Cebu gets 3 awards in conference
CEBU Province, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the University of San Carlos (USC) have one thing in common.
They were all recognized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) during the 38th Philippine Business Conference and Expo yesterday.
The PCCI cited the Province for being the most business-friendly local government unit in the country, the CCCI for being the most outstanding chamber nationwide and the USC for the research it conducted on the treatment of mango waste.
“This is a validation that the programs we have initiated have all paid off and now recognized by very distinguished Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry,” said Gov. Gwen Garcia, referring to the Province’s programs like the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo, One Cebu Expo, among others.
Hall of Famer
The Province shared the award with Tarlac Province, the home province of President Benigno Aquino III, who was at the conference with PCCI president Miguel Varela.
The CCCI has been in the PCCI’s Hall of Fame twice. It once was awarded the most outstanding chamber in the country for eight consecutive years.
Yesterday, the CCCI became a diamond awardee, according to its president Prudencio Gesta.
As for the USC, it was the recipient of the Alfredo M. Yao Intellectual Property Award for its research on the “integrated process for the treatment of mango waste.”
Assistance
Gesta also turned over P250,000 cash and P909,000 in kind to the PCCI as the CCCI’s assistance to flood victims in Luzon.
Gesta said CCCI has 700 members with 20 sectors.
The PCCI, the mother organization, has national networks in North Luzon, South Luzon, National Capital Region, Visayas and Mindanao. It also has international networks in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
With the governor at the conference were her father Rep. Pablo Garcia (Cebu, 2nd district), her brother Rep. Pablo John Garcia (Cebu, 3rd district), Rep. Benhur Salimbangon (Cebu, 4th district) and his sister Mariquita SalimbangonYeung.