Facing challenges, PH jewelers showcase goods in HK int’l show

HONG KONG: Amid the challenges that the Philippine jewelry industry faces, six exhibitors from the Philippines, including a government agency and a jewelers’ group, joined this year’s international show here that opened Thursday, March 2, at the Victoria Harbour, with more than 2,580 participants from 39 countries and regions.

“Despite the late formal confirmation of a government support for us to join this show and the number of challenges that we are facing, we are finally here,” Cecilia Ramos, chairperson of the Meycauayan Jewelry Industry Association (MJIA), Inc., said in an interview.