Gretchen V. del Rosario, wife of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario, and Rowena A. Domingo, wife of Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo, jointly hosted a day-long APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) Spouses Program for the spouses of the visiting APEC Foreign and Trade Ministers and high officials which featured visits to the Ayala…
Leaders of the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) had their family photo together with their spouses, except for the bachelor President Aquino who posed with his elder sister Ballsy Aquino-Cruz on November 18, 2015 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena right before their welcome dinner.
No Filipino welcome is complete without a feast. Yesterday evening’s welcome reception for the APEC Economic Leaders was no exception. Apart from a stirring cultural performance, delegates and guests were also treated to a sumptuous menu envisioned by Via Mare founder Glenda Barretto and Margarita—better known as Gaita—Forés of Cibo. The dishes themselves were superbly…
Distilling an entire culture into one evening’s performance is not a job for the faint-hearted. Fortunately, the members of the production ensemble for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Welcome Dinner are not the type to back down from a challenge. With musician Paolo Valenciano and dance choreographer Douglas Nierras at the helm, the team put together…
Leaders and representatives from the 21 member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) had their official family photo taken on November 19, 2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center for the Philippine hosting of 2015 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) in Manila. Front row, from left to right: Chile President Michelle Bachelet; Canada Prime Minister…
Vibrant trade relations are expected to create employment opportunities for more Filipinos following the successful 2015 APEC Leaders’ Meeting which the Philippines hosted last week. Stock image “The bilateral meetings of the Philippines with Australia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Russia, and the United States of America, resulted [in the] identification…