The Second Philippine International Garment And Textile Exhibition And Philippine Sports Industry And Sports Fashion Exhibition Were Successfully Held In Manila

From October 5 to 7, 2023, the Second Philippine International Clothing and Textile Exhibition and the Philippine Sports Industry and Sports Fashion Exhibition, hosted by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, Fujian Huiyuan International Exhibition Co., Ltd. and organized by the Philippines GLOBAL-LINK MP Exhibition Company, was successfully held in Manila. Cao Jiachang, President and Zhang Xinmin, Vice President of the China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce, Chen Danfeng, Chairman of Fujian Huiyuan International Exhibition Co., Ltd., Bresila Lantayuna, Deputy Minister of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry, Vivian Santos, Deputy Director of the Philippine Economic Zone Administration, and Peter Eric Pado, Director of the General Office of the City Mayor of Pasay, Philippines, Shi Dongfang, President of the Federation of Philippine Chinese Business Unions, and other Chinese and Philippine guests attended the exhibition and inspected the exhibitors.

The exhibition was strongly supported by the Ministry of Commerce of China. More than 110 enterprises from China, the Philippines and Switzerland participated in the exhibition, with more than 130 booths and a total exhibition area of more than 3000 square meters. The exhibits covered textile clothing, shoes, bags, sports fitness equipment and other categories. A total of more than 3000 professional businessmen attended the three-day exhibition. The main buyers were Natasha Sales&Marketing Corp., Suyen Corporation, YKK Philippines, Burlington Philippines, Rusty Lopez Enterprises Inc., Collezione C2 Retail Inc., Sharp Philippines, Universal Robina Corporation, Golden ABC Inc., Sunnies Face, Metro Retail Stores Group Inc, Metro Gaisano, Mercury Drug Corporation, Quorum Intl, Sanitary Care Products Asia Intl., Toby's Sports, etc.

In addition, several professional forums will be held during the exhibition, where government officials, industry association experts, purchaser representatives and other professionals from the Philippines have conducted in-depth discussions and interpretations around topics such as "changes in the Philippine market after the epidemic, interpretation of investment policies, and cooperation in the textile and clothing industry".

In recent years, China Philippines economic and trade cooperation has continued to expand. China is the largest trading partner, the largest source of imports and the third largest export market of the Philippines. According to the data released by the General Administration of Customs of China, the import and export trade volume between China and the Philippines will reach 87.725 billion dollars in 2022, making China the largest trading partner of the Philippines for seven consecutive years.

Among them, China's export of textile and clothing products to the Philippines was US $6.748 billion, up 4.6% year on year, and its import of textile and clothing products from the Philippines was US $128 million, up 3.6% year on year. With the formal entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) for the Philippines, the Philippines will become one of the key markets for investment and cooperation of Chinese textile and clothing enterprises, and China Philippines textile and clothing trade will enter a new stage of development.

Filipino International Clothing and Textile Exhibition and Philippine Sports Industry and Sports Fashion Exhibition, held annually since 2019, is currently the only professional textile and clothing and sports fashion exhibition in the Philippines, aiming to provide a convenient platform for textile and clothing enterprises and brands from all over the world, including China, to enter the Philippines and ASEAN markets, Promote regional economic and trade cooperation and industrial development.