The 10th Cavite
MSMEs Business Conference, a collaborative
partnership between the
Provincial Government
of Cavite through the
Provincial Cooperative,
Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development
Office (PCLEDO) and its
partners, the Cavite Small
Medium Enterprise Development (CaSMED),
Department of Trade and
Industry-Cavite and the
Local Government Unit of
the City of Bacoor, was
successfully held on 28
September 2023 at the
Fynn Boutique Hotel, Bacoor City, Cavite.
With the theme
“#FoodSecure.Ph: Government, Private Partners
and Cavite MSMEs on the
Road to Food Security,”
the conference focused
on Food Security as an increasingly serious concern
at the present time and the
role of all stakeholders in
propelling self-sufficient
industries to achieve Food
Security in the Philippines.
The event was
graced by Hon. Abeng
Remulla, Board Member
of the 7th District of Cavite,
Councilor Reynaldo Fabian, and 2nd District Representative Lani Mercado
Revilla.
Before the program started, an overview of the Cavite MSMEs
Business Conference was
given by Cavite SMED
Council Chairperson, Ms.
Teresita M. Leabres.
The Economic
Roadmap of the Philippines was discussed by
Prof. Ronilo Balbieran –
President of Research,
Education & Institutional Development (REID)
Foundation Inc. He pointed out that the Philippine
Economy was steadily
improving until COVID-19,
but then 2020-2022 eventually accelerated the digital transformation of government and businesses,
and come 2023 and beyond, with the right mix of
actions from the government and businesses, and
the right strategic choices,
the Philippine economy
will eventually catch up
and bounce back.
In the 2nd part of
the program, the Technical
and Advisory Visit (TAV)
was discussed by the
Department of Labor and
Employment and shortly
after, the Food Security
and Economic Development discussion started
and was moderated by
the OIC of the Office of
the Provincial Cooperatives Development Officer
(OPCDO), Atty. Khervy
V. Reyes. Panelists were
from NEDA 4A ARD Carmel P. Matabang, DTI 4A
ARD and concurrent DTI
Cavite Provincial Director Revelyn A. Cortez,
Agricultural Program Coordinator of Department
of Agriculture Mr. Ruben
Perlas, and Cooperative
Development Authority
Regional Director Salvador Valeroso.
Meanwhile, Agri
and Food Security were
discussed by Mr. Jeremy
Gohkongwei, Founder and
Group CEO of World Food
Chain and Food Starter/
Co-Founder of Metafarms.
Mr. Gohkongwei highlighted in his discussion their
company objective which
is to improve logistics to
lessen post-harvest losses. Here, he showed an
actual simulation of processing an order that only
took around 24-26 hours
from Nueva Ecija to a Supermarket in Las Piñas,
Metro Manila.
Before the program ended, a success
story was narrated by the
General Manager of Palangue Agrarian Reform
Cooperative, highlighting
the success of their organization and the breakthrough that farming has
brought them.
The 2023 Cavite
MSMEs Business Conference was concluded
by Atty. Khervy B. Reyes
who shared his Words of
Challenge: M = Maging
bahagi ng solusyon. Wag
hayaang maiwan lng sa
papel ang mga natutunan.
S = Sikaping magkaroon
ng pagkakaisa. M = Maging resilient and adaptive.
E = Envision a better version of ourselves.
