Coir industry expert Engr. Noel Florido was invited to speak at the Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen) Investment Conference (ICon) held at the Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City on October 8-9, 2015. The CNPC CEO discussed the opportunities and prospects available for coco products i.e. coco nets, coco logs and coco peat.

Zampen 1

The two-day investment conference titled “Inclusive Growth Thru High Impact Investments” was organized by the Bureau of Investments (BOI), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Zamboanga City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation to present the investment opportunities available in the Zamboanga Peninsula.

Zampen 2

Aside from coco products, plenary discussions were also held for investment opportunities in the rubber, abaca, mango, cacao, sardines and seaweeds industries. Speakers also discussed the Philippine New Industrial Policy, investment opportunities in the ASEAN, the AEC Gameplan and National Development Agenda, and investment opportunities in the ZAMBOECOZONE.