PAGASA’s Steve Cua attended the penultimate consultative hearing on Amendments to the Consumer Act of the Philippines in Congress with (L) Phil. Retailers Assn.’s Atty. Paul Santos and DTI’s Dir. for the Bureau of Trade Regulations & Consumer Protection (gesturing) to fine-tune amendments by this Technical Working Group before submission to the sponsors of the amendments covered by numerous House Bills. Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 August 2012 )

On its 2nd Year, the took place on 11/23/11 at the Meralco Theatre before a full house of CEO’s & Company Presidents.  PAGASA’s Board was invited to witness the affair where Nanay Coring of National Bookstore clinched this year’s award. Last year’s winner was Cecilio Pedro of Lamoiyan, makers of Hapee Toothpaste. Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 August 2012 )

PAGASA Pres. STC was interviewed by Sunshine Media in its feature on Christmas Food Shopping ’11 for the following week in its long-running program “Business and Leisure.”  Tips on how to avoid the Christmas rush and make the most of one’s budget were touched on.

Congress held a Consultative Hearing on proposed amendments to the Consumer Act of the Philippines and invited were PAGASA’s VP Fred Gravador (leftmost) and Pres. Steve Cua (2-L). Other resource people were Dept. of Trade & Industry’s Dir. of the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection Atty. Victorio Mario Dimagiba (rightmost in pic where Rep. Rufus Rodriguez points to the slides) and Phil. Retailers Assn’s. Exec. Dir. Evelyn Balmeo-Salire and VP for National Affairs Atty. Paul Santos (in green). This Technical Working Group will provide the inputs for the final draft to be approved by the sponsoring Congressmen of this Bill. Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 August 2012

PAGASA was invited to the Appreciation Party of the Filipino Songwriters, Composers, Arrangers and Producers Association (FILSCAP) at the EDSA Shangrila.  In picture, STC poses with FILSCAP Pres. Noel Cabangon, famed nationalistic singer/composer.  PAGASA is considered a partner of FILSCAP in espousing the intellectual rights of its members. Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 August 2012 )