Focuas Taiwan
Date: 2019/11/26
By: By William Yen

Michael Ignacio (second right), Arthur Abiera (third left), Jeff Lin (left), Simon Su (third right), and Carol Chao (second left) / Photo courtesy of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office

Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Representatives of Taiwanese businesses attended an investment forum organized by Sung Yueh Construction Corp., and supported by the Commercial Affairs Section of the Manila Economic Cultural Office, in Taipei on Tuesday.

The objective of the forum was to attract investors to the Philippines by advocating for the Southeast Asian country as Taiwan's gateway to markets around the world.

Michael Ignacio, trade representative and director of commercial affairs at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, said the Philippines can provide Taiwanese businesses with access to the ASEAN Economic Community, which covers a market of 650 million people in 10 countries.

"It is like the EU, if we sell to each other we do not pay any import duties or tariffs because it is now a single market," Ignacio said to about 100 participants at the forum, held at a luxury hotel.
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