Legislative

Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers, Inc.

JOSEPH R. FABUL

Chairperson

[Unilever Philippines Inc.]

MARIA OLIVIA Y. MISA

Co-chairperson

[Monde Nissin Corporation]

14 May 2024 | HOR Ramon V. Mitra Building, Quezon City

PCFMI Legislative Committee Chair, Atty. Joseph Fabul with Deputy Speaker Kristine Singson-Meehan and Chairperson Kiko Benitez at the House Committee on Economic Affairs Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on the adoption of a Circular Economy (House Bill Nos. 8791 and 9791).

8-9 May 2024 | Seda Residences, Makati City

PCFMI Legislative Committee Chair, Atty. Joseph Fabul and Co-chair, Atty. Olive Misa attended the Department of Justice (DOJ) Sectoral Consultation Workshop on Competition Enforcement Consumer Protection and Regulatory Efficiency.

3 May 2024 | CPG Conference Room, Trade and Industry Bldg. Makati City

Several PCFMI members attended the DTI’s Kapihan with CPG Asec. Amanda Nograles and Sec. Alfredo Pascual.

4 April 2024 | Monde Nissin Corporation, Brixton, Pasig City

PCFMI Legislative Committee Meeting hosted by member company, Monde Nissin Corporation

28 September 2023 | Hybrid: JFC Office, Ortigas Center, Pasig City and via Zoom

Legislative Committee Meeting- DENR Workshop

Legislative Committee meeting with guest speakers from DENR and UNDP to discuss EPR compliance and the registration portal followed by a discussion with the House Committee on Ecology about the progress of the SUP ban bills in the 19^th Congress.

24 May 2023 | DTI Head Office, Makati City

Meeting with DTI-CPAB

Some of the PCFMI Directors and member representatives have met Usec. Ruth Castelo for a discussion which focus on the assistance needed to tackle Food Fraud

26 April 2023 | Alaska Milk Corporation Office, Makati City

27 June 2023 | Unilever Phils. Inc. Office, BGC, Taguig City

31 August 2023 | Virtual via Zoom

Series of organizational meetings by the Legislative Committee

Main discussion of the meeting was focus on the updates on proposed legislations particular to Price Act: SRP/Consumer Act Amendments, SUP/EPR, Sugar Importation/SSB Tax, Junk Food/Sodium Tax, RCEP, FOP Labeling and CSR.

15 August 2022 | Malacañang, Manila

Meeting with President BBM

PCFMI representatives from Alaska, Coke, Del Monte, Nestle, Nutri-Asia and URC met the President and some Cabinet members in Malacañang to discuss the sugar situation in the country.

Legislative Committee External Engagements

Legislative Committee had various external engagements with government agencies regarding the sugar supply shortage: Department of Agriculture – Senior Usec. Domingo Panganiban and Senate of the Philippines – Senator Risa Hontiveros and Senator Koko Pimentel.