PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday hailed the efforts of the United States government in helping the Philippines' micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The President personally thanked US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson for her government's push to further strengthen US-Philippine relations through the United States Agency for International Development's (USAid) initiatives for the digital transformation of MSMEs and the enhancement of their access to financial services.
MSME SUMMIT (From left to right) President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual, US Ambassador to the Philippines Marykay Carlson and Go Negosyo founder Jose Maria ‘Joey’ Concepcion 3rd stand together during the Macro Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) Summit 2022 at the Manila Hotel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. The event, organized by Go Negosyo, carries the theme ‘Ensuring an Enabling Recovery Environment for the MSMEs.’ It seeks to foster strategic ideas in establishing pandemic-proof strategies for post-Covid business recovery and cultivate entrepreneurship via the 3Ms: Mentorship, Money and Market. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR