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2017

Flourishing Philippine IT-BPO Helps Consulate General, DTI Promote
Healthcare Information Management Offshoring Event in New York

Amid consistent economic growth and a stable
business environment in the Philippines, Consul General Ma.
Theresa Dizon-De Vega together with Department of Trade
Undersecretary, Industry Promotion Group, Nora K. Terrado
and Philippine Senior Trade Representative Nicanor Bautista,
invited prospective American health investors and executives

to the Philippines during the recently held Philippine
Healthcare Information Management (HIMS) Business
Process Offshoring forum held at Kalayaan Hall, Philippine
Center.

Undersecretary Terrado led a 17-company

Consul General Dizon-de Vega joined by the Consulate’s officers host a dinner delegation from the Healthcare Information Management
for the Philippine Delegation headed by Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado Association of the Philippines (HIMAP) who travelled from the

Philippines to New York for the first leg of a multi-city

roadshow, including Orlando, Houston, and San Francisco, organized by the Department of Trade and Industry and its

overseas offices, the Board of Investments (BOI) in cooperation with Philippine Consulates General in the US. BOI Director

Angelica Cayas also formed part of the delegation.

In New York, the forum attracted 50 American companies and individuals from the healthcare and medical insurance
industry who listened to presentations by Undersecretary Terrado on Philippine economic updates, HIMAP President Cristina
Coronel on Philippine offshoring opportunities and HIMS Roadmap 2022 as well as Philippine case study presentations on
Revenue Cycle Management by Myla Rose Reyes (SPI Global); on Pharmaceutical/Life Science by Ma. Cristina Coronel
(Pointwest Technologies Co.); on Health IT by Vincent Remo (Advanced World Solutions); and on Customer Service by Phil
Taylor (KMC Solutions, USA).

A testimonial presentation entitled A US Company’s Offshoring Experience in the Philippines was shared by Mr.
John Chess. Managing Director, KMC Solutions, which was followed by a Third-party Assessment of Philippines as a leading
location for HIMS Services by Sakshi Garg, Practice Director, Everest Group.

In the evening, Consul General De Vega tendered a dinner for the Philippine delegation at the Philippine Center.

(continued from page 42.. Tanduay) Philippine Specialty Food Products
Compete in 2017 New York
In an interview during the launch, Consul General Theresa Dizon Fancy Food Event
-De Vega noted that Tanduay’s new deal with Barclays and the Nets is a
significant development for Philippine products attempting to capture the From Luzon to Mindanao, the best
global market. Through an innovative and bold sports and multi-venue tie specialty food products from the Philippines were
-up Tanduay has helped pave the way for more Philippine products to on full display beside major international food
gain a foothold in the global arena. brands at the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Event
held at New York’s Javits Center from 25-27 June.
Representing Tanduay Rum at the launch were Mr. Paul Y. Lim,
Mr. Joseph Chiong, and Mr. Roger Deputy Consul General Felipe F. Cariño III
Spears of Tanduay Distillers Inc. and on and Special Trade Representative Nicasio Bautista
the New York promotions side by Mr. assisted participants from the country’s major
Michael Ang of Outbreak Media. exporters and their US-based importers, and
companies in international food export in what is
Tanduay was founded in the known as North America’s biggest specialty food
Philippines in 1854 and is the second trade event featuring food innovations, trends and
largest rum producer in the world, exhibits of 180,000++ products.
manufacturing over 18 million cases in
2016. It has won international awards for The three-day event attracted thousands of buyers
its high quality rums using a blending and exporters in the US and overseas who
process crafted over 160 years ago. participate in this annual event as well as the
Winter Fancy Food event in San Francisco. The
Tanduay Rum is also recognized Consul General Ma. Theresa Dizon De event also featured various exhibitors as well as
as one of the most decorated Vega talks about the business of and seminars on food and health trends.
international spirit brands and is made marketing strategy of Tanduay Rhum to
from some of the world’s finest sugarcane Mr. Paul Y. Lim, representative of (Continue to page 43)
Tanduay Distillers, Inc
in the world.