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At a meeting of the trade and tourism committee of the Daly City- Colma Chamber of Commerce last Thursday, attended by Daly City mayor Carol Klatt, the subject of a trade mission to the Philippines, to coincide with the PCCI conference in November, was discussed. Relieved at the mayor's positiv...

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Published in:Business world (San Juan, Philippines) Philippines), 2001-07, p.1
Main Author: MACABENTA, GREG B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Committees
Klatt, Carol
Mayors
Panoringan, Mario
Political advertising
Schoen, Wolfgang
Tourism
Travel
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Summary:At a meeting of the trade and tourism committee of the Daly City- Colma Chamber of Commerce last Thursday, attended by Daly City mayor Carol Klatt, the subject of a trade mission to the Philippines, to coincide with the PCCI conference in November, was discussed. Relieved at the mayor's positive attitude, [Mario Panoringan] and I confirmed that many of the horror stories about the Philippines of late were unfounded or exaggerated. According to Mario, during the last election campaign, he accompanied a senatorial candidate all over the country and never saw any reason to fear for his life. That makes a lot of sense. The US has the largest concentration of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. They have emotional bonds with our country, they have buying power, and the peso-dollar exchange rate makes a visit to the Philippines even more advantageous for them. They are also aware that the lair of the Abu Sayyaf is many hours removed from Luzon and the Visayas, where a lot of the interesting action is happening.
ISSN:0116-3930