teambam, Author at The Official Website of Senator Bam Aquino #BAMsaSenado

Bam sponsors free tuition in SUCs bill, eyes more college graduates

January 24, 2017
In Education, Issues

To unlock the door to a brighter future for more Filipinos, Sen. Bam Aquino urged colleagues to provide free tuition fees in state college and universities (SUCs).

“I believe it’s high time we invest boldly on education, especially now that we have the means and resources to make this happen,” said Sen. Bam, chairman of the Committee on Education, in his sponsorship speech for Senate Bill No. 1304 or the “Free Higher Education for All Act”.

Sen. Bam’s Senate Bill No. 177 was consolidated in Senate Bill No. 1304 together with other similar measures, which seek to provide free tuition fee to all students in SUCs.

In his speech, Sen. Bam expressed hope that institutionalization of free tuition in SUCs will lead to more college graduates.

Based on data, only one of four students in SUCs will earn a degree while the rest will drop out. The number one reason for drop outs is financial issues or poverty.

“Our proposed measure seeks to improve access to higher education and empower more Filipinos with the promise of a college diploma,” Sen. Bam stressed.

At present, the senator said about 1,645,566 students are enrolled in different SUCs, where the average weighted annual tuition is P9,407.

If passed, Sen. Bam said the government will shell out around P16 billion every year to subsidize tuition fees in SUCs.

On top of the free tuition in SUCs, Sen. Bam also assured private stakeholders that the government will also strengthen its Student Financial Assistance Program or StuFAP.

At present, 19 StuFAPs are lodged in different government agencies such as the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Department of National Defense (DND).

These programs include scholarships, grants-in-aid, student loans, subsidies and incentives that cover other educational expenses and the living allowance incurred by students pursuing higher education.

With the proposed measure and other policies and laws, such as the Iskolar ng Bayan Act, StuFAP through UNIFAST, and scholarships lodged in CHED, DOST and DND, Sen. Bam is confident that more Filipinos will be empowered by a college degree.

In addition to the free tuition in SUCs, Sen. Bam also filed several education-related measures — Senate Bill No. 1278 or Trabaho Centers in Schools Act and Senate Bill No 171 or the Abot Alam Bill. Senate Bill No. 1279 is now being tackled in the plenary.

“Isa lang po ito sa inaalay naming reporma sa hanay ng edukasyon. Marami pa po tayong ibang kailangang i-trabaho at gawin upang tunay na umasenso ang buhay ng bawat Pilipino,” Sen. Bam pointed out.

NEGOSYO, NOW NA!: Pag-asa ng mga balikbayan

Mga kanegosyo, bukas na ang Negosyo Center sa Minalin sa lalawigan ng Pampanga.

Matatagpuan sa mismong munisipyo ng Minalin, ang Negosyo Center ay naitatag sa kabutihang loob ni Mayor Edgardo Flores and DTI Region 3 Director Judith Angeles.

Isa ang munisipalidad ng Minalin sa may pinakamalaking potensiyal sa pagnenegosyo sa Pampanga. Kilala ito sa mga palaisdaan ngunit napakaraming posibleng negosyo na maaaring simulan sa lugar.

Sa tulong ng Negosyo Center, inaasahan ko na lalo pang magiging aktibo ang pagnenegosyo sa Minalin at sa mga kalapit nitong bayan gaya ng Sto. Tomas, Apalit at Macabebe.

Maliban sa Minalin, mayroon din tayong Negosyo Centers sa San Fernando, San Simon at sa Angeles City na handang magsilbi sa mga Cabalen nating MSMEs.

Ngayong 2017, asahan pa ang mas maraming Negosyo Centers, hindi lang sa Pampanga, kundi sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa.

Layunin ng Republic Act No. 10644 o ang Go Negosyo Act na maglagay ng Negosyo Center sa bawat munisipalidad, siyudad at lalawigan sa buong bansa.

Ang Go Negosyo Act ang kauna-unahang batas ko bilang senador noong 16th Congress.

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Nasa Region 3 na rin lang ang ating pinag-uusapan, mula naman sa Negosyo Center sa Balanga, Bataan ang tampok nating kuwento ng tagumpay.

