Dept. of Trade & Industry Sec. Favila (in yellow), Dept. of Agriculture Sec. Yap (in white beside Favila) and DTI Usec. Maglaya (in pink) call an Emergency Meeting two days after Ondoy struck to take stock of the situation with industry leaders. Across the 3 are the officers of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The two Sec.’s mentioned that they will implement price ceilings on Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities to avoid manipulation by retailers/businessmen.

VP Roy Chua (in jacket) and Pres. Steve Cua (with daughter Ana Sharmila) donates relief goods in behalf of PAGASA at Tulong Bayan Headquarters in Cubao a day after the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana

Ondoy/Ketsana’s wrath is illustrated in this PAGASA Member-store’s mad scramble by customers for a pair of decent slippers after theirs were washed away in the floods they had to wade on. There was also an uptick in the sales of panties and men’s underwear just to emphasize the height of floods that day!

Alveo Land Corporation, a division of the AyalaLand Group catering to the middle income high-rise market, hosted the 3rd Quarterly General Membership Meeting of PAGASA held at the Mile Hi Diner within the Mezza Residences Complex in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

PhilBAKING, the Association of top Bread Producers in the country (supplying over 70% of commercial breads sold locally) invited PAGASA’s STC as the speaker for their 09/09 Monthly General Meeting at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati. He presented the various displays of breads in the different supermarkets in Metro Manila.