BUSINESS LEADERS, GOV’T OFFICIALS OPEN FRANCHISE ASIA PHILIPPINES 2019 INTERNATIONAL EXPO

Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL) 2019 continues to live up to its billing as Asia’s biggest and grandest franchising event, with the opening rites on Friday of Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 International Expo at the SMXConvention Center Manila - attracting eminent business leaders, state officials and diplomats. The three-day expo which ran from March 29 to 31 - is one of the four components of the annual FAPHL slated March 27 to 31. The expo was opened to the public by (1st row, from left) BPI SVP and Head of Business Banking Jovy Hernandez; PFA President Richard Sanz; Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion; Trade Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman; PFA Chairman Dr. Alan Escalona; PLDT Enterprise SVP and Head Junie Veloso; (2nd row, from left) Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Expo Chair Dom Hernandez; PFA Vice Chair Elizabeth “Yvette” Pardo- Orbeta; Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman George Barcelon; Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Overall Chair Sherill Quintana; Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Honorary Chair and Treasurer, Philexport and ECOP President Sergio Ortiz Luis Jr.; Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Overall Co-chair Chris Lim; Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Henry Lim Bon Liong; and Foreign Trade Service Corps executive director Emman Ang. With them are Bb. Pilipinas beauties Eva Patalinjug and Jehza Huelar.