Pagkatapos ng ilang taong pananatili sa Estados Unidos, nagpasya ang mag-inang Jocelyn Roman Domingo at Crizel na bumalik sa Pilipinas noong 2015 at magtayo ng negosyo sa kanilang lalawigan sa Bataan.

Eksakto namang kabubukas lang ng Negosyo Center sa Balanga, Bataan, na siyang kauna-unahan sa Central Luzon, kaya may nahingian ng tulong ang mag-ina

Sa kanilang pakikipag-usap sa mga tauhan ng Negosyo Center, nabanggit ni Aling Jocelyn na nais niyang magtayo ng restaurant sa kanyang bayan sa Pilar.

Agad siyang isinailalim ng business counselor sa isang one-on-one business consultancy at tinulungan sa pagpaparehistro ng pangalan ng kanyang planong negosyo.

Dito na nagsimula ang White Coco Restaurant.

Habang pinoproseso pa ang business permit, pinag-aralan naman ng mag-ina kung anong pagkaing Pilipino ang kanilang itatampok sa restaurant.

Maliban pa rito, sumailalim din ang mag-ina sa dalawang seminar – ang Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) at World Class Customer Service Experience (WOW) kung saan nakakuha sila ng mahalagang kaalaman na magagamit sa restaurant.

Ilang buwan matapos lumapit sa Negosyo Center, nagkaroon ng soft opening ang restaurant ng mag-ina, na makikita sa Poblacion, Pilar, Bataan.

Habang nasa soft opening pa ang restaurant, kinuha ng mag-ina ang pulso ng mga customer sa mga putahe na kanilang inihain, gaya ng kare-kare, bulalo, pinakbet at spring chicken.

Sa huling pakikipag-ugnayan ni Aling Jocelyn sa mga katuwang natin sa Negosyo Center-Bataan, maayos na ang takbo at maganda na ang kita ng White Coco Restaurant.

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Ang mga seminar at training ay mahalaga sa paglago ng isang negosyante.

Dito, makakakuha ka ng tamang gabay at payo na iyong magagamit sa maayos na pagpapatakbo ng negosyo, kaalaman sa mga sistema at tamang diskarte sa tuwing may mararanasang problema.

Kaya mga kanegosyante, ugaliing dumalo sa mga seminar na iniaalok ng Negosyo Center.

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Upang malaman ang pinakamalapit na Negosyo Center sa inyong lugar, magtungo sa http://www. bamaquino.com/gonegosyoact/negosyo-center-tracker/.

Bam: Let’s not burden Filipino families with higher tax and prices

January 20, 2017
In Issues, Other Issues

Any tax measure that burdens Filipino families with higher prices would go through the proverbial eye of the needle in the Senate, assured Sen. Bam Aquino.

“Any measure that will increase prices, babantayan namin iyan. For me, it’s something that every Filipino family doesn’t want to see, an increase in prices,” said Sen. Bam in a television interview.

“Walang pagtaas ng tax na hindi maaapektuhan ang mga Pilipino,” he added.

The senator made the pronouncement in connection with the government’s plan to impose P6 to P10 excise tax on diesel under its tax reform agenda.

Sen. Bam said the government’s plan “is little bit of a hard sell” but senators are expected to tackle the measure during plenary debates where they will listen to positions of different stakeholders.

“I think during the plenary debates, a lot of figures will be presented to us. We will listen to reason and different parties. Titingnan natin kung ano ang epekto nito sa presyo ng bilihin at sa national budget,” said Sen. Bam.

In particular, Sen. Bam wants to determine the exact effect of the planned imposition of excise tax on diesel fuel to prices of goods and agricultural products transported by diesel-powered vehicles to markets in different parts of the country.

In the 17th Congress, Sen. Bam has filed Senate Bill No. 697 that seeks to revise the current income tax bracket set by the National Internal Revenue Code, which was passed in 1997.

The measure seeks to amend Section 24 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended, by adjusting the levels of net taxable income and simplifying the nominal tax rates for the purposes of computing the individual income tax.

If enacted into law, Sen. Bam said the measure effectively lowers the taxes on the 22-million Filipino working class, allowing them to enjoy a higher net income and increase their purchasing power.

