03/06/2026
PH IS CAEXPO 2026 COUNTRY OF HONOR; GEARS UP FOR STRONG COUNTRY PARTICIPATION THIS SEPTEMBER
The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) Secretariat, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Guangzhou (PTIC Guangzhou) gathered last May 21 representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) DTI Foreign Trade Service Corps; the Provincial Government of Cebu, the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry(PCCI), the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCI), the Philippine Young Entrepreneurs Association (PYEA), associations, business groups, and exporters to formally kick off the Philippines' participation in the upcoming China-ASEAN Expo, slated for September 17–21, 2026.
Attending the Philippines CAEXPO Country of Honor Launch in Manila were DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo, Governor Pamela Baricuatro of Cebu Province, Chinese Embassy Commercial Counsellor Yang Guoliang, CITEM Executive Director Leah Ocampo, CAEXPO Deputy Secretary General Cheng Gong, PTIC Guangzhou’s Froilan Pamintuan, and Chairman Bebe Zhao of the China-ASEAN Mercantile Exchange (CAMEX).
The Philippines is CAEXPO's Country of Honor this year, only the second time in the 23-year history of this annual event held in Nanning.
The Philippine delegation is expected to participate through the Philippine Commodity Pavilion, the Philippine National Pavilion where Cebu will be the "Province of Charm", the Philippine CAEXPO Investment Seminar, the China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program, and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), among other related events.
A coordination meeting headed by DTI Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, ED Ocampo and CAEXPO Secretariat’s Deputy Secretary General Cheng was also arranged on May 22 to discuss details of the Philippine participation with representatives from the Board of Investments (BOI), the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), DTI-Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Tourism (DOT), the Province of Cebu, PYEA, and other government agencies in attendance.
Interested parties who wish to be part of the Philippine delegation for this year’s CAEXPO may still email: [email protected] and/or [email protected].
photo courtesy of CAEXPO Secretariat