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General Manager Erica WANG, Production Director PEI Xuewen, and Sales Director XU Gang were warmly received by Consul General Josel F. Ignacio, Economic Officer Consul Conrado B. Demdem, Jr., and Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Shanghai Director Mario Tani.

The executives briefed the Consulate General on its proposed next steps, including site visits in the Philippines, toward firming up plans. In turn, they received clear technical and practical advice from the Consulate team on procedures, incentives and the support available from the country’s investment promotion agencies for their Philippine venture.

Shanghai, 10 August 2021 – Executives of Shanghai Merriers Household Co. Ltd., a family-owned foam and mattress company, visited the Consulate General today on its projected investment in the Philippines.

Citing the surge in demand enjoyed by its products in the U.S. and European markets, GM Wang affirmed her companies resolve to see its sixth facility through to completion, unhindered by COVID-19.

Consul General Ignacio thanked Shanghai Merriers for its “wise investment decision” and “unequivocal expression of confidence in the Philippines”. The Consulate’s country team assured GM Wang that it would spare no effort in supporting liaison with the competent Philippine agencies towards facilitating this investment.

A family-owned private enterprise dating back to 1992, Shanghai Merriers manufactures bed mattresses and other foam products, including memory foams. In 2020, it exported USD300 million-worth of products to the U.S. and Europe, its principal markets. The proposed Philippine facility will beef up its manufacturing muscle built on four plants in China and one in Thailand.

Shanghai Merriers first manifested its interest in the Philippines in April, when Shanghai Merriers Chairman Mr. LIN Yongquan and GM Wang met with Consul Demdem and Vice Consul Tani at their factory in Jiading, Shanghai. END

Consulate, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies talk future exchanges

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Shanghai, 5 August 2021 – Consul General Josel F. Ignacio was warmly received today by respected Chinese international relations scholar Dr. YANG Jiemian, President Emeritus of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), at the Institute’s home in Xuhui District.

The call marks an auspicious and good start for the Consulate General’s drive to engage Shanghai’s leading think tanks and thought leaders.

An esteemed figure in policy circles within and without China, Dr. Yang is, among others, Senior Fellow and Chairman of the SIIS Academic Affairs Council, and Counsellor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government. He holds degrees from the Shanghai Teachers’ University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Shanghai International Studies University, and sits on the boards of the China National Association for International Studies, Chinese People Institute of Foreign Affairs, National Association of China-U.S. Friendship, Shanghai Association of Taiwan Studies and other organizations.

Notably, Dr. Yang is the brother of the Hon. Yang Jiechi, former Foreign Minister and currently Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee.

Consul General Ignacio and Dr. Yang engaged in a warm, candid and extended exchange of views on various topics of mutual interest. These included sustaining the forward momentum of bilateral ties, advancing the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relationship, COVID-19 cooperation and recovery. Dr. Yang welcomed the Consul General’s mention and cognizance of the constructive role and value of Track Two diplomacy, including think tank and academic linkages, in promoting cooperation and overcoming difficult issues.

A Shanghainese, Dr. Yang also conveyed his interest in fostering closer engagement spanning the full gamut of relations between his home city and the Philippines as well as other ASEAN Member States.

The Consul General confirmed that this dovetailed with the Consulate General’s own thrust and consistent with the Philippines’ track record. He recalled the early manifestation of support for China and Shanghai’s “opening up” by companies such as Liwayway (China) Co. Ltd., Metrobank, and Dai-ichi Electronics Shanghai Co. Ltd., all of which set up shop in the city in the 1990s. He also outlined plans to revitalize Sister City ties between Manila and Shanghai and to proactively to build Philippine economic and people-to-people linkages with the Yangtze River Delta Region.

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Consul General Ignacio was accompanied at the call by Deputy Consul General Marlowe A. Miranda and Consul Conrado B. Demdem, Jr. Dr. Yang was backstopped by SIIS Department of International Exchanges Director Mme. Zhu Juhua and Mr. Zhou Shengsheng.

Founded in 1960, the SIIS is a government-affiliated think tank which also advises the Chinese Government on foreign policy and security matters. With over 100 visiting fellows and support staff members and the support of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, the SIIS’ work focuses on countries and regions, as well as thematic issues such as economics, public policy, and international strategic studies. END

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SHANGHAI, 10 August 2021 – All fourteen Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) organic personnel assigned at the Consulate General here, as well as two local Chinese staff, successfully completed the DFA’s Online Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) Course, and were awarded Certificates of Completion.

The Online GST Course was the first offering of the DFA under its Learning Management System (LMS) platform, launched in March this year.

All Philippine Foreign Service missions, through their respective Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points, were mandated beginning 28 June to have their personnel take and complete the course within a prescribed period. The Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai achieved a 100% completion and passing rate.

The GST Course was developed by the UP Social Action for Research Development Foundation Inc., and Buri Technologies Inc., in partnership with the DFA’s GAD Secretariat. Over nine online modules, the course discussed basic gender concepts, gender roles, gender mainstreaming, and gender analysis, with a view to sensitizing personnel on gender equality, women empowerment, and gender issues arising at work.

GAD-competency building is a key priority of the DFA. END

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