Metro Naga
business chamber
for Bicol prospects
By
Juan Escandor Jr.
With
eyes trained on the prospects within the region, the Metro Naga
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) believes Bicolanos could
create a spark in a five-day business event in Naga City.
PRIELA
Dubbed “1st Bicol Business Week,” the five-day event the MCCI will
hold on Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Naga City Civic Center aims to showcase
and promote the Bicol’s best of businesses.
Nicolas Beda A. Priela, president of MCCI, said the occasion is
expected to draw more than 2,000 participants, exhibitors and
guests from all over the region.
“This enormous business activity will highlight the best of
Bicol’s products, construction, ICT, investors, jobs agri-aqua
exhibits and fairs. Conferences and forums will likewise be
conducted simultaneously with other activities,” Priela revealed.
He said the design of the 1st Bicol Business Week is participatory
with the participants interacting and exchange of ideas, concepts
and insights freely flowing.
Priela said the business week with an apt theme “Make It Bicol” is
held in cooperation of the Naga City government and the Canadian
International Development Agency-Private Enterprise Accelerated
Resource Linkages (Cida-Pearl2).
He said other agencies lending their support to the occasion
include the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of
Agriculture, Department of Science and Technology, Department of
Labor and Employment, Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and United
Architects of the Philippines.
Priela said the 1st Bicol Business Week, which they plan to hold
every year hence, would be like a mini-exposition where
participating business entities are provided venue to display
their products, innovative skills and technology.
“The occasion is a good venue in promoting your products and the
company as a whole. Likewise, this is the opportunity for you to
meet your prospective business partners,” he added.
For more information on the details of the 1st Bicol Business
Week, please contact Hani Dy or Rainier Tan at 2/F Velasco
Building, Panganiban Drive, Naga City, tel. Nos. 054) 473-6318,
473-3519; Fax (054) 473-9258; E-mail: mncci@digitelone.com/ mncci@skyinet.net