BIDA KA!: Drug-free ang GK communities

Mga bida, pito sa sampung Pilipino ang tutol sa muling pagbalik ng Martial Law para labanan ang kriminalidad sa bansa

Ito ang napag-alaman ginawang survey ng Pulse Asia mula Dec. 4 hanggang 11 sa harap ng paulit-ulit na pagbanggit ni Pangulong Duterte ukol sa Martial Law sa mga nakalipas na speech.

Sa nasabing survey, 74 porsiyento ng 1,200 lumahok sa survey ang tutol sa Martial Law, 14 porsiyento ang pabor habang 14 porsiyento naman ang nagsabing maaari silang pumayag o tumutol.

Ngayong nagsalita na ang mga Pilipino, panahon na siguro upang itigil ng Pangulo ang anumang pahapyaw tungkol sa Martial Law dahil hindi ito ang tugon sa mga problemang kinakaharap ng bansa.

Kamakailan, nagsalita ang Pangulo sa isang panayam na hindi siya magdedeklara ng Martial Law ngunit ilang araw ang nakalipas, nagpahapyaw ang Pangulo na dapat tanggalin ang congressional approval sa Saligang Batas sa deklarasyon ng Batas Militar.

Noong Sabado lang, nagpahiwatig din ang Pangulo na walang makapipigil sa kanyang magdeklara ng Martial Law upang labanan ang iligal na droga sa bansa.

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Sa survey na ito, ipinarinig ng mga Pilipino ang pagbasura sa isang uri ng liderato na masyadong nakakiling sa karahasan o pabor sa martial rule.

Bakit pa tayo babalik at gagamit ng lumang solusyon na alam nating pumalpak, nakasama at lalo pang nakapagpalugmok sa bayan sa kahirapan.

Dapat nang wakasan ang paulit-ulit na pagbanggit sa Martial Law tuwing may problema na parang ito lang ang susi para maresolba ang isyu.

Ipinakikita lang ng survey na naghahanap ang taumbayan ng mga bagong solusyon mula sa pamahalaan para resolbahin ang problema sa droga at terorismo.

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Isa sa mga pagbabagong dapat tingnan ng pamahalaan at gawing modelo sa laban kontra droga ay ang mga komunidad ng Gawad Kalinga (GK) sa buong bansa.

Kamakailan, nakasama ko ang mga taong nasa likod ng Gawad Kalinga at tumindig ang mga balahibo ko nang malaman ko na siyamnapung porsiyento o 1,800 ng halos 2,000 komunidad ng GK sa buong Pilipinas ay drug free.

Ayon sa aking mga nakausap, mahalaga ang pagkakaroon ng pananagutan ng komunidad sa kanilang mga nasasaklawan. Palaging nagpupulong, nag-uusap at kumikilos ang mga lider kasama ang kani-kanilang mga kapitbahay.

Para sa kanila, napakahalaga ng komunidad kaya hindi sila tumigitil upang ito’y maprotektahan laban sa pagpasok ng iligal na droga.

Kung kaya itong ipatupad ng GK sa kanilang mga komunidad sa kabila ng limitadong pondo at kakayahan, siguro ay kaya ito ng pamahalaan sa tulong ng napakalaking budget at maraming mga tauhan.

Walang karahasan. Walang dugong dumadanak. Walang shortcut. Mga bida, ganito ang solusyon na hinahanap ng taumbayan mula sa pamahalaan.

Bam eyes quick repair, rehab of schools destroyed by typhoon

January 19, 2017
In Education, Issues

A senator has filed two resolutions seeking to determine the status of relief and rehabilitation of schools destroyed by Typhoon Nina in Regions IV-A, IV-B and V and post-disaster recovery in the Lawin-ravaged Cagayan province.

In Senate Resolution No. 266, Sen. Bam Aquino said 1,046 schools sustained infrastructure damage, 1,548 totally destroyed classrooms and 3,797 partially major damaged classrooms in Regions IV-A, IV-B and V.

“Thousands were affected due to the change in the schedule of classes caused by the devastation of the typhoon,” said Sen. Bam, adding that the disruption in classes will last for six months as estimated by the Department of Education (DepEd).

In addition, 63,232 units of school furniture, 386,689 learning resources and computers in 384 schools were destroyed by the typhoon, which wreaked havoc on Christmas Day.

