MAP tackles agribusiness chain in general membership meeting in Iloilo City
By Tara Yap
THE general meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap)
ILOILO CITY — The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) tackled how to strengthen the agribusiness chain to support growth in the global market during its general membership meeting held in Iloilo.
Damosa Lands President Ricardo “Cary” Floirendo Lagdameo and SM Supermalls President Steven Tan gave keynote presentations anchored on the theme “From Farm to Global Markets: Strengthening Regional Value Chains."
Lagdameo’s presentation on “Attracting Global Capital to Regional Agribusiness” shared lessons from Mindanao as a growing investment destination.
He cited their 63-hectare Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE), which attracted global investors and offered opportunities and contributed to the inclusive growth of Mindanao and its people.
In his presentation “Helping Local Small Businesses Grow,” Tan shared the formula of SM in helping shape the local circular economy with its various malls across the country.
Terence Uygongco, chairman of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. (ILED), tackled how Iloilo is aiming to become a bamboo economic powerhouse in Southeast Asia by 2030.
This is the second consecutive year MAP held its meeting in Iloilo, seen as a major investment destination outside of Metro Manila and Metro Cebu.
Among the MAP officials present were President Donald Lim, Vice President Marianne “Maan” Hontiveros, Treasurer Wilson Tan, and Executive Director Arnold Salvador.
New MAP members were inducted during the July 31 meeting attended by key local officials, including Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr.