14 March 2014 - As part of the Philippine Embassy’s media awareness campaign to attract Chinese enterprises to invest in the Philippines, Philippine Ambassador to China Erlinda F. Basilio sat down with the 21st Century Business Herald for an exclusive interview on March 10.
During the interview, Ambassador Basilio discussed the current state of Philippine-China diplomatic relations, bilateral trade relations, the Philippines’ investment priorities, and commercial opportunities in various sectors such as information technology (I.T.), manufacturing, retail trading, real estate, and agribusiness.
Ambassador Basilio also briefed the 21st Century Business Herald on the history of commercial ties between the Philippines and China; and the Philippine government’s continued encouragement to Filipino businessmen of Chinese descent to invest in China to further strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and enhance goodwill. The Ambassador emphasized the continued friendship Filipinos extend to the Chinese people.
Ambassador Basilio concluded the interview by extending an invitation to the 21st Century Business Herald to visit the Philippines and expressed hope that Chinese enterprises will continue to consider the Philippines a priority investment destination.
21st Century Business Herald, one of the media outfits of the 21st Century Media Co., Ltd. based in Guangdong province, has a wide readership of about 750,000 copies and focuses on providing its readers relevant information on trade and investment opportunities in both domestic and overseas markets. END