“Preparedness and long-term solutions are needed to mitigate the effects of typhoons and natural hazards to students and learners,” said Sen. Bam, who also backed the DepEd’s call for the restoration of the P650-million Quick Response Fund (QRF).

According to Sen. Bam, some of the solutions include the early allotment of funds for cleanup and temporary learning services, buffer stock of furniture and computers and their prepositioning in disaster-prone areas.

Sen. Bam also submitted Senate Resolution No. 267 to ensure proper coordination between the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), concerned local government units and private sector in the delivery of humanitarian aid to typhoon victims in Cagayan.

“This will lead to the recovery and the restoration of the livelihood, welfare and well-being of the affected families, particularly the children and the youth,” said Sen. Bam.

According to reports, typhoon Lawin destroyed P8.5 billion worth of agricultural products and infrastructure in Cagayan and left 15 people dead in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Cagayan Valley.

Typhoon Lawin also displaced a total of 143,531 people or 28,710 families in Ilocos Region,Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

Bam: CHED ‘out of touch’ on claim SUC students are ‘moneyed, non-poor’

January 18, 2017
In Education, Issues

Senator Bam Aquino described as “out of touch” the Commission on Higher Education’s claim that students in state colleges and universities (SUCs) are mostly moneyed and non-poor.

“Three out of four ng estudyante sa SUC ay nagda-drop-out dahil kulang ang kanilang pambayad. Paano sila naging mayaman,” said Sen. Bam, chairman of the Committee on Education in the 17th Congress.

Sen. Bam’s reaction came after CHED chairperson Patricia Licuanan said in a television interview that “only moneyed and non-poor students will enjoy the P8.3-billion budget for free tuition fee in SUCs”.

While he admitted that the country’s “poorest of the poor” are not in college, Sen. Bam said many of the students in SUCs still come from families of minimum-wage earners.

“Hindi masasabing sila ang poorest of the poor, pero kailangan pa rin nila ng tulong pinansiyal para makatapos ng kolehiyo,” said Sen. Bam.

As chairman of the Committee on Education, Sen. Bam said the institutionalization of free tuition in SUCs will keep students in schools and lead to more college graduates.

“We want more people to get a degree. Sana sa tulong ng repormang ito, dumami pa ang college graduates sa Pilipinas na makatutulong sa kanilang pamilya sa malapit na hinaharap,” Sen. Bam said in a television interview.

Aquino filed Senate Bill No. 177 or the Free Higher Education for All Act giving free tuition fee to all students in SUCs.

Aside from Sen. Bam’s bill, several senators have filed similar measures to institutionalize free college education in SUCs beyond the allocation of P8.3 billion in the 2017 budget.

“We’re very positive about it, we’re very hopeful about this bill, and we’re getting a lot of cross-party support. We hope to pass it as soon as possible,” said Sen. Bam.

Aside from free tuition fees in SUCs, Sen. Bam has also filed other education-related bills in the 17th Congress.

Among them is the Senate Bill No. 1278 or Trabaho Centers in Schools Act, which recently hurdled the committee level and will be discussed in plenary this year.

Sen. Bam also wants to give out of school youth (OSY) in the country access to education through his Senate Bill No. 171 or the Abot Alam Bill, which seeks to institutionalize alternative learning system (ALS).

NEGOSYO, NOW NA!: Patok na brand sa UP

Mga kanegosyo, nakapagbukas ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ng tatlong Negosyo Center sa lalawigan ng Batangas noong 2015.

Matatagpuan ang mga ito sa mga siyudad ng Batangas, Lipa at Tanauan.

Noong 2016, tatlo pang Negosyo Center ang nadagdag sa munisipalidad ng Bauan, Rosario at Nasugbu sa tulong na rin ng kani-kanilang local government units (LGUs).

Ngayong taon, plano ng DTI-Batangas na magtayo ng dagdag pang Negosyo Center sa ibang mga munisipalidad upang mapalawak ang pagtulong sa micro, small at medium enterprises sa lugar.

Food processing ang karaniwang negosyong makikita sa Batangas, kabilang dito ang kapeng barako, tapang baka, tableya, alak, kakanin, banana chips at pastillas.

Sa dagdag na Negosyo Center sa lalawigan, mas marami pang maliliit na negosyo ang matutulungang umasenso.

