EVENTS
Friday 27th June 2008   

British Embassy Manila - Veteran’s Day Celebration

     6:30 pm at Manila Club
     
Thursday 3rd July 2008   Social Networking Evening
    6:30 to 9:30 Manila Club
     
Wed & Thur 13-14 August   Foreign Chambers Employment Expo
    10 am to 6 pm Trinoma Activity Centre Ayala Mall North EDSA
    Companies wishing to use this Expo to meet their recruitment objectives may participate in this event here
     
Adoption Awareness 11Jun08  

A report on this very successful event can be seen here

     
Fri-Sat 10-11 October 2008  

Foreign Chambers Business Sourcing Fair

    10 am to 8 pm, Hall 3, SM Megatrade Hall, 5th Level,
    Bldg. B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.
    Sponsorship details are available here
     

IMPORTANT NOTICE

BRITISH EMBASSY AND BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE PHILIPPINES will relocate offices between 10 and 14 July 2008. Please see details here.

WELCOME: New Members May 08
The Board of Directors is very pleased to welcome the following New Members to the British Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines
Individual
 

Daniel Patrick Murphy

 

 

 

   
Associate
 

Designated Nominees

MSK Global

 

Mark Arnold, Managing Director

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Chairman’s Message

RP/ EU Business Conference

The Business Conference, whose preparation workshop’s the BCC-P attended and contributed to in April, was held on May 8th and received extensive national press coverage. The Key issues and proposals of the European Business community, led by the ECCP and supported by the BCC-P, and the EU Commission were presented to the Philippine Government and focused on improving the potential for European investment in the sectors of Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services and IT.

A review of the next steps to place “Europe firmly on the radar screen” of the Philippine Government will be made at the next European Nations Council executive meeting in early June.

EU Market Access Team (MAT)

The EU Delegation are setting up an MAT consisting of the Chairmen & Presidents of the five EU Chambers of Commerce, EU countries Business Associations, the Commercial counselors of the EU country’s Embassies here; plus key private companies in the selected priority sectors.

Having established the ground rules, the ENC will decide on a uniform strategy for the selected sectors it will be recommending for priority under the MAT team. With over 1,200 members the 4 existing Chambers, plus the newly founded German Chamber and the smaller EU Business Associations, represent a powerful lobbying platform for both these key MAT projects as well as generally pushing the Philippines Government to be more proactive in the ASEAN / EU FTA discussions.

Meeting with James Moran EU Secretary - General External Relations in ASEAN.

The ENC reiterated its concern by the apparent lack of interest by the Philippine Government as indicated to Moran (similarly given in May to Karl Falkenberg the EU Secretary- General for ASEAN) regarding their being part of the first phase countries pushing for the ASEAN/ EU FTA progressing discussions together with Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia.

James Moran was encouraged that the European business sector, through the 5 EU Chambers (ENC), was willing to encourage the raising of the level of interest within the Philippine Government for greater pro-activity in the ASEAN/ EU FTA discussions

Best regards,

Leslie J. Stokes
Chairman 2008-9
British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines

 

BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Secretariat Office c/o
The British Embassy of Manila
17th Floor 6752 Locsin Bldg
Ayala corner Makati Avenue
Makati City 6001, Philippines
Tel Nos. 5808386 Fax No. 893 9073
 

secretariat@bccphil.com

 
PREMIER SPONSORS
 
 
 
 
Astra Zeneca
 
 
 
 
 
 
BG Consolidated Holdings Phil. Inc
 
 
 
 
 
 
British American Tobacco
 
 
 
 
 
 
Border Holdings (UK) Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clark Aviation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diageo Philippines, Inc
 
 
 
 
 
 
GlaxoSmithKline - Philippines
 
 
 
 
 
 
HSBC - Philippines
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shell Philippines Exploration BV
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation
 
     




























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