An exchange of Sto. Ni\u00f1o images paved the way for what Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia called a fruitful trade mission that she recently led in three Latin American countries.<\/p>\n
The governor exchanged an image of the Sto. Ni\u00f1o de Cebu with the Ni\u00f1o de Dios de Malloco, the miraculous image of Chile’s Malloco region brought by that country’s top local officials.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were no mishaps, nothing untoward happened. When we brought the Sto. Ni\u00f1o image, we were met with beautiful weather and everything went like clockwork,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n
The governor was with top businessmen and local government officials in meeting with officials and businessmen from Chile, Brazil and Argentina for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n
Garcia said it had been 12 years since the last trade mission in these Latin American countries and she wanted the province to re-establish these ties.\u00a0 \u201cIt was really very significant for Cebu. It placed Cebu in the world map and boosted its image,\u201d she told reporters.<\/p>\n
Garcia said the visit will help provide market exposure to Cebu products like furniture, fashion accessories and food.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the possibility of exchange in the fields of tourism, academics and culture were also extensively discussed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
In Chile, they\u2019ve met the Camara Nacional de Comercio, their national chamber of commerce.\u00a0 The Cebu trade mission also met with chambers of commerce in Brazil and Argentina.<\/p>\n
Among those who joined the trade mission were Consul Samuel Chioson,\u00a0 Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Chairman, and Melanie Ng, CCCI chairperson\u00a0 for South America Business Council.<\/p>\n
Capping off the trade mission was an agreement signed between Cebu and the regional government of Valparaiso that was aimed at promoting trade and cultural relations between them. \/Carmel Loise Matus, Correspondent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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