Layunin ng Republic Act No. 10644 o ang Go Negosyo Act na maglagay ng Negosyo Center sa bawat munisipalidad, siyudad at lalawigan sa buong bansa. Ito ang kauna-unahan kong batas bilang senador noong 16th Congress.

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Ayon sa DTI, umuusbong na sa maraming bahagi ng Region 4B – na kinabibilangan ng Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal at Quezon — ang mga negosyong may kinalaman sa kasuotan at iba pang pang-araw-araw na gamit, gaya ng T-shirt, jacket, sombrero at payong.

Isa rito ang Upbeat Merchandise, ang kauna-unahang distributor at retailer na pinayagang gamitin ang opisyal na logo ng University of the Philippines (UP) sa mga ibinebenta nitong produkto.

Pag-aari ni Jan Excel Cabling, sinimulan niya ang negosyo noong 2011 dala ang layunin na maging pangunahing brand pagdating sa mga produktong may kinalaman sa UP sa lahat ng mga sangay ng pambansang unibersidad.

Sa una, mabagal ang naging takbo ng negosyo ni Jan dahil na rin sa limitadong merkado.

Nakakuha ng malaking break si Jan nang magbukas noong 2015 ang Negosyo Center sa Los Baños dahil isa siya sa pinayagang mag-display ng mga produkto sa loob ng tanggapan nito.

Sa tulong ng Negosyo Center, napalapit sa komunidad ng Los Baños ang kanyang mga produkto. Resulta, umakyat ang order para rito at lumakas ang kanyang benta.

Pumatok din ang kanyang mga produkto sa mga estudyante ng UP Los Baños at mga empleyado ng gobyerno at pribadong kumpanya sa iba’t ibang lalawigan.

Sa kasalukuyan, mayroon nang branch ang Upbeat Merchandise sa UP Diliman at nagsimula na ring mag-isip si Jan ng ibang produkto maliban sa T-shirt at jacket.

Mayroon na ring student distributors si Jan mula sa iba’t ibang campus ng UP, maliban sa UPLB at UP Diliman.

Para kay Jan, mahalaga na magkaroon ng orihinal na konsepto o ideya ang isang negosyo para magtagumpay at ito ang patuloy na sinusunod ng Upbeat Merchandise.

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Upang malaman ang pinakamalapit na Negosyo Center sa inyong lugar, magtungo sa https://www.bamaquino.com/gonegosyoact/negosyo-center-tracker/.

Bam to gov’t: Listen to people’s voice on martial law

January 16, 2017
In Issues, Other Issues

Sen. Bam Aquino called on the government to seriously take notice of the recent Pulse Asia survey where 74 percent of Filipinos opposed the imposition of martial law.

“Ang mga Pinoy, they are saying ayaw na namin ng martial law, which tells me that people are looking for new solutions,” Sen. Bam said during a television interview.

“Hindi ito ang sagot sa lahat ng problema natin, na kapag nagkakagulo, magma-martial law tayo. People are looking for new solutions and better ways of doing things at kaming nasa gobyerno, we owe it to the people to provide these better solutions,” he added.

Sen. Bam made the pronouncement after President Duterte declared over the weekend that no one can stop him from declaring Martial Law if the country’s drug problems worsen.

The senator believes that President Duterte’s vacillating statements on martial law create uncertainty and fear among Filipinos.

Just last month, Duterte declared that placing the country under martial law was far from his mind, adding that Filipino lives did not improve under military rule during the Marcos regime.

At one point, the President said he wanted to take out the provision in the Constitution about Congress and the Supreme Court weighing in on martial law.

“Sometimes when the President talks about these things differently, siyempre nakakakaba ito,” said Sen. Bam.

“The image of this administration, with a strong and iron hand, very fierce, very harsh, it leads to thoughts of Martial Law and authoritarianism,” he added.

The senator pointed out that the 1987 Constitution is clear when it comes to declaring martial rule, saying it can only be done during invasion or rebellion.

When it comes to eradicating illegal drugs, Sen. Bam said the government can learn from Gawad Kalinga’s anti-drug program, which the group has been implementing in its communities for almost a decade now.

“Thanks to this anti-drug program, 90 percent or 1,800 out of its 2,000 communities are drug-free through community empowerment and accountability,” said Sen. Bam.

