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4 Republic of the Philippines
5 Province of South Cotabato
6 OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
7 SOUTH COTABATO INVESTMENT BOARD
8 City of Koronadal
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12 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH COTABATO INVESTMENT BOARD MEETING
13 November 14, 2023 | PGO Conference Room, Capitol Compound, Alunan Avenue, City
14 of Koronadal
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16 Time started: 9:30 AM
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18 PRESENT:
19 1. Hon. Miguel M. Matinong, Vice-Chairperson
20 2. Mr. Tyron Jann B. Villanueva, DMO IV, Secretariat
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22 ABSENT:
23 1. Hon. Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr., Chairperson
24 2. Hon. Nilda B. Almencion, Board Member, Member
25 3. Dr. Rolando S. Doria, SCCCIFI President, Member
26 4. Mr. Rictoniel T. Reginio, DTI SC Provincial Director, Member
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28 OTHERS PRESENT/GUESTS:
29 1. Mr. Elbert Capecio, Chief TIDS, DTI SC
30 2. Atty. Romeo A. Sustiguer, Jr., SCCCIFI Executive Vice President
31 3. Ms. Josephine Gegonia, Executive Staff, PGO-Executive Staff
32 4. Mr. Jalo Val Marinius Santander, Economist II, SCEIPC
33 5. Mr. Raynel Pascasio, Economic Researcher, SCEIPC
34 6. Ms. Vea Mea Tadlas, Economic Researcher, SCEIPC
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36 PRELIMINARIES
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38 The meeting was called to order by Hon. Miguel M. Matinong, Vice-Chairperson of
39 the Investment Board at around 9:30 AM
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41 Mr. Jalo Val Marinius Santander did the roll call and declared a quorum.
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44 BUSINESS PROPER
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46 A. Reading and Adoption of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting
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48 Mr. Santander distributed copies of the previous minutes of meeting to the members and
49 guests present for review and correction. Having no amendments, Hon. Matinong moved to
50 adopt the said minutes and was seconded by Mr. Villanueva. Having no quorum, the body
51 decided to proceed with the meeting since there are no pending resolutions to be deliberated
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54 B. Adoption of the Agenda of the Provisional Agenda
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56 The Chairperson presented the following Agenda for the meeting:
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 58 1. Presentation of the final plan and programme for the conduct of the 2023 Negosyong
59 Angat Trade Fair and Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition.
60 2. Other Matters
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62 C. Agendum No. 1: Presentation of the final plan and programme for the conduct of
63 the 2023 Negosyong Angat Trade Fair and Entrepreneurila Pitch Competition
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65 Ms. Comenta introduced the team to the rest of the members and guests to be recognized.
66 She emphasized that this meeting is necessary to have a collegiate decision as to the
67 conduct of this activity and involve the members of the investment board as part of their
68 duties and function as the main policy-making body in terms of investment. She then
69 proceeded to discuss the salient activities and their respective schedules and assigned
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72 Mr. Pascasio further discussed the details by emphasizing that each aspect of the event
73 preparation has been consulted through series of meetings with the participating schools
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75 specific list of activities, their purpose, and the corresponding costs.
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77 Mr. Pascasio discussed that this event aims to highlight the MSMEs of the province and
78 encourage entrepreneurial mindset among the students and the academe. He said that this
79 is a 2-day activity that will give the participants the platform to showcase their products, skills
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82 With no major amendments in the proposed programme, the body unanimously agreed to
83 the programme and wished the SCEIPC team good luck in this another milestone for the
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87 D. Agendum No. 2: Other Matters
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89 As part of the function of the body, Mr. Capecio reminded SCEIPC of the updating of the
90 South Cotabato Investment Code which has not been updated since 2017. He emphasized
91 that an update of this scale has a paramount importance in order to realign, harmonize, and
92 strengthen the existitng investment promotion programs of the province as the market
93 continue to shape up as a more competitive market. He also encouraged the office to
94 continue exploring new programs and strategies through the conduct of benchmarking,
95 among others, in order to gather new information to improve the current investment
96 activities.
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98 H. Adjournment
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100 Having no more comments from the members and guests, Hon. Matinong moved for the
101 adjournment of the meeting and was unanimously seconded by the body. The meeting was
102 adjourned at 11:30 PM.
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107 JALO VAL MARINIUS SANTANDER
108 Economist II
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