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Shanghai PCG engages with CCPIT Jiangsu Sub-Council and Jiangsu business sector

NANJING – Consul General Dinno M. Oblena paid a courtesy call on the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Jiangsu Sub-Council on 25 April 2024, during which he and the Shanghai PCG team sought to further strengthen economic and trade cooperation between the Philippines and Jiangsu Province.

Consul General Oblena and his team, composed of Consul Francis Herrera, Consul (Commercial) Glenn Peñaranda, and Trade Assistant Wang Yanxia, were met by Chairman Wang Shanhua and other key officials of the CCPIT Jiangsu Sub-Council. Jiangsu Province remains a significant partner of the Philippines in trade and investments, with 2023 bilateral trade with the province accounting to about 10% of the total bilateral trade volume between the Philippines and China.

The Consul General and his team, with the assistance of the CCPIT Jiangsu Sub-Council, were also able to meet with Jiangsu-based companies and provide them with information on opportunities for doing business in the Philippines, particularly in key industries such as energy and agriculture. END.

Consul General Oblena pays courtesy call on Jiangsu Foreign Affairs Office

NANJING – Consul General Dinno M. Oblena paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government in Nanjing on 24 April 2024. He was received by Deputy Director General Jin Shanjun.

The two officials discussed the state of economic ties between the Philippines and Jiangsu Province and ways to further enhance bilateral economic cooperation. In 2023, Jiangsu Province’s trade with the Philippines accounted to about 10% of the total volume of bilateral trade between the Philippines and China.

Consulate General joins Filipinos in celebrating the National Literature Month 2024 (Buwan ng Panitikan 2024)

Sa pangunguna ng Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining (NCCA), Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF); at Pambansang Lupon para sa Pagpapaunlad ng Aklat (National Book Development Board – Philippines), isinasagawa tuwing buwan ng Abril ang Buwan ng Panitikan alinsunod sa Proklamasyon Bilang 968 na nilagdaan noong 2015.

Ngayong taon, ipinagdiriwang ang Buwan ng Panitikan 2024 na may temang “Ang Panitikan at Kapayapaan” na may layuning magbigay daan sa malayang pagtalakay kung ano ang mga kahalagahan at kontribusyon ng panitikan sa pagpapanatili at pagpapalaganap ng kapayapaan sa bansa at sa mga komunidad. Sa pamamagitan nito, lalong mapagyayaman ang diskurso sa konsepto ng kapayapaan at maipararating sa mamamayang Pilipino ang papel ng panitikan sa lipunan.