Sen. Bam Aquino’s Speech at the Global Mobile Game Confederation Southeast Asian Conference

January 14, 2017
In Speeches

January 12, 2017, Thursday

Magandang umaga sa ating lahat! Good morning and Happy New Year! Thank you very much for having me today!

I’d like to welcome our visitors to the Philippines. Mabuhay!

I’ve been working with the Philippine game development industry for a while.

But for many of you here that are visiting, you might be surprised that game development and eSports are thriving in our country.

The Philippines is known for other things.

Like, one, our beaches! Two, personalities like Pia Wurtzbach and Manny Pacquiao, who is now also my colleague in the Senate. Three, our BPO industry, which is now number one in Asia. Four, being the selfie capital of the world! And five, having a colorful political atmosphere.

Nowhere in the top five that I’ve mentioned are our game developers and our gamers. But our gamers have actually been successful in international competitions!

Last year, two Philippine teams qualified and competed in The International – the biggest DOTA tournament in the world – in Seattle, Washington.

Out of around 20,000 teams vying to qualify for this competition, only 18 qualified to compete and two teams are from the Philippines.

Team TnC finished at Top 8 and came home with over 23 million pesos in prize money!

We also have Filipino game developers and studios that have made their mark in the international arena.

In last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Japan’s most important video game convention, saw Seven Pinoy independent game developers.

Keybol Games, Squeeky Wheel Studio, Monstronauts, Unibox, Popsicle Games, Moocho Brain Interactive Designs, and Nico Tuason’s “Games by Nico” – who has also won an award in IGF China.

The game Flippy Bottle Extreme by Derrick Alain Mapagu also became a global hit. It beat out games like Temple Run 2 and even Pokemon Go in the U.S. and went to number on on Google Play in several European countries (United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Estonia).

Kooapps founded by Solon Chen and his friends are now known globally for their online educational games

Dreamlords Digital of Russell Tomas received an honorable mention and was one of the Best In Play awardees in the San Francisco Game Developers Conference (GDC) in 2015.

And Dungeon Souls of Mike Reñevo did very well on Steam.

On the flip side, there are global companies who produce popular games with the help of local, Filipino studios and artists.

Electronic Arts works with FunGuy Studio.

Microsoft worked with Synergy 88 in the Philippines for Gears of War 4.

And Sony’s Naughty Dog worked with Secret 6 on Uncharted 4.

And, lastly, there are prominent Filipino personalities in the international game development industry that are coming home, setting up shop, and pushing local game development forward.

Walter De Torres from Microsoft is setting up a studio here.

There is Eric Pangilinan from Naughty Dog, and for those of you who actually finished Uncharted 4, he is the second or third name that comes up in the credits.

Richie Corpus, who heads the graphical business unit of AMD,

And Chip Go of Ubisoft all supporting the Philippine game development industry.

Ubisoft has set up shop in Sta. Rosa, Laguna and even forged a partnership with a prominent university – De La Salle University – to offer a Major in Game Development.

We do see a lot of ingredients in the Philippine gaming industry. In Esports, in game development, whether it is in mobile, in outsourced work for larger companies, we do have that here in the Philippines.

And we do believe that if we strengthen academic-industry linkages and work with our schools to develop the skills and creativity of future Filipino game developers, we will be able to grow this industry more.

We have been working very hard to attract new studios to set up here and to enable existing studios to grow into even bigger successes!

My office supports the game industry not only because I am a gamer myself but because we see the tremendous potential of this industry.

In fact, many times I have said that this is where our BPO industry was ten years ago. All the ingredients are there to really make this work and really make this happen. And primary of which is the Filipinos’ combination of artistry and technical know-how that can be the foundation for the game development industry in the Philippines.

Today we are with visitors from other countries. We hope that we can learn from your collective experiences. We can learn from China, from North America, from Europe – all of the game developers here who have come to our beautiful country, the Philippines.

We hope we can learn from you, learn from your experiences and at the same time we hope that you can also learn from the stories of Filipino entrepreneurs who are here today working not only to advance their own companies, but to advance our country through this very high potential industry which we call the game development industry.

Our office is here to support, and together, we all see that the future is bright for this industry.

Sama-sama po tayong lahat sa industriyang ito.

Maraming, maraming salamat po.

Thank you very much!

Author: teambam