Philcongen Xiamen visits Oishi, meets Filipinos in Jiangxi province
Photos, from left to right: First photo: Jiangxi Oishi Senior Manager briefs Philippine Consul General Maria Antonina M. Mendoza - Oblena during the latter's visit to the Liwayway/Oishi facility in Jiangxi. Second Photo: PCG Xiamen officials with Filipinos at Jiangxi Oishi. Third Photo: Front row, from left to right: Senior Manager Giovanni Dy-Hernandez, Engineer Wei with Baby Wei, University Teacher Liliafe Tan, CG Maria Antonina Mendoza-Oblena, Teacher Veronica Piñana, Media Manager Kim Rubina, PCG Xiamen Faith Bautista, PCG Xiamen Interpreter Fubin Huang; Back row, from left to right: Manager Neil Escalderon , Engr. Risa Mar Cataluna, Teacher Ana Diarez, Teacher Christopher Pardinas, Teacher Juvy Cabaluna, Teacher Andrea Stanley. (Xiamen PCG photos)
XIAMEN, 23 December 2021 – Philippine Consul General to Xiamen Maria Antonina Mendoza-Oblena visited the Liwayway Oishi Food and Packaging Plant in De’An County, City of Jiujiang on 10 December 2021 during the Red Tour organized by Fujian and Jiangxi Provincial Governments. She also met with Filipinos working and residing in Jiangxi Province.
The Consul General met with eight out of eleven Filipino supervisors of Jiangxi Oishi. The Filipino supervisors, who have been in China for an average of 10 years, came from and were trained at the Oishi Plant in the Philippines, mainly from Cavite. From 1993 to the present, Oishi has become one of the well-known brands and star enterprises in China.
After the visit to Oishi, Consul General Mendoza-Oblena met with Filipinos from all over Jiangxi, majority of whom are teachers. Consul General Oblena gave a short briefing about the Consulate General’s functions and operations and provided a bird’s eye view of what they can expect from the Consulate General in the coming months. She reiterated the PCG’s readiness to assist Filipinos with concerns, especially in the Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, and the commitment to serve the country with the interests of its citizens on hand. END