafood, and reused plastic materials.

With a GDP of RMB 15.3 billion (USD 2.35 billion) in 2020, it was one of the Top 100 districts in China. In 2020, Ganyu District’s CBEC industry recorded a retail value of RMB 3 billion (USD 461.5 million) mainly from trade in agricultural, apparel, and footwear products. Supported by the provincial government’s favorable policies on CBEC, it has bonded warehouses, professional cross-border e-commerce teams, and a vibrant live streaming economy. END