Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. - DCCP

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Join us at the JMC Conference 2026: The Philippines in Global Shipping: Future Opportunities and Threats.

Hosted by the Joint Maritime Committee, this high-level event will bring together maritime experts, industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore the country’s strategic role in the evolving global shipping landscape.

📅29 January 2026
🕓9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
🏨TBD

📌 Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of global shipping dialogue in the Philippines. Stay tuned for more updates!

📰 [DCCP Features] 𝐁𝐃𝐎 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐇 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 📰

Green mobility gets a boost! ♻️🚙 𝐁𝐃𝐎 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 and Vietnam’s 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 have partnered to deliver end-to-end banking solutions that accelerate the availability of EVs (Electrical Vehicles) and sustainable transport in the Philippines.

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“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬. V-Green has already secured approvals to roll out EV charging stations in four SM Supermalls, with further expansion plans within the BDO–SM ecosystem.

𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐒𝐌 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, operator of the country’s first all-electric taxi fleet powered by VinFast vehicles, completed integration with BDO’s digital banking platform in June 2025. Both companies will continue to work together on automated payment solutions to support its driver onboarding and expansion.

“'𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒂f𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕' said Dao Quy Phi, CEO of Green GSM Philippines.”

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.bdo.com.ph/about-bdo/learn/news-and-features/bdo-vingroup-partnership-green-mobility-sustainability

The Asian Forum on Enterprise for Society (AFES) is honored to welcome Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Chairman of Ayala Corporation, as keynote speakers for its fourth edition.

Their addresses will set the stage for two days of critical conversations on inclusion, sustainability, innovation, education, and resilient supply chains — issues that define how enterprises and communities can thrive in times of uncertainty.

Seats are limited. Buy your tickets here: https://afes.aim.edu/

🏌️‍♂️ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!

Happening on Friday, 𝟐𝟏 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟, San Pedro, Laguna, this event brings together the Dutch-Philippine business community for a day of golf, networking, and camaraderie.

The Orange Cup is a fundraising event, with proceeds to be donated to a cause aligned with the Chamber’s mission.

✨ Special thanks to our Gold Sponsors for their generous support:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, OOM Verzekeringen, BDO Unibank, UTS Philippines Inc., and Transnational Diversified Group.

🎟️ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭: ₱𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎 | 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭: ₱𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎
👉 Register here: https://www.dccp.ph/events-1/4th-orange-cup-golf-tournament

Interested in becoming a sponsor or featuring your products through the raffle? You may contact Adrian Gamos at [email protected]

We hope to see you on the greens! ⛳

[Event Highlight] 𝐊𝐋𝐌 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧 🥂

Held last 03 October 2025, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines hosted a special luncheon for the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (DCCP) at Gallery by Chelle, BGC. KLM invited our Executive Director, Mitchel Smolders, together with DCCP member companies to exchange insights on optimizing business travel, gain a deeper understanding of KLM’s approach to corporate and sustainable travel, and create a networking opportunity among fellow members.

Special thank you to Pamela Villangca, Emilly Gaddi, and Maria Boniol for presenting KLM’s premium services and sharing their initiatives toward sustainable flying. ✈️

📰 [DCCP Features] 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐯𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢f𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨f 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬. 📰

"The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨f 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (DEPDev) vowed to intensify the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the country’s policies and programs to ensure these help improve the lives of Filipino.

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During the 𝐌&𝐄 F𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 covered how M&E can guide 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 and 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 decisions and ensure that evaluation findings are used to improve government programs and policies. This has become more important amid recent corruption issues that have surfaced in the government’s flood control projects.

The DEPDev, in collaboration with 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, has been conducting several M&E initiatives across critical growth sectors, including 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 and 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧."

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://www.philstar.com/business/2025/10/01/2476536/depdev-vows-intensify-monitoring-programs-policies

[Event Highlights] 𝐑𝐓𝐃 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐏𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨j𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

Last Thursday, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 the 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨f 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞, in partnership with 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬 hosted a 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 on Mainstreaming ESG in PPP Projects. The discussion highlighted the importance of integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives.

The discussion proved insightful, featuring speakers from 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜-𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨f 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 and the private sector, who shared practical perspectives on applying ESG criteria, addressing environmental and social risks, and enhancing engagement with stakeholders.

We would like to thank 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧 from the 𝐏𝐏𝐏 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 for sharing her expertise on ESG requirements and upcoming PPP projects, and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐬 from 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬 for demonstrating how ESG principles are necessary for projects and how it can drive positive impact. 👏🧡

𝐃𝐂𝐂𝐏 extends its gratitude to all attendees for their active participation. The Chamber 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 to supporting sustainable and responsible business practices and looks forward to continued collaboration with our PH–NL partners 🤝.

[DCCP Features] 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Our Executive Director, Mitchel Smolders, together with Robert van der Hum, the Deputy Ambassador of the Netherlands Embassy, visited the booth of Control Union, a proud DCCP member managed by Tom van der Meulen, at the World Coconut Congress 2025.

[DCCP Features] “𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑨 𝑻𝒊𝒏𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 2𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.” 📺🌍

Business Insider showcased how the 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬, where AI and robots manage everything from planting to harvesting. The YouTube video reveals that the Netherlands' 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢f𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 isn't just its produce or technology, but its 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨f 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 how the relationship between scientists and farmers drives efficiency and innovation, setting an example for how to feed communities more sustainably.

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:

How A Tiny Country Became The 2nd Biggest Agricultural Exporter In The World The Netherlands is the world’s second-largest agricultural exporter by value despite being only about the size of Maryland. Inside large greenhouses, farmers...